Featured: Bonnie Raitt, Souls Alike. Also Noteworthy: B.B. King, 80. Blues Traveler, !Bastardos!. Dar Williams, My Better Self. David Gray, Life in Slow Motion. Tracy Chapman, Where You Live.

Austin journeyman Charlie Sexton steps out with Cruel and Gentle Things, his first release in nearly a decade. Sexton crafts a tasty blend of roots, blues and gospel, featuring his signature guitar work and well-worn vocals. Click here for audio samples. Release Date: 13 September 2005

Featured: James McMurtry, Childish Things. Also Noteworthy: North Mississippi Allstars, Electric Blue Watermelon. The Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang. Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand, Dream Big.

Download this playlist from iTunes. Intentional Heartache, Dwight Yoakam.This as about as country as I will get. Nevertheless, a nice rockin’ twang song. Available as a free download on AOL Music. One of the Fortunate Few, Delbert McClinton.I had the pleasure to see Delbert live this summer where he announced that he’d have a new […]

Eric Clapton, Back Home. Bob Dylan, No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series Vol. 7).

Delbert McClinton, Cost of Living.

Rodney Crowell, The Outsider.

Juliana Hatfield, Made in China. Nickel Creek, Why Should the Fire Die? Southern Bitch, Snake In the Grass.

Baby C’mon, Stephen Malkmus.Former Pavement member rockin’ on his third solo album. Available as a free download on Amazon.com Paralyzed, Bob Mould.I love this guitar-heavy song. Bob Mould is back! Another free download available from Red Eye Distribution. The Night I Lost My Head, Maximo Park.A nice little pop song out of Newcastle, northern England. […]

Son Volt, Okemah and the Melody of Riot. Sufjan Stevens, Illinois.