Monthly Archives: June 2002
Los Lobos – El Cancionero – Mas y Mas
There's a new four-CD retrospective con-taining 86 tracks, clocking in at five hours, spanning a dozen albums by one of the greatest bands in...
Larry Carlton/Steve Lukather – No Substitutions
I don't really know what to say about this one. It's just a good, old-fashioned jam by a couple of great guitarists. ...
Stephen Bruton – Nothing But The Truth
I love when records like this happen. I loved this when I first heard it, and subsequent listens revealed more great things.
Bruton is...
Nels Cline
Avant noise terrorist with a jazz jones; improv worshipper; atomic flamethrower hurling molten punk-infused spit balls. Guitarist Nels Cline fits all three bills....
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser – Wanted! The Outlaws
The Outlaws set is a reissue of the classic 1976 LP featuring Waylon, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Waylon's wife, Jessi Colter. The...
Pat Martino – Live at Yoshi’s
I've always found it hard to review Pat's records. He's one of those almost mystical players who always play so brilliantly, before and...
Waylon Jennings – The Essential Waylon Jennings
RCA is doing a really nice job re-releasing some country stuff with their "essential" series. They've put out a ton of them already,...
Del Casher
Photo: Preston L. Gtatiot
PART 1
...and other earlier gizmos as well. Del Casher (nee Del "Kacher;" the reasons for the name change are forthcoming)...
Paul Johnson – Liquid Blues
Having played a pivotal role in the development of instrumental surf music in the early '60s with his band, the Belairs (best-remembered for the...
Bedrock Royal Series
One of the standouts at this year's NAMM Show in California was the new retro series of amplifiers from Bedrock. Derived from an...