Monthly Archives: May 2008
Arlen Roth – Tooling Around Woodstock
Roth's "Hot Licks" instructional series has helped many a player. But he's criminally overlooked to the general public. Toolin' Around puts him in the...
Dailey & Vincent
Dailey and Vincent's powerful combination of effusive vocals and fiery instrumentals make this debut one of the most impressive bluegrass albums of '07 -...
Walking Wounded – Bayside
This Long Island quartet had already undergone several personnel changes since its formation in 2000 before a car wreck killed drummer John "Beatz" Holohan...
Anger and Marshall – Woodshop
Mike Marshall and Darol Anger were in the early David Grisman bands that expanded the scope of acoustic music. Woodshop reunites these pioneers, who...
Dykes & Vaughan – On the Jimmy Reed Highway
Kent "Omar" Dykes is best known for fronting Omar and the Howlers, and though this disc was planned a solo effort paying homage to...
May 2008
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Collect ’Em and Smile
His first guitar was a Harmony, and now the Boston-born guitarist has served REO Speedwagon for 19 years – a...
Various Artists – Stax anniversary
This two-disc set has 50 songs, many of which are classics of the soul genre that burst out of Memphis and the Stax label...