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"If the Replacements played Southern rock, they might have sounded something
like Cape Girardeau's Dirty 30's. Teaming with legendary roots producer Eric Ambel,
the band struts and grinds through heavy, twangy rock that's too loud for Americana
and too spontaneous for the typical indie template on its self-titled debut. To
call them a bar band is no slur: They play fast and loose with free-wheeling blues-based
guitar riffs, always a dependable soundtrack for drinking till last call and smoking
up on the way home." - Roy Kasten, River Front Times St. Louis, MO 2006.
And The MoM gang loves it too! (Self Release) 
Canada's David Picco, rightfully, gets lumped in with Steve Earle, Jay Farrar,
and Jeff Tweedy. His way with melody, lyrics, and Saturday Night, Sunday Morning's
overall sound puts him squarely in that place where Uncle Tupelo ended is all:
Anodyne. Producer by Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith) captures that place where melancholy
and exuberance meet. Picco's sound might feel derivative of his well accomplished
predecessors, but it is both good company to keep and shows him as an artist with
something to say. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Mag Wheel)
The Final release from a terrific label. Track Listings Disc 1:Buzz Zeemer-This
Town/Frog Holler-Couldn't Get Along/John Train-Broke TV/Richard Kaufmann-You Never
Listen/ Emily Valentine-Understand/Flight of Mavis-The First Step/Frog Holler-Virginia/The
Low Road-So Anyway/Buzz Zeemer-I Live Next Door/ Rolling Hayseeds-Dead of Night/Chet
Delcampo-Aglow/Flight of Mavis-Top of the Pops/Frog Holler-Stray/John Train-Cracked
and Crumbled/ Rolling Hayseeds-It's Starting to Show/Buzz Zeemer-Break My Heart/Napalm
Sunday-Paralyzed/Frank Brown-Don't Say You Never/Rolling Hayseeds-If I Were More
Like You/John Train-How Am I Ever Gonna Get Home.Track Listings Disc 2:Frog Holler-Least
Most Wanted/Buzz Zeemer-Mystery/Rolling Hayseeds-A Man of Few Words/John Train-Take
You Home Tonight/Emily Valentine-Try Try Try/Chet Delcampo-Coffee With Tom T.
Hall/Rolling Hayseeds-Woolly Thinking/Flight of Mavis-On My Mind/Frog Holler-Pennsyvania/Buzz
Zeemer-Crush/Mike 'Slo-Mo' Brenner-One True Love/John Train-500 Miles/Frank Brown-She
Just Wants To Be Loved/The Low Road-The Irish Queen/Solid For Sixty-Where You
Are/Frog Holler-The Sweetest Sound/John Train-The Sugar Ditch/Napalm Sunday-In
My Yard/Flight of Mavis-Through It All/Richard Kaufmann-Shooting Stars and A Full
Moon. Track Listings Disc 3:Foxycontin-Next Time You're On Your Own/Mike 'Slo-Mo'
Brenner-Child of the Sunset/Paul Edelman and the Jangling Sparrows-Take Home Your
Coat/Napalm Sunday-Candy Store/Steve Yutzy-Burkey-Emily,I Know You Can't Hang
On/John Train-Mulloy/ Frog Holler-Pushin My Silence/Chet Delcampo-Water Flows
Around A Stone/Gas Money-Comin' Around.
