Cindy Bullens - Somewhere Between Heaven And Earth
Cindy Bullens emerged in 1978 as something of a distaff Springsteen, fronting a rock band specializing in a dramatic, urban street mythos. Her muscular debut Desire Wire was a knockout, but its 1979 follow-up Steal The Night flagged noticeably, and Bullens pulled back to focus on songwriting and session
Tony Rice - Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen
West Coast roots-music pioneers Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen join forces once again with bluegrass/new acoustic titans Tony Rice and Larry Rice for a follow-up to their 1996 debut Out Of The Woodwork. Perhaps as the result of some touring, the foursome emerges as a more cohesive
Innocence Mission - Birds Of My Neighborhood
When I was a kid, growing up in deepest South Texas, our family used to make an annual wintertime pilgrimage to Colorado to go skiing. My mental kinescope reel of those trips always renders them in stark black-and-white, a series of sensations as well as images -- landscapes covered
Guy Clark - Cold Dog Soup
Guy Clark's performances are striking for the charisma they put on display, but perhaps even more so for what they hold in reserve. When his massive frame resonates with his outoorsman's voice, you don't hear the laying bare of a folksinger soul; rather, it
Linda Ronstadt - Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
Building the Arizona Inn in Tucson kept Isabella Greenway busy for a while after she left Congress. She filled it with furniture bought from an organization she founded to provide work for disabled war veterans. Although she had hundreds of staff in several states, she personally attended to resolving issues
Blue Mountain - Tales Of A Traveler
Following the release of their marvelous 1995 disc Dog Days, Oxford, Mississippi, band Blue Mountain looked to be on the verge of becoming one of the cornerstone bands of alt-country. Their particular blend of roots-rock holds the kind of broad appeal that could potentially connect with an audience