Updated: 06.15.06
Mom Staff Digs: 03.2006
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THE MOM STAFF TOPS FOR 06.2006

JEFF "The Jester" 01. MATTHEW GRIMM - Dawn's Early Apocalypse (self-released) 02. JAMES HUNTER- People Gonna Talk (Rounder) 03. TRAVEL BY SEA - Shadows Rise (self) 04. WAILIN' JENNYS - Firecracker (Red House Records) 05. MOJAVE 3 - Puzzles Like You (4AD) 06. ROMAN CANDLE - Wee Hours Revue (V2) 07. MAGIC NUMBERS - Magic Numbers (Capitol) 08. WEED PATCH - Some Kind Of Happy (self released) CRAIG "CUZ" 01. ROSES PAWN SHOP - The Arsonist (self released) Groovy, jingly banjo pop. 02.THE CHEATIN' KIND - Turned On Too Long (self released) Country punk, and I like Babs. 03. WEED PATCH - Some Kind Of Happy (self released) To me, this is an album that truly defines the "Alt. Country-roots-pop" sound. 04. VARIOUS ARTISTS - Sail Away - The Songs Of Randy Newman (Sugar Hill) Sometimes, it takes the performances of others to realize how truly brilliant a songwriter is. 05. MATTHEW SWEET AND SUSANNA HOFFS - Under the Covers Vol. 1 (Shout Factory) I was never a huge fan of either of these kids but I like what they do here. (Also, I think it drives, Boomer and DJ Jeff crazy.) 06. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions (Columbia) I love the arrangements that they pull out of these standards, very cool. 07. GRANDADDY - Just Like The Fambly Cat (V2) These dudes are weird, I dig it. 08. STAIRWELL SISTERS - Feet All Over The Floor (Yodel-Ay-Hee 061) This will be on my top ten of the year, without a doubt.

CORRIE "The Queen" 01. LADY & BIRD - Lady & Bird (Rebel Group) 02. THE HANDSOME FAMILY- Last Days of Wonder (Carrot Top) 03. THE FLAMING LIPS - At War With The Mystics (Warner Bros.) 04. GRANDADDY - Just Like The Fambly Cat (V2) 05. THE HIDERS-Valentine (Self Released) 06. ROSANNE CASH- Black Cadillac (Captital) 07. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions (Columbia) 08. JAMES HUNTER- People Gonna Talk (Rounder) 09.ROMANTICA- It`s Your Weakness That I Want (2024 Records) 10. WEED PATCH - Some Kind Of Happy (self released) 11. THE BITTERSWEETS The Life You Always Wanted (Virt Records) ART "Boomer" 1.DAVE ALVIN - West Of The West (Yep Roc) 2. RACONTEURS - Broken Boy Soldiers (V2) 3. NEIL YOUNG - Living With War (Reprise) 4. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions (Columbia) DJ JEFF HALL 1. BOTTLE ROCKETS - In Heilbronn Germany July 17, 2005 (self-released) 3. CHATHAM COUNTY LINE - Speed of the Whippoorwill (Yep Roc) 3. DIRTY TRUCKERS - Washed & Ready (Diorama Records) 4. DITTY BOPS - Moon Over The Freeway (Warner Brothers) 5. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS - A Blessing And A Curse (New West) 6. MATTHEW GRIMM - Dawn's Early Apocalypse (self-released) 7. I SEE HAWKS IN L.A - California Country (Western Seeds Record Co.) 8. KIERAN KANE, KEVIN WELCH & FATS KAPLIN - Lost John Dean (Compass) 9. SCOTT MCCLATCHY - Burn This (LIB Records) 10. EVAN PHILLIPS - Chickaloon (Skip Tooth Records) 11. ROBIN DEAN SALMON - Gasoline (self-released) 12. WEST VALLEY HIGHWAY - Marysville (West Valley Highway)