Jay Bennett / Edward Burch - Palace 1919
Palace 1919 contains largely acoustic versions of songs from Jay Bennett & Edward Burch's 2002 debut The Palace At 4 A.M. (Part I), an album that, in the first place, not enough people got to hear. The whole affair has been curiously packaged to look like John
Joe Henry - Tiny Voices
Let's see now, how long has it been since alt-country was claiming Joe Henry as one of its next great things? Would you believe a full decade ago, when he was hooking up with the Jayhawks on Short Man's Room and Kindness Of The World and
Dwight Yoakam - Population: Me
Following an artist for any length of time involves putting up with some self-indulgence, since they've got to keep themselves interested enough to keep going. With rock bands, that might be in-concert drum solos or misguided solo projects. Jazz musicians invariably feel compelled to dabble in classical at
Patty Loveless - On Your Way Home
Patty Loveless has been creating great country music for so long it's easy to take her for granted. It's been fifteen years now since her first big record (a cover of the 1967 George Jones hit "If My Heart Had Windows"), and damn near
Carl T. Sprague - Cowtrails, Longhorns & Tight Saddles: Cowboy Songs 1925-1929
Carl Sprague wasn't the first singing cowboy, but he was the first to have a hit single; "When The Work's All Done This Fall", his 1925 recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company, reportedly sold 900,000 copies in the years before the Great
Flight Of Mavis - Self-Titled
It's late '89 or early '90. I arrive at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 45 minutes before the start of a twin bill featuring Philly's Flight Of Mavis opening for Austin's the Reivers to find the club