Monthly Archives: November 2008
Deadstring Brothers – Silver Mountain
The Deadstring Brothers hail from Detroit and bring a mix of crunchy rock and roll and rootsy country - think Rolling Stones. Cuts like...
Koerner, Ray & Glover – Blues, Rags & Hollers: The Koerner, Ray & Glover...
The fact that this folk-blues trio existed at all is noteworthy. By the time KR&G hit the national scene, first at the 1963 Philadelphia...
The Gladiators – Studio One Singles
In the years before Bob Marley became the star of reggae and eclipsed most others, a galaxy of lesser luminaries shone bright. The Gladiators...
John Scofield – This Meets That
It's never good to expect anything from John Scofield because he likes to throw a curve. With his latest release, he mixes great originals...
The Charlie Sizemore Band – Good News
Charlie Sizemore's career began at age 17, when he was hired by Ralph Stanley to replace legendary lead singer Keith Whitley. After leaving Stanley's...
Danny Schmidt – Little Grey Sheep
Cover art matters. Take the image on Little Grey Sheep, displaying an artfully moody image of a black sheep and a white sheep "doing...
Pat Conte – Gravest Hits
Long Island's Pat Conte is a rarity among record and instrument collectors in that he can really play. Actually, that's an understatement.
One of the...
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez – Live from the Ruhr Triennale
This live set features an especially outstanding back-up band. Festival curator and virtuoso jazz guitarist Bill Frisell joins Greg Leisz on steel guitar and...
Grisman & Sebastian – Satisfied
John Sebastian and David Grisman first ran into each other in the early '60s, when Greenwich Village's Washington Square Park was the epicenter of...
Patterson Barrett – I Must Be Dreaming
"It's been a long time co-min'" is applicable to Patterson Barrett, who for decades has played in Austin.
Born in Washington, D.C., his family...