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Lisa Marr Experiment - Beyond the Vancouver Underground & Neko

If her former life as the queen of cuddlecore taught Lisa Marr anything, it's that there's no joy in being pigeonholed. From 1992 to 1997, the Canadian-born bassist toiled in the indie trenches with Cub, a Vancouver trio that started out as incompetent as the Shaggs

Jack Emerson: 1960 to 2003

Jack Emerson, the pioneer, pillar, and international exporter of Nashville's rock 'n' roll/Americana community, passed on to his reward at his home November 22, 2003. Emerson, who died of a heart attack at age 43, leaves behind a legacy far richer than those who sold

Kinky Friedman - Sold American

Kinky Friedman has been getting by on the same punchlines for 30 years now. But back in the day, they were some disturbingly funny punchlines. And long after his mystery novels have gone out-of-print, what is likely to linger in the cosmos is 1973's Sold American -- the

Gene Clark - No Other

In 1966, Gene Clark left the Byrds at the peak of their fame for a solo career that must, at the time, have seemed a sure thing. The most prolific and talented songwriter in the group, Clark was also their quietly charismatic focal point onstage, joining in the three-part harmonies

R.E.M. / Wilco - Red Rocks (Morrison, CO)

Extraordinary things happen on a regular basis at Red Rocks, and the best results often come from determined opening acts. Guy Clark, playing before Lyle Lovett in June 2002, immediately comes to mind. The most memorable flash of last year's season, his "Dublin Blues" doubled over

Chris Scruggs - Honky Tonkin' Lifestyle

Rockabilly revivalism, a tribute to a vogue and a dinner theater of the damned, has not produced much compelling music. Among the herd of amiable necrophiliacs attracted to the subculture, there is little fresh thinking, and few good players. But every ten years or so, something startling pops from the

Robert Earl Keen - Farm Fresh Onions

"It's the little things," Robert Earl Keen once sang with switchblade humor, "that piss me off." Here, it's the little things that elevate a typically solid selection of material from the veteran troubadour into the most musically compelling album of Keen'