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Tony Rice Unit - Unit Of Measure

Remarkably, this album is about the only recorded document of the mid-'80s-to-mid-'90s version of the Tony Rice Unit. Led by the most influential bluegrass-based guitarist ever, that lineup -- Rice, brother Wyatt on second guitar, mandolinist Jimmy Gaudreau, and brothers Ronnie (bass) and Rickie (fiddle) Simpkins

Old 97's - Satellite Rides

With each new album, the Old 97's inject less and less twang into their rambling Texas rock. Or do they? On their fifth full-length (and third for major-label Elektra), this sly quartet catapults into full-on pop territory, tossing out hooks and flaunting their harmonies, and seemingly edging further

Tim Easton - The Truth About Us

Tim Easton steps up in a big way on The Truth About Us. Backed by an impressive cast that includes three-fourths of Wilco, Mark Olson and Victoria Williams, Easton fully delivers on the promise of his 1998 solo debut Special 20. Easton's move from his native Ohio to

Various Artists - Rollin' Into Memphis: Songs Of John Hiatt

A good tribute album is a tough assignment: to capture the essence of someone else's body of work, to bring something new to the songs, and to do justice to the artist, as well as their fans. When the artist in question is someone such as John Hiatt,

Raisins In The Sun - Self-Titled

At first glance, you might consider these guys the Triple-A Wilburys. It's surprising that Jules Shear, Chuck Prophet, Jim Dickinson, Harvey Brooks, Winston Watson, Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie all know each other, let alone are playing together. Yet these Raisins gathered amid the sun of Tucson

Levon Helm & The Barn Burners - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)

When Levon Helm was diagnosed with cancer and subsequently had his singing voice burned out by radiation treatments, most people would have expected him to hang it up and call it a day. Instead, Helm -- best-known for his role in The Band, but also with several solo albums to

Rodney Crowell - Born on the Bayou

Rodney Crowell - Born on the Bayou

One morning in the summer of 1956, when Rodney Crowell was not quite six years old, his father rousted him from bed before dawn and hustled him into the back seat of a borrowed 1949 Ford. Three cane fishing poles leaned out the window of the jet-black, white-walled roadster, and