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Ryan Adams: Dreaming in Big Colors

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 By Suzanne McMahon

Emerging from the depths of the 2019 #MeToo scandal, Ryan Adams is back and ready to rock. While his most recent record, “Wednesdays,” was a lesson in acoustic soul-baring, “Big Colors” goes in a completely different direction with it’s 80s rock vibes. I’ve had it on repeat for the past 4 days straight (this is […]

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Steve Earle – So You Wannabe An Outlaw

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 By Jeff McMahon

Steve Earle is back. He may have never really left, but “So You Wannabe An Outlaw” stands beside his best albums (and there are many). It sounds like his classic period from the 80s up through his classic Transcendental Blues in 2000 (without the early 90s records during his descent into drug addiction). Earle has […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Reviews, Steve Earle

Carolina Chocolate Drops – Leaving Eden

Tuesday, March 06, 2012 By Bill Wilcox

The Carolina Chocolate Drops, whose informal folksy jug band approach belies a talent pool that is seemingly bottomless, have added another gem to their already stellar catalogue with Leaving Eden.  The Drops, who in their live shows recreate the look and feel of a turn-of-the 20th century string band but with the anachronistic addition of human “beatbox” vocal percussionist […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Folk, Roots Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Country, Folk, Reviews, Roots

Mason Jennings – Minnesota

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 By Bill Wilcox

Mason Jennings’ latest effort, Minnesota, is a lyrical romp with Jennings’ characteristic musical hooks that teeter on the edge of sappy but that work for him.  Every song on Minnesota is worth the listen.  The multi-instrumental Jennings opens with the subdued piano-based ballad “Bitter Heart” followed immediately with “Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor,” a retro […]

Filed Under: Alternative, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Folk, Indie, mason jennings, Reviews

Peter Bradley Adams – Traces

Thursday, October 22, 2009 By Jeff McMahon

If you recognize the name, you probably think you’ve heard this one before. Heartbreaking melodies and a girl who left you blah blah blah. The same sad tone seems prevalent from the first notes of adult alternative single “You Dance” (Adams’ collaboration with Kat Maslich) to the lead single “For You” and throughout Adams’ work. But you […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Reviews Tagged With: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Peter Bradley Adams, Reviews

Fred Eaglesmith, Live at the Little Fox

Friday, February 06, 2009 By Shawn Underwood

One of the reasons I like live shows so much is you get a true sense of the artist.  You hear the real musician, not what an engineer or producer decides you should hear.  You also get to see their real talent.  Take Emmylou Harris, for example.  Unbelievably, that crystal clear, mesmerizing, audible perfection of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Fred Eaglesmith, little fox, Reviews

Hidden Gems Part 2 – Jewly Hight

Monday, January 28, 2008 By Chip Frazier

Previously I identified Twilight Hotel as a gem that could be easily missed in the plethora of releases on July 29th. The other one is Jewly Hight – Darlin’ Understand. Hight is a music critic who is releasing her first album. In fact, you have probably read her in No Depression. Well, she needs to […]

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Drive-By-Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark

Friday, January 11, 2008 By Chip Frazier

When a band has a shakeup in its’ lineup critics will often look skeptically at their follow up album. But when the follow up is an epic 70 minute 19 song project, even a reasonable critic has to wonder if they can pull it off. Fortunately for us the Truckers not only pull it off, […]

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Dan Israel – Turning

Monday, December 31, 2007 By Chip Frazier

A late release in 2007 that I almost overlooked is Dan Israel’s Turning. In fact this albume has become a late year Twangville fave. Israel has been around a while from the Midwest to Austin and back again. He has opened for acts as diverse as Morissey, Spoon and Peter Himmelman. He has won songwriter […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Alt-Country, Dan Israel, Jayhawks, Reviews, Semisonic, Singer-Songwriter, Son Volt, Wilco

Sara Lynn Single and Video to be Released to US Country Radio in early 2008

Thursday, December 20, 2007 By Chip Frazier

Steel Jack Music Group released Sara Lynn’s debut album Thing for You on September 30th. However, they are going to do a major US radio promotion for the album and the first single, which is the title cut, in early 2008. The Canadian Country Diva has all of the ingredients to a popular mainstream country […]

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