Alejandro Escovedo - Gravity / Thirteen Years
In 1991, Alejandro Escovedo turned 40 and also turned a corner personally and artistically. In the liner notes to the newly reissued Gravity, he writes, "One day the world stopped spinning until it took on the proportions of a lifetime, never to be the same again -- out of this
Various Artists - Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood (soundtrack)
Veering from his unlikely role revitalizing old-time bluegrass, T Bone Burnett explores different terrain this time around in his continued quest to revive the dying art of the soundtrack. His companion piece to the Ashley Judd/Sandra Bullock film Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood is as pleasantly
Nanci Griffith - Tennessee Theatre (Knoxville, TN)
The closing show of a tour is always a dicey proposition. Depending on how well the tour's gone and how tired and cranky the band is, you might get either a jubilant party or a hasty run-through from weary players anxious just to get home. Judging from
Steve Earle - Sidetracks
Somewhere along the way, Steve Earle started talking about his albums in terms of which box they fit in. "This is gonna be a bluegrass record," he'd say, or "Next time I'm gonna make a rock record." Trouble is, Earle's
Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up
Depending on how you categorize Aretha Franklin (and with P.J. Harvey and Corin Tucker classified as works-in-progress), Bonnie Raitt stands as the rock era's pre-eminent female artist. In part, her achievement is simply a function of longevity; few women have braved rock 'n&
Blasters - Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings
The Blasters have been particularly ill-served during the digital era — a ’97 reissue of their barely-indie debut and Warner’s overly expedient, long out of print 20-track summation The Blasters Collection — that is, until now. Testament is an exemplary package, collecting their entire Slash catalog (as advertised)