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Chip’s Top Albums of 2024

Thursday, January 02, 2025 By Chip Frazier

2024 was a difficult year to rank albums. There were so many exceptional releases this year that if I tried to re-rank the list it might look a lot different depending on my mood. My top 5 were the albums that really stuck with me, as for the rest it was very difficult to rank […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: 49 Winchester, American Aquarium, Billy Strings, Charley Crockett, Emily Nenni, Fantastic Cat, India Ramey, Jack White, Loose Cattle, MJ Lenderman, the Avett Brothers, The Mavericks, The Red Clay Strays, Waxahatchee, Yarn

Monday Morning Video – Buddy Holly “Not Fade Away”

Monday, December 23, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

I fell down a Buddy Holly rabbit hole this weekend. It had been a while, but it was great to remind myself of how impressive a talent Holly was. And how inspirational. Below is a playlist that features a jaw-dropping collection of artists performing just a single song from the Holly catalog – “Not Fade […]

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Gary Clark Jr., Grateful Dead, Jack White, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Ely, Pete Townshend, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty

Monday Morning Video – Loretta Lynn

Monday, October 10, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Country music, well, the entire music world, lost a legend last week with the passing of Loretta Lynn. In a career that spanned more than six decades and more than 50 albums, Lynn was both a trailblazer and an inspiration to the countless artists who followed in her footsteps. Here are a trio of songs […]

Filed Under: Country, In Memoriam, Videos Tagged With: Jack White, Loretta Lynn

Chip’s Best of 2014

Wednesday, January 07, 2015 By Chip Frazier

As usual it was a tough year to pick the top albums. This year was particularly tough; in that there were a number of top notch releases, but no clear standouts. Thus the conundrum, how to separate albums that are all deserving and uniquely their own. Here is an attempt to rank my top ten. […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Outlaw Country, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Chattam County Line, Chuck Prophet, Cory Branan, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Justin Townes Earle, Lucinda Williams, Old Crow Medicine Show, Shovels & Rope, St Paul and the Broken Bones, Sturgill Simpson, the Howlin Brothers

Newport Folk Festival – Saturday

Thursday, August 21, 2014 By Jeff McMahon

With his days in the blues-rock duo White Stripes now comfortably behind him, Jack White has become a bit of a generational connector. He’s paid homage to country, blues and rock legends, yet he keeps winning new fans. When he stepped on to the stage at Newport Folk Fest, the standing area at the front […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Alt-Country, Americana, Jack White, Nickel Creek, Shovels & Rope

Readers’ Pick: MARY GAUTHIER, Trouble & Love

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 By Tom Osborne

You picked MARY GAUTHIER, Trouble & Love  as your favorite for the week of Jun 10, 2014. Readers’ Top Picks (last 4 weeks) JOHN FULLBRIGHT, Songs (15) KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON, Our Year (14) DAVE & PHIL ALVIN, Common Ground (12) MARY GAUTHIER, Trouble & Love (11) JACK WHITE, Lazaretto (10) ZOE MUTH, World […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: First Aid Kit, Jack White, Mary Gauthier

SXSW 2011: The Video Companion

Monday, April 11, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

I got a bit carried away with the videos, compiling 26 great videos captured live at SXSW. Not surprisingly, we kick things off with the performance that introduced me to Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven. From there, a three-fer from Alejandro Escovedo’s special Sunday night gig at the legendary Continental Club. We’ve got […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Admiral Fallow, Alejandro Escovedo, Charlie Sexton, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Dave Alvin, Fitz and the Tantrums, J Roddy Walston, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Jack White, Jesse Malin, Jim Jones Review, Jon Dee Graham, Josh Ritter, Kasey Anderson, Liam Finn, Maxim Ludwig, Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven, Men Without Hats, Mona, Old 97's, Prima Donna, Sharon Van Etten, The Head and the Heart, the Hobarts, The Stone Foxes, Wild Flag, Willie Nile, Yuck

SXSW 2011: The Scene, Part 2

Thursday, March 31, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

DAY PARTIES EVERYWHERE Unofficial day parties have exploded in the past several years to the point that they now outnumber the official showcases. By my count there were over 120 day parties taking place on Saturday and I know that my list wasn’t complete. With that many shows it takes some creativity to stand out, […]

Filed Under: News, SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Asylum Street Spankers, Charlie Sexton, Hamell on Trial, Jack White, Jesse Malin, Lucinda Williams, Richard Barone, Willie Nile

Wanda Jackson – The Party Ain’t Over

Friday, January 28, 2011 By Shawn Underwood

Experiencing Wanda Jackson’s latest album, The Party Ain’t Over, with collaborator and producer Jack White, is a little bit like riding a modern roller coaster.  Your brain tells you it’s safe, you can see it’s in good working order, it’s not at all dangerous; but when you get off the ride your palms are still […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Reviews, Rockabilly, Roots Tagged With: Jack White, Wanda Jackson

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