Spooky. The Appalachian mountains are pocked with caves: Deep, shallow, public, secret. In the wind and rain you can imagine an anguished Elijah standing at the mouth of his cave, raging against the will of God that so afflicted him […]
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It was truly a hot night in Georgia when Jason Ringenberg took the stage at the Star Bar for his first solo performance in over 15 years. With his band, Jason & the Scorchers, Ringenberg contributed to the 1980s emergence […]
Ronnie Dawson rocks. There just ain’t no doubt about it. The man has it from the tip of his flattop all the way down to his boogie shoes. That much has been clear since the ’50s, when he was a […]
Gatemouth Brown is 72 years of lean American history. His music remains vital, despite his age, and spans an enormous repertoire of styles. Legend has it he picked up T-Bone Walker’s ax during a break at Houston’s Golden Peacock in […]
They sure do know how to hoot and holler down in Texas, and to sing along to Robert Earl Keen songs, too. But a good rowdy show doesn’t mean the live recording will make a good record, and in this […]
Equal parts ragin’ Cajun, Buddy Holly sincerity and punk sneer, Rick Broussard offers a synthesis that is unique and uncalculated. One never gets the sense that he is following a trend or responding to roots-rock fashion; he seems instead to […]
This Kansas City three-piece plays the kind of simple, straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll that’s been out of fashion for awhile — think Gas Food Lodging-era Green On Red, or the least country-sounding cuts off the Del Fuegos’ debut, or most […]
10 Song Demo makes the most sense when taken in context with the rest of Rosanne Cash’s career. Her country-star status was cemented with the incredible King’s Record Shop in 1987; to follow up, she released Interiors, a brutal tour […]
Dexter Romweber is a funny kind of guy. At first casual listen, the singer/guitarist of the Flat Duo Jets sounds like a trailer park troubadour. He spouts the unrefined brilliance that seeps from the untapped wilderness of the American southeast: […]
Dangit, bangit, and hangit alternapardners, like toothpaste tipped off the top shelf, like an aging rooster in the afterglow, your diatribe scribe Claire O. is crestfallen. Why am I doped with mope? Ponderate the following ponderances: When it comes to […]
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