Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc.: Deluxe Edition
On an oppressively sweaty summer night back in 1987, I saw Dwight Yoakam and his Babylon Cowboys perform at a club in Kansas City, Missouri. Yoakam was already a "star" at this point, with four or five top-10 country hits on his resume. So it was no surprise
Jenny Whiteley - Following family footsteps
A self-described late bloomer, Jenny Whiteley didn't decide to dedicate her life to music until she was 24. That she eventually chose art over a steady paycheck wasn't, however, overly shocking. The Toronto-raised singer-songwriter, whose third and latest solo album is titled Dear, was born into
Cyndi Wheeler - At the corner of jazz & bluegrass
"Doing this sort of music was an idea," Cyndi Wheeler explains, at a java emporium not far from Music Row. "I've come to love bluegrass so much; it speaks to me on a whole different level than jazz does, but both are exciting. I love
Jim Dickinson - Fishing With Charlie And Other Selected Readings
Fishing With Charlie shows another side of Jim Dickinson, as the veteran producer/sideman steps away from his piano for an album of spoken-word recordings. A natural raconteur in interviews, Dickinson brings a warmth and intimacy to his readings in a voice that captures the listener's attention.
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Mac Wiseman - On Susan's Floor
This second volume of Bear Family's revealing, entertaining retrospective of the musical adventures of this singular singer will take listeners into surprising places -- even those who figure they know Mac Wiseman's work pretty well.
The 114 tracks here begin where the earlier 'Tis Sweet
America - Here & Now
These things tend to be just a bad idea -- bands two or three decades removed from their prime trying to recapture what made them successful back in the day. Often such reunions are not much more than dressed-up moneygrabs, a rehash of moldy oldies augmented by a handful of