Willard Grant Conspiracy - Mojave
It's now been five years and a pair of remarkable albums since Paul Austin and Robert Fisher road-tested their home studio and spawned Willard Grant Conspiracy. Following the duo's particularly non-formulaic equation from its first two releases, the cast of characters that help create
Shivaree - I Oughtta Give You a Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump
I find records like Shivaree's debut release troubling. Troubling like that high school kid who averaged 20 points a night for the hoops squad before getting kicked off the team for a DUI. There's talent here: "potential" hangs over this disc like a silver
Giant Sand - Chore Of Enchantment
Photos in the liner notes of Chore Of Enchantment present Howe Gelb's home, a spare, organically random assemblage of gear and everyday objects, within graceful, discreetly painted and inviting rooms, dated only by the lintels, which as much as stamp "genuine hardwood" on the door and
Amazing Rhythm Aces - Stacked Deck/Too Stuffed To Jump, Toucan Do It Too/Burning The Ballroom Down
From the late '60s to the early '70s, music made in the South achieved a convergence that put pop, rock, blues, soul, country and gospel all on the same page. As the key areas of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Macon and Nashville moved in a unified groove; listeners could
Donner Party - Complete Recordings 1987-1989
By way of introduction: Quasi is one of the best bands in existence today. According to me. So there! Sam Coomes is the primary singer and songwriter in Quasi, but the abilities of drummer/singer/songwriter Janet Weiss can not possibly be overestimated, because Quasi is a band. And so
Jody Stecher - Going Up On The Mountain
As though more evidence were needed, this reissue makes plain the fascinating consequences of the folk revival. Jody Stecher came of age during the second-wave revival of the '60s, taking Ralph Rinzler's slot as mandolinist in the Greenbrier Boys and then joining David Grisman in the