It is a measure of our times that the deplorables evoke an earnest, political singer/songwriter singing truth to power by simply recounting the sadness of these same times, and doing so like a female Woody Guthrie. essential … Continue reading
last year kicked off with a spectacular record by Ms. Rodriguez. A second record with Chip Taylor Red Dog tracks gets back to the duo’s dependable, grown-up folk rock. … Continue reading
1983 2014? John Heinrich was a helluva player back in the day, and remains so in our day. BIO He’s a producer, flautist, and saxophonist as well. He takes a brief extremely swift run at 1:30 of the jazz video … Continue reading
Gene Watson will turn 72 in a few weeks. He is a masterful singer of course and one of country music’s greatest classicists. … Continue reading
Alex showcases the kind of economy of movement that underlies crisp pedal steel artistry. Canadian steel guitarist Cattaneo has a Bandcamp outpost. … Continue reading
The Gilded Palace of Sin isn’t strictly a country rock record. But when Parsons chose to mix the country with whatever else, he did it so well that it drew the ire of the Nashville establishment who felt that Parson’s … Continue reading
Over the past week I’ve unveiled some of the music that brought me satisfaction and, often, extraordinary moments of sonic alignment–which is how great music strikes me, and, has struck me for forty-five years. Nowadays it is clear that musical … Continue reading
ROCK & POP Old Timers – Live The Band – Live at the Academy of Music 1971 Bill Payne‘s “Tracing Footsteps” with Dennis McNally 2013-05-17 (all shows)Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Vol. 7 Jimi Hendrix Experience – Miami Pop Festival (iTunes) Bonus: … Continue reading
From This Valley Disarm Full Live Set Live at the Greywhale Part 1 Live at Pegasus The Civil Wars … Continue reading
1 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Billy in the Low Ground 00:56 2 The Dillards-Man Of Constant Sorrow 1:24 3 Jesse Winchester-The Brand New Tennessee Waltz 3:09 4 Linda Ronstadt-Keep Me From Blowing Away 3:09 5 Buffalo Springfield-Kind Woman 4:11 6 The … Continue reading
Flying Burrito Brothers Live at Fillmore East 1970, (released this year.) Chris Hillman, years after the night captured on this energetic new addition to the Flying Burrito Brothers discography: Sneaky Pete’s steel guitar shines throughout and may be his best performance … Continue reading
Three years ago, Glen Hansard and Irglova Marketa, starred in the movie Once, a bittersweet love story framed by the joining of a man and woman’s musical and romantic aspirations. Among the duets the two sing as they use … Continue reading
ROCK POP COUNTRY Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Before Today Jackson Browne & David Lindley Love Is Strange Jamey Johnson The Guitar Song Neil Young Le Noise Brian Wilson Gershwin Reimagined Elisabeth Cook Welder Grace Potter & the Nocturnals (self-titled) Cassandra … Continue reading
I’ve explained somewhere here sometime ago that my own organic journey through the sonic worlds is unapologetic in its forty year attempt to square Flatt and Scruggs with John Coltrane. These exemplar/examples are but two of the ways I can … Continue reading
English folkie Bert Jansch collaborated with Mike Nesmith on his 1974 gem,L.A. Turnaround. Nesmith brought along his colleague, pedal steel guitarist Red Rhodes too. By this time, Nesmith was three years into his travels down his own distinctive country-rock byway. … Continue reading
It’s easy to peg records I really enjoyed last year. I’m not–usually–a very close listener. Sometimes I have to work to recognize something extraordinary. …usually, I don’t have to work hard at all.My own immediate ‘belly’ response is decisive in … Continue reading