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Best of 2013 – Chip

Thursday, January 09, 2014 By Chip Frazier

Here is my Top Ten for 2013: Feel free to cast stones and insults if you disagree. 1. Patty Griffin American Kid The combination of Griffin’s vocal elegance along with Luther and Cody Dickinson’s backup, made this album stand above all others. The ethereal duet with Robert Plant was also a high impact song. 2. […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: donna the buffalo, Jason Isbell, North Mississippi All-Stars, Okkervil River, Patty Griffin, Son Volt, Sturgill Simpson, Tim Easton, Two Cow Garage

Mayer’s Playlist from May 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive, by Steve Earle Steve Earle could perhaps be America’s most honest songwriter. When one listens to his albums there is never a doubt what he is thinking. Whether railing against George W. Bush (“Little Emperor”) or pledging his love (“Every Part of Me”) […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: John Paul Keith, Okkervil River, Outasight, Shovels and Rope, Steve Earle, Steve Wynn, The Baseball Project, The Silos, The Smithereens, Yuck

Calexico + More, Releases 9/9

Tuesday, September 09, 2008 By Tom Osborne

From “Carried To Dust” – out on Quarterstick Records (9/09/08). CALEXICO, Carried To Dust (Touch & Go) Official Site | MySpace | Samples (Amazon) One of the best blends of Mexican and Texas/Arizona soundscapes you’ll hear, Calexico is back. This is classic convertible Ford Mustang driving through the desert music. Picture giant cacti zooming by […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Folk, News, Videos Tagged With: Calexico, Damien Jurado, Dar Williams, Okkervil River, Steve Wynn

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