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Raul Malo – “Sinners & Saints”
Posted on 03.15.2011 | 1 CommentSinners & Saints is the new self-produced studio recording from Raul Malo. Thematically this release is about coming to terms with what one has done in their life. These selections... -
Exene Cervenka – “The Excitement of Maybe”
Posted on 03.11.2011 | No CommentsThe new songs on The Excitement of Maybe from Exene Cervenka cover the many aspects of love, change and leaving. She owns a blended folk-rock sound mixed with pop music... -
Buddy Guy – “Living Proof”
Posted on 03.09.2011 | No CommentsBuddy Guy took home his sixth Grammy statue at the 53rd Annual 2010 Grammy Awards with Living Proof winning the Best Contemporary Blues Album this year. Drummer and producer Tom... -
Toni Price – “Cherry Sunday Orchestra”
Posted on 03.07.2011 | No CommentsCherry Sunday Orchestra is the new CD from songbird Toni Price, with a special bonus video, “Laignappe.” The sassy swing and jive of this recording has spirited and magical carefree... -
Neil Young – “Le Noise”
Posted on 02.24.2011 | No CommentsNeil Young issues an alert solo reverb-electric folk guitar approach on his new CD release Le Noise, produced by Daniel Lanois. The recording was Grammy nominated for the “2010 Best... -
Robert Plant – “Band of Joy”
Posted on 02.04.2011 | No CommentsPossibly hoping to revisit the success and acclaim of 2007′s Raising Sand (his multi-Grammy winning album with Alison Krauss) Robert Plant recreated his Band of Joy for a self-titled record... -
Elvis Costello – “National Ransom”
Posted on 01.15.2011 | No CommentsThe 16-track genre spanning CD release from Elvis Costello, National Ransom, bridges upbeat rock & roll, mid-tempo melodies and a few ballads. It is produced by the magical touch of... -
Jim Lauderdale – “Patchwork River”
Posted on 01.09.2011 | No CommentsOn the CD Patchwork River, all of the 13 songs are co-written by Robert Hunter (of Grateful Dead fame) and Jim Lauderdale. The selections are expertly executed by a great... -
Bettye LaVette – “Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook”
Posted on 01.08.2011 | No CommentsHear Bettye LaVette boldly dive into classics from The Who, George Harrison, Pink Floyd, Traffic, Ringo Starr, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Elton John, and The Moody Blues... -
Kathryn Calder – “Are You My Mother”
Posted on 12.08.2010 | No CommentsThe other female voice of the New Pornographers and The Immaculate Machine, Kathryn Calder (who is Carl Newman’s niece) shines beyond her supporting roles with Are You My Mother?, her... -
Solomon Burke – “Nothing’s Impossible”
Posted on 11.04.2010 | No CommentsThe unexpected death of Solomon Burke in October left the throne of the “King of Rock and Soul Music” sadly vacant. He was a generation spanning career legend. Burke remains... -
Paper Bird – “When The River Took Flight”
Posted on 10.28.2010 | No CommentsThey sound something like what we’d imagine a three-way love child between bluegrass, blues and jazz – collecting strings, horns and chilling harmonies together in an amalgamation of musical bliss.... -
The Trishas – “They Call Us The Trishas”
Posted on 10.20.2010 | No CommentsBy any other name, the four ladies of The Trishas would sound just as sweet but they can’t get away from the early moniker. “We just thought that it was... -
John Prine – “In Person & On Stage”
Posted on 10.04.2010 | No CommentsJohn Prine’s music has always been about the stories. In song he sings from all perspectives and about many walks of life. On stage he weaves tales sometimes so hilarious it’s... -
Various Artists – “Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: The Songs of John Prine”
Posted on 08.11.2010 | 2 CommentsWith so many artists having recorded John Prine’s songs, creating a compilation of covers would have been all too easy, and boring. Great as Bonnie Raitt’s cover of “Angel From... -
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers — “Mojo”
Posted on 07.22.2010 | 3 CommentsBig headlines in relation to CD releases can easily fall the way of hype that it’s nice to find a record that lives up to the bold print. But what... -
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – Self-Titled
Posted on 06.16.2010 | No CommentsA record of love, lust and lost set to infectious rhythms, if Grace Potter and The Nocturnals were Fleetwood Mac, their new, self-titled record would be their Rumours–glamorous yet accessible.... -
Susan Cowsill – “Lighthouse”
Posted on 06.05.2010 | 1 CommentListening to Susan Cowsill sing about her home in New Orleans, it’s difficult to believe that she got her start in a pop group with her brothers during the ’60s.... -
Danny Barnes – “Pizza Box”
Posted on 06.02.2010 | No CommentsThe Bad Livers co-founder Danny Barnes is at it again with Pizza Box, his latest release that soothes our longing for John Hartford-style humor mixed with soulful banjo pickin’ and... -
The Infamous Stringdusters – “Things That Fly”
Posted on 06.02.2010 | No CommentsThe latest roots recording, Things That Fly, is a 13-song vehicle by the Infamous Stringdusters. It is an acoustic, blue-ribbon winner from a proven bluegrass band. Within this third release,... -
Anne McCue – “Broken Promise Land”
Posted on 05.19.2010 | No CommentsThere are no broken promises on Anne McCue’s latest record, Broken Promise Land. With her authentic, Lucinda Williams-flavored vocals, guitar chops and a near-live recording process without extra layers that... -
John Cowan – “The Massenburg Sessions”
Posted on 05.08.2010 | No CommentsThe new John Cowan release, The Massenburg Sessions, was recorded in a custom-built uniquely designed studio at John McBride’s Blackbird complex in Nashville capturing the crisp creative clarity of a... -
The Bird and The Bee – “Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates”
Posted on 05.05.2010 | No CommentsThere are a few ways that The Bird and The Bee’s Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates record could have gone. Like any... -
Marley’s Ghost – “Ghost Town”
Posted on 05.04.2010 | No CommentsMarley’s Ghost, a cast of five diverse multi-instrumentalists, has issued Ghost Town, their 9th studio album. The disc has legendary Nashville producer Cowboy Jack Clement singing, playing some acoustic guitar,...