Signal Hill Transmission's third release "An Empty Space" showcases
the band's maturity. While "Tomorrow The Stars" had all of the elements,
but was raw. "An Empty Spaces" shimmers, jangles, rocks, and sounds
finished. There is a slight angst that runs through the record, all wrapped around
sing-along choruses and loud guitars. Fans of the mature Replacements and Fountains
of Wayne will love this record. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (P.A. Juice)
On
her sixth album, Eleni Mandell delivers a magnificent, late night, lights-low
set -- her sexiest recording yet. Her conversational alto is set beautifully against
the reeds (Jeff Turmes, who has backed James Harman and Badly Drawn Boy), guitar
(Nels Cline of Wilco), vibes (DJ Bonebrake of X) and her longtime rhythm section
of drummer Kevin Fitzgerald and bassist Ryan Feves. Nowtoronto.com describes Mandell's
releases as "Tastefully produced by Anti label boss Andy Kaulkin, Miracle
Of Five shows off Mandell's gorgeous voice while astutely employing clarinet,
saxophone, harp and vibes in place of guitar. Certain to be a Valentine's Day
fave for years to come." (Zedtone)
A
sprawling album, deep with musical and lyrical texture. There`s a timeless quality
to this record; its rocking guitar solos and driving rhythms could easily be a
lost gem cut by Crazy Horse between takes with Neil, but it retains the fragile
beauty of much of Sykes` earlier work as well. From lilting to waltzing sway to
hallucinatory psychedelia, this record finds Sykes and her band exploring new
sounds with a confident ease. Guest appearances from Nicolai Dunger, jazz keyboardist
Wayne Horvitz, and avant garde violinist/composer Eyvind Kang. (Barsuk Records)
Few
bands can kick up as much gritty rock & roll dust as The Dexateens, the Tuscaloosa,
Alabama band whose grimy, high-octane mix of classic Southern rock and punk panache
has left fans fumbling towards the bar for another shot. Now the Dexateens prep
their third album, Hardwire Healing, which finds the band further honing its drinking-class,
barroom-siftin' R&B. (Skybucket Records) 
On their third disc, Vagabonds and Hooligans, Backyard Tire Fire continues to
expand their stylistic range, diffing into folk, pop, alt-country, Southern rock,
R&B and rock'n'roll. The band has gathered a hard-won fan base due to extensive
touring with the likes of Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo, North Mississippi Allstars
and Will Hoge. Big-hearted, jarringly direct and riding a powerful, upward arc,
Backyard Tire Fire is a happening thing. (O.L.E. Records) 
"...it
is Griffin's voice -- its clear, natural force and her disciplined way with vibrato
-- that hits you first on Children Running Through, in the spare, sultry bravado
of the opening song, "You'll Remember." It is, like many of the songs
here, a good riddance to trouble and those who start it, and the virtually empty
arrangement -- walking bass and brushed drums -- gives Griffin plenty of room
to show off the brassy determination underlining the country-comfort delicacy
of her singing. Some of the sass here is on the outside. Encouraged by snorting
saxes and ash-can drumming, Griffin shows how much blues singer she has in her,
minus the affectations, in "Stay on the Ride." And she's no barn-dance
wallflower in "Getting Ready," which comes with jolts of guitar distortion
and even feedback.... 3 1/2 STARS " -- David Fricke, Rollingstone.com (ATO)
Caldo
Verde Records will re-issue Sun Kil Moon's Ghosts of the Great Highway. Originally
released in 2003, the album received superlative reviews, moved quickly to #1
on college radio and has become one of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek's most loved
and best selling albums in a 13 album career. This reissue will include re-worked
packaging and a 6-song bonus CD containing two versions of Leonard Bernstein's
"Somewhere," alternative versions of "Carry Me Ohio" and "Salvador
Sanchez," a radio recording of "Gentle Moon" recorded in Portugal,
and the previously unreleased instrumental "Arrival," which was recorded
for the movie The Girl Next Door.(Caldo Verde)
New
Magnetic Wonder was produced by Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Sebadoh, Sean Lennon)
and is surely the most elaborate Apples production to date. Clocking in at 53
minutes, the album contains 14 songs, 12 additional "link tracks," and
an Apples first -- the newly invented "Non-Pythagorian Music Scale"
included in both digital sound files and an in-depth video description on the
enhanced portion of this multimedia CD. New Magnetic Wonder includes such fist
pumping anthems as "Can You Feel It," the 70's AM radio-esque "Same
Old Drag," and the Mellotron majesty of "Energy." It's The Apples
in stereo doing what they do best (Yep Roc) 
Shoe
Box, produced by Monty Byrom(Big House) captures Jay's art of songwriting in true
country/rock roots arrangements. Special Appearances on the album by Lee Roy Parnell,
Jack Ingram, Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel), and Marty Stuart, make Jay's craft
of telling a story through song bring back memories of childhood friends, family,
and create the visualization of the lyrics in everyone's mind. (Smith Music Group)
"Micky
& the Motorcars play straight-ahead alternative country-rock, delivering weary
tales of lost chances, romantic misfires and lonely moments with just enough pop
edge to place them somewhere between Steve Earle and R.E.M., although they lack
(or avoid) the former's political agenda and the latter's elliptical approach
to lyrics." -allmusic.com (Smith Music Group)
Just
when you thought you had this guy figured out ... the party crasher who brought
you Los Straitjackets has attempted the impossible once again. Danny Amis, aka
Daddy-O Grande, is well-established in the world of instrumentals. After 13 years
with Los Straitjackets, Amis is enjoying the success of 10 critically acclaimed
CDs, TV and film appearances, and nationwide tours with Tom Petty, Link Wray and
The Reverend Horton Heat. In 2006, Amis returned to Mexico City for another project
with Lost Acapulco, this time including an authentic Mariachi Horn Section and
Latin Percussionist. None of the Mariachis hired made it to the studio, but the
horn section from a local Ska band clad in clown suits was happy to fill in, with
wonderfully surprising results. Daddy-O Grande in Mexico features 12 new originals!
