Various Artists - The Horse Whisperer (soundtrack)
The first sounds that hit you from the Horse Whisperer soundtrack are a fat, Tejano-style accordion riff and yodeling. So far, so good. What we have here is Dwight Yoakam singing "Cattle Call", which is something I always wanted to hear without quite being aware of it.
Steve Earle / Buddy & Julie Miller - The Phoenix (Toronto, Ontario)
This is a live review from a performance on January 27, 1998
As dramatic spectacles go, it would be hard to top the opening moments of Steve Earle's Toronto stop on the El Corazon tour. At 9 p.m. EST, U.S. President Bill Clinton was before Congress,
Tribute To Steve Goodman - Medinah Temple (Chicago, IL)
By today's standards, celebrating 40 years of anything is a significant milestone deserving of a significant celebration. So Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music celebrated its 40th anniversary and its plan to move to a larger, more modern facility with a benefit concert honoring the
Tonebenders - Bent into shape
Usually, detailing a band's pedigree gives you a rough idea of what the group might sound like. But sometimes, all it does is confuse the issue.
Consider the Tonebenders, who have personnel links to many of the A-list bands from the North Carolina country-rock crowd. The
Willie P. Bennett - Squirrel of the Rodeo
"Oh man, it's amazing, it's opened up new neural pathways in my brain!" That's what Willie P. Bennett had to say about Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, the tribute band that had just released a CD titled High Or Hurtin', culled
16 Horsepower - Sinners in the Hands of a Twangry God
"The seed is the word of God." Luke 8:11
David Eugene Edwards composes alone, picking out brooding and intense melodies on his accordion, on his banjo. "I play until I find something that strikes me and then I bring it to the group at practice and