To tide his fans over until his next studio release, Austin legend Alejandro Escovedo released Room of Songs this past Tuesday. The album, recorded live in Austin earlier this year, features Escovedo on guitar backed by a string quartet. For fans, its a reminder of Escovedo’s musical diversity. For non-fans, its a welcome introduction to […]
Tom’s Playlist for December 2005
This is perhaps my favorite playlist this year. I added two bonus tracks for the holidays. Songs with thumbnails indicate albums new to my playlists. Enjoy! Playlist also available on iTunes. These Tears, Reckless Kelly (from the album Wicked Twisted Road) Mustang, Mike McClure (from the album Camelot Falling) Former Great Divide front man rockin’ […]
Album Review: Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham
“Then Scrappy said, well, we’ll have a benefit. And I said no. I said a bunch of stuff about self-sufficiency and those-more-in-need and so on. Scrappy said, okay, then asked how many benefits did I think I had played in the last 25 years.†If you buy one album this year, consider Big Sweet Life […]