(Daddy-O Grande SignatureSeries)
Over
the Rhine's first career retrospective. Features the new track Last Night On Earth
Again and selections from the out-of-print IRS albums.Track Listings: Last Night
On Earth Again/If Nothing Else/Suitcase/Give Me Strength/Latter Days/The World
Can Wait/Show Me/Born/All I Need Is Everything/Ohio/Sleep Baby Jane/How Does It
Feel? (To Be On My Mind)/Lookin' Forward (Live)/Within Without/Like A Radio. (Back
Porch) 
This
deeply grooving album shows a side of Ruthie never captured in the studio before
as she displays her talents on the Fender/Rhodes and unleashes her soulful vocals
on the funkiest songs she has ever created. Austin legend Papa Mali handles the
production and guitar duties, joining Ruthie and some of Austin's top musicians
in a very strong set of originals and covers of songs by Son House, Sister Rosetta
Thorpe, and Lucinda Williams. (Blue Corn) 
This
new family album pulls no punches in musical sophistication or songwriting. Addressing
childhood from both kids and adult perspective, the songs nod to Maurice Sendak
and Shel Silverstein in their clear-eyed views of the joys and anxieties of being
a kid. (Yellow Dog Records) 
Reaction
Recordings, offers a remastered, deluxe double-CD re-packaging of Television guitarist
Richard Lloyd's 1987 release 'Fields Of Fire', available for the first time ever
on compact disc. The first CD is the original album (recorded in Sweden in 1985)
remastered. The second CD is an alternate, augmented "revisited" version
of the album...the way the LP would have been presented had Richard's vision not
been undercut by the technology of the era and the limitations of vinyl pressing.
Includes 16-page full-color booklet with lyrics and extensive liner notes by Richard
Lloyd himself, Reaction co-founder Ric Menck (Velvet Crush, Matthew Sweet), and
acclaimed music scribe Bill Flanagan (U2 biographer, VH1's Storytellers). Track
Listings Disc One (Original): Watch Yourself/Losin' Anna/Soldier Blue/Backtrack/Keep
On Dancin'/Pleading/Lovin' Man/Black To White/Field Of Fire. Track Listings Disc
Two (Revisited) Soldier Blue/Pleading/Watch Yourself/Backtrack/The Only Feeling/Losin'
Anna/Tobacco and Corn/Lovin' Man/Black To White/Field Of Fire/Keep On Dancin'.
(Reaction) 
"Norwegian
singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche built a devoted following stateside with a series
of Starbucks-friendly albums that showed a gift for classic-pop melodies and rich,
idiosyncratic guitar-keyboards-strings arrangements. Phantom Punch is a little
different: It rocks amiably, with looser, simpler songs that range from near-punk
to mild guitar-pop. Spunky winners like the title track suggest that Lerche has
absorbed the early work of his tourmate Elvis Costello" -- Christian Hoard,
rollingstone.com (Astral Werks)
What
will certainly be most striking to some fans about The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard
is that it rocks harder than any album the two-time Grammy Award winner has ever
recorded. "Nobody Knows My Name," the striking opening track, might
best be described as "minimalist pure pop punk rock," and the evocative,
riff-'n'-hook-filled, stream-of-consciousness rant titled "Falling Up"
follows in a similar decidedly art-rock manner. What's ultimately just as fascinating
as the remarkable music on the new album, however, is that all 13 songs are inspired
by the real words and ideas of one Jesus Christ. The Ltd edition package includes
a fold-out Digipak with 14 page booklet (New West Records)
Urgency and insurgency are at the root of The Lonesomes` "Quick Fixes &
Power Trips," the Portland quartet`s rocking follow-up to their breezier
2004 debut "Circling The Sun." Bolstered by the addition of lead guitarist
Mark Dybvig (Thrillbilly), The Lonesomes have delivered 12 varied takes on 70s
rock that are both sweet and searing. Literate and character-driven in a way similar
to early Springsteen, the tunes put a modern spin on timeless themes of war, God
and love, at times echoing the disappointment of an American public that feels
duped. The overall sound, though, is much more early Jayhawks and Velvet Crush.
