Rosanne Cash - 10 Song Demo
10 Song Demo makes the most sense when taken in context with the rest of Rosanne Cash's career. Her country-star status was cemented with the incredible King's Record Shop in 1987; to follow up, she released Interiors, a brutal tour of her breakup with husband and
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Long Way Home
Gatemouth Brown is 72 years of lean American history. His music remains vital, despite his age, and spans an enormous repertoire of styles. Legend has it he picked up T-Bone Walker's ax during a break at Houston's Golden Peacock in 1947, and made $600 (and an
Jill Olson - The Gal Who Would be King
As bassist and erstwhile leader of San Franciscos finest Tex-Mex-surf-polka-country-pop band the Movie Stars, Jill Olson shared songwriting duties with three diverse writers. Their two indie releases showed the band to be masterful musicians and interpreters but only hinted at their respective songwriting abilities. After the Movie Stars disbanded, Olson
Cracker - The Golden Age
If we are to believe that Cracker was formed as a reaction to the direction Camper Van Beethoven was taking at the end of their career, then we would also have to believe David Lowery when he says The Golden Age is Crackers attempt to veer away from their previous
Richmond Fontaine - Safety
Lets do away with the formalities and cut to the quick: This is an exciting record. Not only because the songs are great (which they are), but because it sounds like the arrival of a band with many years of great songs ahead. This Portland trio, led by singer and
Jerry Douglas & Peter Rowan - Yonder
From bluegrass to Tex-Mex to rockabilly to reggae, Peter Rowan has moved in mysterious ways through a four-decade sojourn across all manner of musical landscapes. To these ears, however, he's at his best when he strips things down to a simple state of spare purity, allowing his high