It was obvious from the start of Kim Richey’s half of this double bill that this would be a friendly, family affair. Richey and her band had been on this same stage only four months prior, opening for Junior Brown, […]
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The first real national exposure the fiftysomething Jack Williams received was for his participation as the second guitarist on Mickey Newbury’s Nights When I Am Sane (Winter Harvest, 1994). Like Newbury, Williams is a hard-to-peg songwriter whose songs encompass rock, […]
From the opening rhythmic vibe that bursts into a New Orleans funeral-march horn section, it’s apparent that what follows is not your average singer-songwriter fare. Maybe it is the voice — a resonant, nasal, keening, disarming warble that’s inclusive of […]
South Carolina resident Kathryn Caine shows off her origins on the back cover of Whiteville, where she’s pictured in front of “Pedro,” the giant monument to bad taste that looks out over South Of The Border, a popular tourist trap […]
In the liner notes to Evangeline, Gary Lucas says, “I just want to give you an orgasm with the guitar.” A bold mission, but one that Lucas almost manages to carry out over the album’s 15 tracks. Lucas was the […]
If you’re like me, you’ve got a few pairs of Wrangler jeans somewhere in the bottom of your lowest dresser drawer that rarely see the light of day because they’re just a little too tight to be socially acceptable, or […]
The self-proclaimed “punkabilly” king of Columbia, South Carolina, Hick’ry Hawkins plays an inbred shotgun marriage of traditional country swing and simple, old-fashioned punk rock — what might result from a WWF cage match featuring Buck Owens and Joey Ramone. Hick’ry […]
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