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Various Artists - The Complete Sun Singles, Vol. 6

The sixth and final installment in Bear Family's Complete Sun Singles series doesn't include any Sun records at all. The focus here, instead, is on Sun's sister label, Phillips International, and the 48 singles it released from 1959 to its demise in 1963. Most

Jim & Jesse - The Old Dominion Masters

Way back in 1972, when such things were almost unheard of, Jim & Jesse McReynolds started their own independent record label, Old Dominion. The duo had spent the 1960s recording for Epic; over the course of the decade, producers had adjusted their sound to suit the demands of country radio,

Ray Wylie Hubbard - Live At The Cibolo Creek Country Club

Twenty or so years after dooming himself to forever being known as the guy who wrote "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother", Ray Wylie Hubbard delivered one of the best records of 1997, the stunning Dangerous Spirits. Now comes this live CD, a willfully shaggy, casual affair that

Lucy Kaplansky - Ten Year Night

Hollywood screenwriters in need of inspiration should take note of Lucy Kaplansky's story. After her teenage years singing in Chicago nightclubs, Kaplansky moved to New York City and fell in with a scene that included a veritable who's who of folky singer-songwriters, including Suzanne Vega, John

Latin Playboys - Dose

With this follow-up to the Latin Playboys' eponymous debut of five years back, David Hidalgo throws his virtual hat a little further into the visionary ring. On what amounts to a cosmic companion-piece to Houndog, the recent Hidalgo/Mike Halby collaboration, the ostensible Los Lobos leader is up to

Baseboard Heaters - Fire down below

It's a typical follow-your-dream story. Rob Stroup was in tenth grade and Matt Brown in eighth when they started playing music together in the small town of Newberg, Oregon. Brown went off to Denton, Texas, for college, where he caught the live music bug following a local band

Dave Moore - Nine years later, but better late than never

Dave Moore has been something of an enigma throughout his career. A singer of great warmth, resonance and passion, a songwriter of startling clarity, and a masterful musician on guitar, harmonica and button accordion, Moore, has nevertheless remained in the 'best kept secret' category for much of the