Liquor Giants - Every Other Day At A Time
That Ward Dotson sure is a versatile son of a Gun Club. In addition to serving in the late Jeffrey Lee Pierce's swamp-bluesy outfit, Dotson co-founded the appealingly Stonesy Pontiac Brothers and played in both the Hello Strangers and girl-group revivalists the Pussywillows. His current
Lou Ford - Sad, But Familiar
Neither a solo artist nor a car dealership, Lou Ford is a Charlotte, North Carolina, quartet whose "So Far Gone" was arguably the highlight of the Revival compilation of Carolina-region roots bands. (For those who might care, the band is named after a character in a Jim
Chris Buhalis - Kenai Dreams
Townes Van Zandt's legacy cuts quite a swath through contemporary singer-songwriters; his compositions are becoming standards, and his restless, lyrical spirit holds considerable sway. Chris Buhalis is a case in point: You get the sense that without Townes, this Michigan songwriter might be lost. His temperament never
Sam Bush - Howlin' At The Moon
There's no more exciting or excitable a picker in acoustic music than Sam Bush. A whirling dervish onstage, he flails like Jimmy Page, conjuring up mesmerizing polyrhythmic chops and trailblazing solos, seasoned with the old-time wisdom of Bill Monroe and the persona of a Muppet.
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Robert Becker - To a Friend Unknown
Driving burned and pissed out of Arizona over the Plains is an acid test of a true road song, and was the making of some mighty good ones on this solo debut by Gin Blossoms piano man Robert Becker. His track record with bands can only improve; meanwhile, he'
Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - What's So Funny?
When first hearing that there would be no chainsaw mayhem on the new Angry Johnny album (the previous one, Hankenstein, had two separate songs about chainsaw murders), I feared the Angry one might be trying to clean up his cruddy act. Doesn't Angry realize that when chainsaws are