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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...
Oz Noy – Fuzzy
Oz Noy's brand of fusion rests in unique bends, sounds, and flurries. His leanings are definitely jazz, but there are plenty of rock influences...
Otis Taylor – Recapturing the Banjo
Multi-instrumentalist Taylor has never been afraid to push the blues envelope, both stylistically (ranging from Appalachian to psychedelic to explorations with jazz pianist Hiromi...
November 2008
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WARNER HODGES
Ahead of His Time... Two Times
The son of musicians who toured with USO bands, he grew up immersed in “cry in your beer”...
Neil Larsen – Orbit
A new disc featuring the wonderful keyboardist Larsen and a great band, with Robben Ford on guitar, recorded live to two-track with 12 songs...