After listening to the first half of Gary Allan’s new album, Living Hard, I decided I’d do some market research.  I had honestly never heard of Gary, but seeing that his record was on MCA Nashville I knew he was probably in good company.  And it turns out that I was right.  Other artists on the […]

Listening to Drew Gibson’s new album, Letterbox, I thought, “This sounds nothing like Lyle Lovett’s new disc.”  Why in the hell I thought that I have no idea.  But I did.  Then I thought, “Gibson’s disc sounds just as much like Lovett’s new disc as I sound like Lucinda Williams.”  And folks, just for the […]

I’ll be honest and admit that I’m not accustomed to receiving “Best Of” CDs from artists I’ve never heard of.  But hey, when someone’s been recording albums for around 15 years there’s got to be something good in the catalog right?  Thankfully, on this album, there are a number of gems.  According to the press […]

So, House is a TV show that comes on Fox about a miracle working doctor with a cocky attitude, a sad love life and an addiction to pain pills.  At least that’s what it seemed like the 4 or 5 times I’ve watched the show.  “So, who would make up such a soundtrack?” you ask.  […]

Tommy Womack’s biography from his website starts out like the following:  “My name is Tommy Glynn Womack.  Skot Willis once said I was the craziest person he’d ever met who had his life together.  Todd Snider says I’m the only person he’s ever met in Nashville who’s crazier than he is.  So I must be […]

My Johnny Cash collection consists of Live at San Quentin, the box set of Love, God & Murder, the 5 main discs done with Rick Rubin/American Recordings and a couple of old LPs with titles such as Here Comes Cash or The Best of Johnny Cash…you know the drill.  Anyway, while I’m a big fan […]

“This song collection is inspired by the ABC television special Elvis: Viva Las Vegas – the visual chronicle of Elvis’s life during the Vegas years with particular focus on his music, his ground-breaking style-and his legacy. Previously unreleased documentary footage tells the story of how the King of Rock and Roll changed the music industry […]

So, you’re looking for some California honky-tonk?  Well, look no farther.  Or is it further?  Hell, I don’t know…but I’m leaning towards farther.  Anyway, it’s here in the form of Dave Gleason’s Wasted Days.  On their new album, Just Fall to Pieces, Gleason and Co. channel early Yoakam, Gram Parsons and the king of “Californicountry” […]

I’ve been a fan of Pete Yorn since picking up his debut, Musicforthemorningafter in 2001.  I was sure he was destined to be a big hit and I sang his praises to anyone who would listen.  Fast forward to 2007 and Yorn’s touring in support of his third studio album, Nightcrawler.  While that first album […]

So, Ryan Adams has sobered up and released a record.  At least the recent New York Times article I read says he’s been sober for about a year.  What do we get with sober Adams?  A pretty good record actually.  The one, two (pun intended) punch of “Goodnight Rose” and “Two” get Easy Tiger off to a cranking […]