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There is a slight raggedness and understatement to Rod Picott's music, which provides
terrific bedding for his intimate and introspective wordplay. His fourth release,
Summerbirds, is a moody, thought provoking record as Picott continues his musical
growth. Back in 2001 Robert Oermann declared Picott a "major, major talent."
One of the true indicators of a gifted musician is making not only a great debut,
but getting to album number three or four with something significant to say. His
music has been favorably compared to Steve Earle and Fred Eaglesmith. Four albums
into his career Picott is ready to join those two as a reference point for the
next generation of musicians. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Welding Rod)
In a year that is already jammed with exception releases, Yarn makes the case
for an entry into annual Top 10 lists. This Brooklyn-based band scores the rare
triple-header of excellent country-bluegrass musicianship, memorable melodies
and honeyed vocals. A little over a year ago Blake Christian was considering quitting
life as a musician but decided to take one last shot. Hopefully, the results have
inspired him to stick around for awhile. Inspired by bluegrass workouts of David
Grisman and Jerry Garcia and the songwriting of Gram Parsons, Yarn's 15 tracks
feature stories of bad men doing unsavory things. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music
(self-released) 
For years Dan Israel has been impressing local press in Minneapolis with his no-frills,
straightforward Americana-influenced rock music.Winner for the 2006 Minnesota
Songwriter of the Year and the 2005 Song of the Year awards, Israel has built
a local following. Maybe Turning, his 9th album, will be the one that breaks him
out. No Depression said of Dan, "Israel remains a true believer, a dedicated
craftsman giving voice to the kind of universal sentiments most of us keep under
our hats." His music is understated, his voice craggy. On the surface he
sounds like one of a thousand bedroom wordsmiths working on music as a hobby.
Israel's music goes deeper. His songs has depth and character. His backing musicians,
a well known assortment of Minneapolis players (including Marc Perlman and Dave
Boquist), provide him a rollicking back drop to his gripping and poignant tunes.
Let's hope Dan sticks around to make record number 10. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of
Music (Eclectone Records)
Goin'
South is a band of Southern California roots musicians who've collectively played
every honky-tonk, dusty theater and festival stage from Disney Hall to Lafayette.
John Zeretzke, Paul Lacques, Cody Bryant, Rick Shea, Vic Koler, Rick Cunha, and
Fred Sokolow comprise the band that has been called, "a Los Angeles Highwaymen
if there ever was one." GSB puts their own stamp and twist on Bluegrass,
Corngrass, Old-Timey Appalachian, Blues, Cajun, Native American, and Old Country
Music. Their debut CD, features brand new original songs in timeless styles; GSB
is able to combine the insight of Bob Dylan with the high-lonesome sound of those
cold mountains. A tightly produced, Americana album for blues, country, folk,
and pop fans. (California Swampland)
"What
started as an inspired daydreaming alternative to writing songs, took on a life
of its own with Ana's fifth solo release...Lazy Days consists of Ana's take on
ten relatively obscure tunes from a well known group of artists, tied together
through the theme-weaving thread of laziness. With songs from Gene Autry to Le
Tigre, Egge rediscovers some lesser known gems. A laid back labor, the CD was
recorded in Brooklyn, NY and Austin, TX with guest appearances from musicians
Anton Fier (Lounge Lizards, Golden Palominos), Tony Scherr (Lounge Lizards, Willie
Nelson),Jane Scarpantoni (REM, Lou Reed) and Jason Mercer (Ron Sexsmith, Ani Difranco).
" -- top40-charts.com. Track Listing: Midday Sun/Johnny s Garden/In The Backseat/Lazy
Day/Wastin Time/Summer Wastin/Crazy Lady Blues/I Could Spend A Day/Much Finer/Wastin
My Time. (Relativity)
"A
roulette wheel spins to a creaking stop and guitars explode like a Buzzcocks wet
dream, piano pounding a tunnel through the feedback, and as calm descends a voice
as succulent and stirring as Jim James (MMJ) and Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses)
announces we're meant to be "deadlocked in security" as things fires
up again. The rush of it all is hugely infectious, and even when they slow down
they never break the momentum. A Wheel Within A Wheel hits with the shattering
force of primal rock joys like the Drive-By Truckers' Decoration Day and My Morning
Jacket's At Dawn, vinyl missives that announced the arrival of major talents coming
into their own.' --Dennis Cook, jambase.com (Misra)
The
Girl That Killed September is singer/songwriter Garrison Starr's album and self-described
"best work." The songs range from American rock to pop/alternative rock.
