Elk – Tamarack Mansion (Rust Belt, 2009) Elk is a five-piece from Minneapolis (not to be confused with the like-named 4-piece from Philadelphia) fronted by former Bellwether vocalist Eric Luoma. Here he brings along his former band’s fetching melodies while […]
Howdy Folks I think it’s been last year since I wrote anything. Okay I know that’s a bad joke. You might even say it’s old as the hills. I have a friend that lives in the desert. He’s always trying […]
(Originally published at CountryMusicPride.com, Dec. 1, 2009.) This is not your father’s bluegrass. Progressive isn’t a strong enough description for The Greencards: otherworldly is more suitable. The trio at the core of this band consists of two Aussies and a […]
I thought I had seen almost everything but this one is new. As you know, when crisis strikes we’re all invited to work harder and so it happens that the Dutch CRS has started a new series of releases called […]
1. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST RECORD THAT YOU EVER OWNED? The Beatles ’65. It was an American edition that wasn’t released in Britain. It was actually my mom’s but I wore it out so much that she just let me […]
Downtown Church will be available in stores on Jan. 26, but you can hear it here, in its entirety, between now and then. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN! Downtown Church, Patty Griffin’s seventh album, is the equivalent of a slow walk […]
Tom Russell and Ways of Escape by Maria Gaia Janssens I had planned to buy Blood and Candle Smoke when it first came out, but hadn’t come around to it then. When I saw it ended at #4 in the […]
Free d/l of Ray Wylie Hubbard’s new title track (scroll to bottom): http://raywylie.com/enlightened.htm Lucero – video stars: http://oldrockr1.blogspot.com/2010/01/lucero-do-you-gamble.html Lucero – Prehistoric bird? http://tinyurl.com/y8sp6bn Dave Davies 2001 FM: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=285108 Stream Patty Griffin’s new one: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122500765
By ‘Rebel’ Rod Ames Dana Cooper (Photo courtesy of Tony Gallucci) Nashville recording artist, Dana Cooper has had an amazing career spanning over four decades. His wide vocal range, along with his incredibly intelligent and poetic lyrics, and just the […]
(Originally published by Jim Simpson on CountryMusicPride.com, Jan. 17, 2010.) The Sundance Channel is well into the second season of its critically acclaimed music/talk original series “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…”. This week — Jan. 20, 10 p.m. EST — features […]
