Jackie Greene peforms “Sweet Somewhere Bound” off of last year’s re-release album of the same name. A Clip from “Broken Hearts, Dusty Roads” DVD –circa 2004. His latest, American Myth, is already on my short list for Album of the Year. If you haven’t heard it yet, get off yer hind quarters and go to […]
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, On the Radar
[audio:http://www.gracepotter.com/toothbrushandmytable.mp3] Brace yourself. You are about to be blown away by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Vermont’s latest contribution to music. Not only does the 22-year-old Potter have the vocal guns to stand tall with predecessors like Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin to name a few, she’s also unreal on the Hammond B-3 […]
Notable Releases: 6 June 2006
The River in Reverse, Elvis Costello & Alan Touissaint A potent combination inspired by one of America’s disgraceful disasters. Zoysia, The Bottle Rockets The pride of Festus, Missouri rediscover the rock-and-roll side of country. For more on the Bottle Rockets, see the Twangville preview. Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer The English duo were a pleasant surprise at this year’s SXSW. […]
18 Nights of Bruce Springsteen, Live Performances from Stops Along Tour
So you don’t have luxury of seeing Bruce Springsteen perform at every stop of his tour promoting the Seeger Sessions? Well now you do. In an unprecedented move for Bruce Springsteen and AOL Music ( http://www.aolmusic.com ), the online music destination will offer an exclusive video performance from every single stop on Springsteen’s just-launched North […]
Notable Releases: 30 May 2006
West of the West, Dave Alvin Dave Alvin is an American original. Possessing an encyclopedia-like knowledge of American roots music, he can lead his crack band of Guilty Men from country blues to rock to folk with equal aplomb. His latest release is a tribute to his native California. It features a stirring — and […]
Chatham County Line’s “Company Blues”, a Download
So far, I’ve only been able to drum up a single goodie for new releases this week. Thanks to the good folks at Redeye, here’s a song from Chatham County Line’s latest Speed of the Whippoorwill. Releases with downloadable MP3’s: Chatham County Line, “Company Blues” (Redeye Distribution) [audio:http://www.redeyeusa.com/download.php?file=2980852161.mp3] Check out the Release Calendar to see […]
Notable Releases: 16 May 2006
Powder Burns, The Twilight Singers You may remember Greg Dulli as the driving force behind the late Afghan Whigs. DullisThe Whigs established their credibility by crafting pop-based melodies in an aggressive and theatrical rock format. There was little coincidence that the production credits were positioned as theatrical credits: Dulli imbibes his music with a cinematic […]
Notable Releases: 9 May 2006
In the better late than never category, here are my picks from last week’s class of new releases. Sail Away: The Songs of Randy Newman, Various Artists    Although he lives in Los Angeles and has built a unparalleled (and Oscar-rich) career writing scores for films scoring films, Randy Newman’s early years were spent writing short […]
Notable Releases: 2 May 2006
The Boxing Mirror, Alejandro Escovedo Alejandro Escovedo has been lauded by critics (No Depression named him artist of the decade in the 1990’s) and heralded by his peers (on 2004’s Por Vida). After a nearly fatal bout with hepatitis C, Escovedo returns with his first album of original material since 2002’s By the Hand of […]
Tom’s Pick of the Week, Bruce Springsteen
Leave it to Bruce Springsteen to take on the Pete Seeger collection. He could be the only practicing musician to pull this off effectively with the exception of Bob Dylan who owes some stylistic credit to Seeger as well. After reading a few mixed reviews of this album I was concerned. Seems that some folks […]