Listen to the album and you will be an immediate fan of her voice, talent, and
honesty. Produced in Nashville by Neilson Hubbard (producer for Glen Phillips,
Matthew Ryan and Strays Don't Sleep) who also co-wrote on the album.
Tribute
to Blind Alfred Reed released in conjunction with his induction into the West
Virginia Hall of Fame, featuring performances by Tim and Mollie O'Brien, Kathy
Mattea, Marty Stuart, Little Jimmy Dickens, Connie Smith, Jerry Douglas, Charlie
McCoy, Ray Benson & Asleep at the Wheel, The Mountain Stage Band and others.
A portion of the proceeds to benefit the West Virginia Hall of Fame. (Proper)
"...Fans
of artists such as The Gourds, Yonder Mountain String Band, the Grateful Dead
and Whiskeytown will find plenty to cheer about in the songs and eclectic-but-focused
style of Bucktown Kickback...The recipe for Bucktown Kickback sports heavy doses
of bluegrass drive and fleet-fingered chops, plenty of tear jerking honky-tonk,
a sprinkle of rock swagger and singer-songwriter flair, and Dudding's love of
narrative songwriting and easygoing melodies...Blurring the lines between Americana,
jamgrass, honky-tonk and roots rock..." - David Brewer High Country Press
(BTKB)
It's
rare that a group can truly rock today s world, but the arrival of Mothership
, the first-ever comprehensive 2CD Led Zeppelin compilation. Produced by Page
and mixed by Kevin Shirley, Mothership's 24 monolithic tracks were selected and
sequenced by the band, who also oversaw the painstaking remastering. Spanning
their epic career, the unprecedented collection pulls immortal songs from all
eight of the band s classic studio albums, one of the 20th century s most enduring
bodies of musical work. Track Listing: Good Times Bad Times/Communication Breakdown
/Dazed and Confused/Babe I'm Gonna Leave Yous/Whole Lotta Love/Ramble On/Heartbreaker/Immigrant
Song/Since I've Been Loving /Rock and Roll/Black Dog/When The Levee Breaks/Stairway
To Heaven /Windows Media/Song Remains The Same/Over The Hills And Far Away/D'Yer
Maker/No Quarter/Trampled Under Foot/Houses Of The Holy /Kashmir/Nobody's Fault
But Mine/Achilles Last Stand /In The Evening /All My Love. 
Singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Chuck Melchin expresses loss, regret and some bitterness
in this heartland roots-rock. The Boston-based band draws on the acoustic leanings
of luminaries like John Mellencamp`s mid-80s bands or an early Jayhawks. A potlatch.
is a highly complex ceremony that includes the celebration of births, rites of
passages, weddings, funerals, puberty, and honoring of the deceased. Bean Pickers
Union try to capture the nuances of this ceremony with a cohesive album that sets
tone, works your emotions and provides redemption and a very satisfying conclusion.
-- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (self-released) 
Listening to a Rich McCulley record is a lot like having a long-term relationship.
You take both for granted. Everytime Rich releases an album he nails one roots-rock
gem after another. The Pasadena Weekly`s Bliss wrote, "There`s a bittersweet,
Beatles-esque buoyancy to many of McCulley`s pop tunes, whether he`s celebrating
the simple joys of riding with his lover down Ventura Highway on "Forever
California" or ruing the pitfalls of relationships on "Forget It All
Again" ("Here comes another curveball, aren`t you glad you brought your
glove / Here comes another push, can you take another shove"). Smart musicianship
and well-placed lyrical barbs a la "Once I got to know you, I couldn`t drink
enough" (from "I Never Really Loved You") elevate this above typical
romantic pop." McCulley makes it all sound effortless, the sign of an artist
that reaches the average everyman, but in fact this is finely crafted roots-pop.
-- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (self-released) 
Rod Picott`s debut record is an honest and sincere roots-rockin`-troubadour effort
that brings to mind artists like Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits (the early folk
years) and Steve Earle. With a deliberate strength in writing and performance,
his rich and slightly gritty vocal conveys a presents and depth that is very heartfelt.
