ON THE COVER: Vic Chesnutt does a triple-wheelie. Photograph by Thomas Petillo.
FRONT PORCH
Hello Stranger; Box Full Of Letters; Field Reportings; Farther Along (Art Stamper, Martha Carson, Hank Garland, Son Seals).
MIKED live reviews
Mark Olson (and friends) in Minneapolis, MN; Guided By Voices in Chicago, IL; Caitlin Cary, Kevn Kinney and Jason Isbell in Raleigh, NC; Patterson Hood in Asheville, NC; Ray LaMontagne in Northampton, MA; Kristin Hersh, Ben Weaver in Chicago, IL; Windblown in Conroe, TX; Mound City Music Festival in St. Louis, MO.
TOWN & COUNTRY brief regional features
Duhks (Winnipeg, Manitoba); Shooter Jennings (Los Angeles, CA); Precious Bryant (Talbot County, GA); Grascals (Nashville, TN); Hacienda Brothers (Tucson, AZ); Hayes Carll (Houston, TX); Dao Strom (Austin, TX); Jake La Botz (Los Angeles, CA).
DONT ASK ME NO QUESTIONS Q&A
A conversation with Nanci Griffith.
by Lloyd Sachs
THE LONG WAY AROUND extended features
Jimmy LaFave by Russell Hall
John Doe by Gillian G. Gaar
Hubert Sumlin by Barry Mazor
Crooked Fingers by Kurt B. Reighley
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion by David Menconi
Josh Rouse by Jesse Fox Mayshark
Kathleen Edwards by Peter Blackstock
Vic Chesnutt by Bob Townsend
Los Super Seven by Joe Nick Patoski
SITTIN & THINKIN essay
by Rich Kienzle
NOT FADE AWAY reissues
Jimmy Webb; Chet Atkins; The Big Ol Box Of New Orleans; Muddy Waters; Josh White; James Brown; The Best Of King And Starday Bluegrass; Buck Owens & His Buckaroos; Stonewall Jackson.
WAXED reviews
Lee Ann Womack; Bright Eyes; Blind Boys Of Alabama; Al Green; Marianne Faithfull; Larry Sparks; Merle Haggard; Ben Lee; Jack Logan; Ray Wylie Hubbard; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; John Hammond; Johnny Dowd; Tom Russell; Fred Eaglesmith; Webb Wilder; Dallas Wayne; Rosco Gordon; Jessi Alexander; Deana Carter; Queen Esther; Clem Snide; Frames; Shivaree; Kelly Joe Phelps; Ani DiFranco; Buck 65; John Kruth; Dwight Twilley; Kimberley Rew; Ted Leo + Pharmacists; Kings Of Convenience; Kings Of Leon; James King; Andrew Bird; Quebe Sisters; Bow Thayer; Jess Klein; Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings; Elizabeth McQueen & the Firebrands; Randy Kohrs; Hothouse Flowers; Paul Brady; Innocence Mission; Chris Stamey Experienece; Redbird; Rex Hobart & the Misery Boys; Reckless Kelly; Bluerunners; Bellwether; Missing Numbers; Mark Geary; Night In Wyoming; M. Ward; Glen Phillips; Maia Sharp; Dan Israel; Joe West; Dusty 45s; Cast Iron Filter. TRIBUTARIES: Junior Kimbrough; George Strait. OVER THERE: Pete Elkas; Country Soul Revue. FILM AT 11: Billy Joe Shaver; Johnny Cash; etc. BOUND: Billy Joe Shaver; Mickey Newbury; Louisiana Hayride.
THE NO DEPRESSION TOP 40
A retail chart for November-December 2004.
SCREEN DOOR stuff we like
House of Mercy in St. Paul, Minnesota.
by Amy Carlson Gustafso
