As the old Monty Python line goes, “and now for something completely different.” Â A few weeks ago I happened to catch Suzanna Choffel at Old Settlers Music Festival. Â She was playing to an Austin crowd that knew her and my notes say something to the effect of “country meets jazz”. Â Fast forward to last week […]
Monday Morning Video: Session Americana and Kris Delmhorst
Boston legends The Cars recently reunited and released Move Like This, their first album of new music since 1987. Missing from the line-up is bassist Ben Orr, who passed away from cancer in 2000. Orr sang best online casino one of the band”s biggest hits, the ballad “Drive.” This tender take on that classic hit […]
Jason Isbell – To the Ends of the City
Listening to Jason Isbell’s newest album was a true revelation. A few album’s later and he’s really moved beyond his life with the Drive-by Truckers. Now when I hear about a concert on the other side of DC from me, I think twice about heading out to H street. But when I heard Isbell was […]
Kasey Anderson- Heart of a Dog
Kasey Anderson went and found his own Crazy Horse. Though the change isn’t quite as stark as Neil Young’s jump from self-titled debut to the iconic Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Anderson is definitely revving up his raggedy side for the follow up to last year’s excellent Nowhere Nights. Heart of A Dog takes no […]
Monday Morning Video: Jeanne Jolly covers Whitesnake
The Felice Brothers / Celebration, Florida
I honestly didn’t know what to expect when the new Felice Brothers album, Celebration, Florida, arrived in my mailbox. I’d been a fan of the tune “Frankie’s Gun” a few years back on their self-titled release, but that was really about as far as it went. I had failed to hear their 2009 release and […]
Shoulda Been Huge: A Special Playlist
I’m sure that everyone can name a band or two that shoulda been huge. Someone with tremendous talent, for sure, but who got side-swiped by the recording industry or for some other reason never achieved the recognition that their talent deserved. Here are a few on my list. The bridge between classic 1950’s rock and […]
Readers’ Pick: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, “Here We Restâ€
READERS PICK: APRIL 2011 Twangville readers picked Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit‘s Here We Rest as their favorite album of April 2011. His third album since parting ways with the Drive-by Truckers and second with band The 400 Unit. The album title, Here We Rest, takes it’s name from the original Alabama state motto […]
Monday Morning Video: Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues"
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Old Californio – Sundrunk Angels
“Cosmic American Music†is what Gram Parsons called his own music. I think the term also fits Sundrunk Angels, the new release by Old Californio. The length of the songs puts them in Jam Band territory. In fact, it is a bit odd that the Jam Band crowd hasn’t widely discovered these guys yet. “Jewels […]