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French Camp’s Sophomore Album, Odd Particle: A Review
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Todd Snider is a Country Hippie
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Review of “Vinyl Countdown” musical slots game
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Jon Black’s SxSW 2013 The Best Review In the World – Day 2
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Jon Black’s SxSW 2013 The Best Review In the World – Day 1
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I read somewhere that when Loretta signed with Decca, they put together the usua -
Bob Newman:
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Really, really wonderful review! You nailed it. "Wishbone" rocks. That is all. -
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Rachel:
Great interview! I, too, discovered Anderson opening for Sam Bradley/Marcus Fost
Posts Tagged ‘Awaiting The Flood’
Album Review: Jim Lauderdale – “Reason and Rhyme” (Sugar Hill)
Reason and Rhyme is Jim Lauderdale’s latest studio album. This man has put out 19 albums of bluegrass, country, and sometimes pop music. Through his consistently solid song writing, Lauderdale has helped modern country music sound the way it does. Lauderdale is responsible for the country sound of the 90′s; everyone from George Strait to [...]
Lindsey Buckingham Readies New Album — Download 1st Single Here
If you only know Lindsey Buckingham from Bill Hader’s portrayal of the oft-neglected and silent guest on the “What Up With That?” sketch on Saturday Night Live, you’re missing out (and you’re probably very, very young). Best known for his work as guitarist, male vocalist and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac, this Grammy winner, producer and [...]
Album Review: NRBQ – “Keep This Love Goin’” – (Clang!)
Summer is here and NRBQ is back; that’s cause for celebration on both counts. Well known for unusual musical pairings and rollicking live shows, the band is better and looser than ever: Who else would adapt Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor” to a loping country song? That’s exactly what keyboardist/frontman Terry Adams [...]
EP Review: Sidewalk Dave – “Can’t Be Your Friend”
Brutal honesty has been a trademark of Sidewalk Dave since their 2009 debut (Songs for Cowards), and on their latest EP, Can’t Be Your Friend, the honesty continues. Brutally. “On my way to Hell, whoah, I’ll be kicking myself / On my way down that dark well, oh well,” sings Dave VanWitt on “On My [...]
Album Review: Colin Hay – “Gathering Mercury” – (Compass)
Forever known as the lead singer-songwriter of the iconic ’80s band Men At Work, Colin Hay has been cranking out solo records for nearly a quarter century. Gathering Mercury is arguably his best work. Tragically, though, the album was inspired and written after the death of Hay’s father. “Dear Father” features one of the most [...]
Keb Mo Releases New Single: “The Whole Enchilada”
There’s no mistaking that cool, soulful voice and the bluesy, smooth R&B sound of Keb Mo. The song is the lead track on Keb’s first album in five years, The Reflection, due August 2nd on Yolabelle International/Ryko. The Reflection was written and recorded over a period of three years, that included his relocation from Los [...]
Premier Video: “Flower” by Amos Lee
“Flower” is the latest single from Amos Lee‘s critically acclaimed new album, Mission Bell, which we reviewed HERE back in February. We also covered his recent show in Atlanta, which you can read about HERE. The song is a beauty, and the video’s paper animation is worth seeing. Enjoy!
Kingsley Flood – New Single: “I Don’t Wanna Go Home”
Boston’s Kingsley Flood continues to amaze. Their funky blend of blues, garage rock, punk, jug band, and folk just seems to keep evolving. I first heard about them last year, and Krystal Mulbach reviewed their excellent debut, Dust Windows. I was so impressed, the album made Awaiting the Flood’s Top 20-Something of 2010. (And they [...]
Album Review: Matt Bauer – “The Jessamine County Book of the Living” (Crossbill)
Matt Bauer, a Kentucky-born recording artist and songwriter, is awaiting the release of his second album, The Jessamine County Book of the Living (Crossbill Records, June 7, 2011). Bauer’s style could be described as neo-industrial folk, and his vocal delivery can best be articulated as a raspy whisper that makes Bill Anderson sound like a [...]
The Band of Heathens “Top Hat Crown & the Clapmaster’s Son” BOH Records
On their newest album, “Top Hat Crown & the Clapmaster’s Son,” The Band of Heathens continue to refine their kitchen sink approach to southern music. Combining elements of rock, country, soul, blues, funk, gospel, and whatever else that might come up in the process and with whatever instruments deemed appropriate (lapsteel, resonator guitars, piano, organ, [...]
Live Review: Yelle @ Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
By Geneva Toddy ATLANTA, GA — Yelle graced the stage of Atlanta’s Masquerade with the promise of giving the best show possible. They certainly did not disappoint. Originally from France, Yelle brought its electro-pop style to America with nothing lost in translation. The band sings in French, which would lead you to believe that anything [...]
Live Review: Amos Lee – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
In horn-rimmed glasses and a scruffy beard, Amos Lee looked more like the “cool” young English professor you had in college than a singer-songwriter with a number one album, Mission Bell. The academic look was fitting, actually, because on a recent Saturday night at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA, Lee gave a master class in [...]
Album Review: Peter Bjorn and John – “Gimme Some” – (StarTime)
Peter Bjorn and John have made their sixth addition to a canon that defines one of the best contemporary indie pop acts of the new century. In that canon, the Swedish trio have proven themselves to have an incredible talent for writing ridiculously catchy pop songs that have been sampled and remixed by such hip [...]
Album Review: Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers – “Rare Bird Alert” (Rounder)
Yes. That Steve Martin. Many of you may have seen Steve play the banjo on Saturday Night Live or have heard it on his comedy albums, although these were novelty performances at best. Rare Bird Alert is not a novelty. After winning a Grammy for best bluegrass album in 2010 for The Crow: New Songs [...]
