The Rails’ new release Other People (Thirty Tigers) — duo Kami Thompson (Richard Thompson’s daughter) and James Walbourne (Pretenders’ guitarist) — packs a wallop of musical precision and blunt lyrical honesty about the state of the world. There’s more global concern and meaning in this album than your ordinary record of most any genre, even […]
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So now what do you do? You formed one of the most beloved and underrated English invasion bands, toured the US incessantly in the 70’s and 80’s to make up for time lost during your ban from the states in the 60’s, helped inspire several new wave/post-punk bands as well britpop, and gradually turned into […]
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Lucero played to a full field of fans a few days back at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. The concert field hosts a variety of food and beverage options lining the sides and is a great summertime stage, but the fans were focused on the show. The field was packed. The band ran […]
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Frank Turner treated an adoring crowd to a rockin’ show a few days back at the Clubhouse, Austin. The sun was setting as Turner wowed them with songs like “Blackout”, “Substitute”, and Townes Van Zandt’s “Pancho and Lefty,” at times switching to solo acoustic. The fans waved their arms high in the air in unison […]
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The Milk Carton Kids seemingly wanted to change up their sound on All The Things I Did and All The Things I Didn’t Do. They enlisted Joe Henry, who has produced three Grammy Award-winning albums and worked with any number of number of prominent of prominent folk artists, including Joan Baez, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and […]
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Touring in support of her new album, Plays Well With Others, singer-songwriter Lera Lynn performed at Alexandria, Virginia’s Birchmere on Tuesday night. (To read my review of the album, an excellent collection of original, co-written duets, click any of these bolded words.) Lera brought two special guests along for the evening, folk-pop artist Peter Bradley […]
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It’s been quite an interesting few years for session man Ric Robertson. After moving to New Orleans and playing everything from fiddle, piano, drums, bass, and guitar with everyone from Cajun, zydeco, and brass bands, Robertson is finally able to release his debut record, The Fool and The Friend (Blue Hens Music). He’s accompanied by […]
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California country quartet I See Hawks in L.A. has released their first album in five years – Live and Never Learn. And, with 14 songs, many of which push the five-minute mark, they have plenty of livin’ (and maybe even a little learnin’) to share. A laid-back, hippie vibe runs throughout the album, and the […]
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Jeffrey Foucault’s latest release, Blood Brothers (Blue Blade/Tonetree Records), is a wonderful collection of uplifting songs about real life that just makes you smile. Recorded at Pachyderm Studios in Minnesota, this Whitewater, Wisconsin native has a warm, emotional storytelling style and a beautiful voice to match. His veteran dynamic band, featuring Billy Conway, Eric Heywood, […]
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Greg Felden’s single, “When The Change Comes,” is a one track taste of his first full-length record, Made of Strings, produced by Al Sgro and Will Golden (Eric Hutchinson, Joe Purdy, Brian Wright) at Los Angeles’ The Chalet Studio. Made of Strings will be released in the fall, and was featured during Showtime’s series“The Affair” […]
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