Mary Gauthier - Late train to mercy
Sometimes, for an instant or longer, when the music was just exactly right, it was possible to lose one's self in the press of great punk rock. Whole seconds might pass in the pulsing crowd, strangers coiled and bruising on all sides, dank smells and powerful sounds overwhelming
Remembering Larry Brown
The soul of the world shrank a bit on November 24, when southern fiction author Larry Brown passed away. He died of a heart attack in his sleep. He was only 53, and left behind his wife, three children, and two grandchildren. He died at home in Mississippi, in his
Tommy Alverson - Heroes And Friends
Tommy Alverson has nurtured honky-tonk talent in Texas for decades, helping young artists find their voices and bringing vintage performers back to the stage for new audiences. This new disc finds Alverson sharing Fender/fiddle/steel drenched stone cold country with Leon Rausch, Johnny Bush, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rusty
Michael Hurley - Down In Dublin
With his simple three-chord songs, unadorned voice and delivery, and straightforward lyrics, Michael Hurley makes it sound so effortless; his music feels like it has a momentum (albeit off-kilter) of its own, and he's just along for the ride. But it's an easiness that&
Elliott Murphy - Lost Generation/Night Lights
Elliott Murphy's early LPs have for years been high on his fans' can't-wait-for-the-CD lists. Now, finally and suddenly, several labels have reissued three of his first four albums, plus five discs of demos and outtakes from the same period.
The cream
Roger McGuinn - Roger McGuinn & Band
Roger McGuinn's first two post-Byrds solo albums were reissued in early 2004. The third, 1975's Roger McGuinn & Band, while inherently flawed, is a marked improvement over its predecessor, the unfortunately titled Peace On You.
As its title suggests, the album is built around a