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I took me six or seven listens to get there, but there is plenty to recommend about Grant Lee Buffalo's third album. More melodic but much less rocking than its predecessors, Copperopolis finds the band digging deep and taking some chances in its best moments. But the listener

Based on the strength and beauty of his best material, it is proper to number Tom T. Hall among Nashville's great songwriters. But for every stunning "That's How I Got to Memphis" or "I Flew Over Our House Last Night", Hall seems

Lets do away with the formalities and cut to the quick: This is an exciting record. Not only because the songs are great (which they are), but because it sounds like the arrival of a band with many years of great songs ahead. This Portland trio, led by singer and

If we are to believe that Cracker was formed as a reaction to the direction Camper Van Beethoven was taking at the end of their career, then we would also have to believe David Lowery when he says The Golden Age is Crackers attempt to veer away from their previous

As bassist and erstwhile leader of San Franciscos finest Tex-Mex-surf-polka-country-pop band the Movie Stars, Jill Olson shared songwriting duties with three diverse writers. Their two indie releases showed the band to be masterful musicians and interpreters but only hinted at their respective songwriting abilities. After the Movie Stars disbanded, Olson