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
Alison Krauss & Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways
To understand why Alison Krauss is one of the greatest singers of our time -- and not just in bluegrass, not just in country, but in all of English-language pop -- listen to "Goodbye Is All We Have" from her new album, Lonely Runs Both Ways. Sarah Siskind'