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Grant Alden

Johnny Cash / Mark Lanegan - Rose Gardens (Portland, OR)

Rosy-fingered dusk tripped slowly down green terrace steps, folding chairs, sculpted roses, and halfway through Mark Lanegan's second solo show settled an indirect glow across the stage. All in the time it took Lanegan to work through a half-dozen songs from his two solo albums and Willie Nelson&
Grant Alden 31 Aug 1995

Tarnation - Gentle Creatures / Paula Frazer - The Hand (7-inch)

Paula Frazer's voice swoops like a barn swallow on the last day of fall, riding hot currents for the pleasure of swooping and dipping, and not altogether concerned with destination. Hers is a beautiful voice, pure and limber. Gentle Creatures is the second offering from the San Francisco
Grant Alden 31 Aug 1995

Southern Culture on the Skids - Dirt Track Date

At first blush, the presence of these ersatz white-trash exponents on a major label, even after a slew of indie releases, defies reason. Then you hear David Hartman's cowbell clear as, well, a bell on "Voodoo Cadillac", and Rick Miller's chooglin' guitar heads
Grant Alden 31 Aug 1995

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