A Preface: Sydney Wayser has taken a left turn in her career, stepping away from The Wayser Beltway onto Clara-Nova Boulevard. It seems a shame to leave the old music behind, especially when it is outstanding as that on Bell […]
A Preface: Sydney Wayser has taken a left turn in her career, stepping away from The Wayser Beltway onto Clara-Nova Boulevard. It seems a shame to leave the old music behind, especially when it is outstanding as that on Bell […]
I have to go with my gut on this one and my gut is telling me that these guys were somehow transported through time and dropped on my doorstep because I did something someone liked very, very much. I feel […]
I can’t think of a better way to start an album than nodding to the old home state (in this case, Idaho) and sounding like an extension of the old Mission Mountain Wood Band or maybe later Cat Mother on […]
Okay, now I’m officially confused. The one-sheet bio that came with Tangerine says this in the second paragraph—- “For Tangerine, Louise laid down her acoustic guitar and picked up a Deusenburg hollow body to great effect, creating a bed of […]
They can’t fool me! I know who they are and even though they are The Mix Tapes, they aren’t! I knew it as soon as I flipped over the CD jacket and saw the name Wayne Waxing. He took the […]
(It has taken a few years but Sydney Wayser is finally getting the attention she should have been getting out of the box. She performs under the name Clara-Nova these days nut still has that unique approach to music she […]
God, but I love vocal bluegrass. There is something in those harmonies, especially with the high lonesome wail, which brings me to my knees. I am not religious but I could see where one might be converted after hearing great […]
I want Jeff Finlin to write/perform my eulogy. I want his incredibly unique voice to say something like “Never met the bastard but he said some nice words about me once and even though he’s dead, he pays more than […]
I always wanted to start out a piece with “it was a dark and stormy night,” but not only has Snoopy beat me to it, the storm was yet to come. It was windy, cold and rainy though and the […]
Their new album is titled Drive Til U Die and it pretty much covers the existence of the band. They hit the road before their first album, The Year of the Golden Pig, and have been driving ever since, first […]