Produced by 44 Long`s Brian Berg (John Doe, Robert Pollard), who lends keyboards
and occasional backing vocals, "Quick Fixes & Power Trips" is an
edgy romp in the vein of Drive-By Truckers and Son Volt, where intimate story-telling
meets heavy guitar licks, fish-hook bass lines and machine-gun drum rolls. (self-released)
Lubbock-based Thrift Store Cowboys capture the shimmering, country-influenced
soundtrack sound of the Southwest. Produced by Craig Schumacher at Wavelab Studios
in Tucson,TSC`s 2006 release is a beautifully intoxicating mix. A gypsy-like violin,
haunting pedal steel and the occasional toy piano provide texture for this dark,
thoughtful and very talented band. It`s December release will preclude it from
making year-end best of lists, which is a shame, as it`s quality exceeds nearly
every small label album of the year. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (self-released)
After
a childhood of playing cantinas and honky tonks from Texas to Tennessee, this
band of brothers 'Los Lonely Boys' from San Angelo Texas rocked their way to the
top of the American music industry, determined to fulfill their father's long
held dream. Fuses exciting live performances, vivid imagery of West Texas, and
intimate personal stories in this documentary feature film that tells the story
of Los Lonely Boys.(XENON)
Every
year in conjunction with the Grammy® Awards, a concert is held for the MusiCares
charity and to honor the achievements of a particular group or artist. The recipient
of the 2005 Person of the Year award was the one and only Brian Wilson. An amazing
line-up of artists came together to give their own interpretations of classic
Beach Boys songs before the great man himself took the stage for the climax of
the evening. They include the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie
Sambora, Jeff Beck, Barenaked Ladies, Backstreet Boys, John Legend, Earth Wind
& Fire and Michael McDonald with the recently passed keyboardist Billy Preston.
Track Listing: I Get Around - Red Hot Chili Peppers/City Blues - Richie Sambora/Sail
On Sailor - Jamie Cullum with Fred Martin & The Levite Camp/Brian Wilson -
Barenaked Ladies/I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - John Legend/When I Grow
Up To Be A Man - Backstreet Boys/Surfer Girl - Shelby Lynne/Don't Worry Baby -
Michael McDonald & Billy Preston/Surf's Up - Jeff Beck/Surfin' USA - Jeff
Beck/Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - Earth Wind & Fire/Wouldn't
It Be Nice - Darlene Love/Pet Sounds - The Brian Wilson Band/Heroes And Villains
- Brian Wilson/Good Vibrations - Brian Wilson/Fun, Fun, Fun - Brian Wilson &
Cast/Love And Mercy - Brian Wilson & Cast.(Eagle Vision) 
Los
Angeles might be the corporate music capital of the world, but it's also the home
to America's longest-running underground music scene, a scene that has srvived
underground for 50 years thanks to diehard musicians, promoters and fans of the
rebel rock you won't see on MTV. Rebel Beat: The Story of LA Rockabilly is the
first documentary to tell the story of LA's original underground music scene,
from the '50s cowboy rockers like Glen Glenn to the revivalists like Ray Campi
to legends like Big Sandy and Dave Gonzales. LA Rockabilly remains a low brow,
low-fi, sexy culture with a passion for its retro roots. Rebel Beat captures LA
Rockabilly's small town soul at car shows, swap meets, barbecues, barrio cafes
and hidden juke joints befor pulling up to the biggest rockabilly party of the
year - Viva Las Vegas. (High Plains Sigh)
Paul
Weller's Hit Parade DVD, his first ever career spanning video collection, chronicles
30 years of milestone work from one of the world's best songwriters. Two DVDs
with 64 videos (one for every single on his Hit Parade box set, both live and
feature), Hit Parade is a comprehensive Weller collection. Between 1977 and 1982,
Weller released six wildly successful albums with The Jam.After The Jam, Weller
formed The Style Council. Since 1992, Weller has released eight critically acclaimed
studio albums. Hit Parade combines videos from all three spectacular Paul Weller
career stages into one astonishing package. 2 DVD Hardbound Book. (Yep Roc)| Alt Country | Americana Music | Bluegrass Music | Country Bluegrass | Folk Music Folk Rock | Roots Rock | Singer Songwriter | Sitemap |