He has a terrific gift for storytelling and with tracks co-written by friends
Slaid Cleaves, Fred Eaglesmith, Jeff Dernlan and Gurf Morlix, Picott proves he
is in league with some very good company. (Welding Rod Records)
The sophomore disc from Rod Picott is a solid roots-rock effort that reflects
the graveled, road-weary tone in his lyrics and voice. Finding a mid-point between
folks like Steve Earle and John Mellencamp, with dashes of Springsteen for good
measure, Picott`s style is earnest and genuine. Having honed his talents on Nashville`s
music row, and capped some songwriting credits with Fred Eaglesmith and longtime
pal Slaid Cleaves (two featured here), he has emerge a solid writer with a sensitivity
that contrasts well with his coarse vocal delivery. Stray Dogs runs the spectrum
of gritty roots-rock, emotionally rich acoustic ballads and some good old rock
`n` roll. A couple of guest harmony vocalists appear on two tracks. Slaid Cleaves
steps in on album closer "River Runs", a string-heavy acoustic ballad
detailing a rambler`s lament, and Alison Krauss helps poetically detail the Carney
life in "Circus Girl". Heather Johnson of Performing Songwriter Magazine
proclaims that "Rod Picott definitely leads a new generation of talented
roots writers." (Welding Rod Music) 
The sophomore disc from Rod Picott is a solid roots-rock effort that reflects
the graveled, road-weary tone in his lyrics and voice. Finding a mid-point between
folks like Steve Earle and John Mellencamp, with dashes of Springsteen for good
measure, Picott`s style is earnest and genuine. Having honed his talents on Nashville`s
music row, and capped some songwriting credits with Fred Eaglesmith and longtime
pal Slaid Cleaves (two featured here), he has emerge a solid writer with a sensitivity
that contrasts well with his coarse vocal delivery. Stray Dogs runs the spectrum
of gritty roots-rock, emotionally rich acoustic ballads and some good old rock
`n` roll. A couple of guest harmony vocalists appear on two tracks. Slaid Cleaves
steps in on album closer "River Runs", a string-heavy acoustic ballad
detailing a rambler`s lament, and Alison Krauss helps poetically detail the Carney
life in "Circus Girl". Heather Johnson of Performing Songwriter Magazine
proclaims that "Rod Picott definitely leads a new generation of talented
roots writers." (Welding Rod Music) 
Live At The Doug Fir Lounge features 17 tracks recorded before an attentive and
adoring (if not seemingly far off in the distance due to the way the mics picked
up ambient noise) hometown crowd. The tone of the performance starts off decidedly
dark as Richmond Fontaine perform songs from `Fitzgerald.` The band is tight when
they need, and loose when they want, supporting Vlautin`s rough-hewn vocals. Tracks:
Wellhorn Yards / Exit 194B / Laramie, WY / Don`t Look And It Won`t Hurt / Disappeared
/ The Warehouse Life / Black Road / Barely Losing / Through / Hallway / Montgomery
Park / Post To Wire / Haven`t Got Forever (w/Mike Coykendall) / Making It Back
/ Always On the Ride / The Janitor / Casino Lights (El Cortez) 
Chris Morris wrote in LA City Beat, "Like his role model Alvin, Serby has
a keen eye for detail... Serby interprets his songs with a unique honky-tonk voice:
Rather than nail a note, his warm, woolly tenor hovers around the edge of it,
asserting imperfect pitch as effectively as Ernest Tubb once did. . . Serby[`s]
second album, Another Sleepless Night, sports a harder sound and 15 rueful new
songs, mainly about crash-and-burn romances. (Nobody`s ever happy for long in
Serby`s universe.) . . . David Serby is the goods." Morris, a man of taste,
has it right. Serby is one of those small handfuls of artists every generation
that demands close attention. Fans of hard country will be impressed. (Harbor
Grove)
The
8-LP set contains replicas of the three original LPs (Black Snake Diamond Role,
Eye, and I Often Dream Of Trains), plus the 5-LP collection of bonus material,
While Thatcher Mauled Britain, all on 180 gram vinyl! (Yep Roc)
Ever
the prolific songwriters, Marah's Dave and Serge Bielanko are offering up this
EP containing unreleased new and vintage material, as well as songs from Marah's
new full-length Angels of Destruction!. The EP is book-ended by the playful swing-era
classic Shine On Harvest Moon where big band meets big guitars. Other tracks include
two previously unreleased cuts, the live fave If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry and
the creeping rocker Hard Up! Rounding out the selections are two brand new tracks,
Can't Take It with You and Angels on a Passing Train, from Angels of Destruction!
due out in January 2008. EP available digitally and on limited edition 10-inch
vinyl only. (Yep Roc)
Cash
was a unique figure in the turbulent 70s, outspoken enough to be embraced by the
counterculture, and yet conventional enough to be safe for middle America. In
this latter mode, Cash devised this special, one of his most successful forays
into TV ever. This 1976 special features Tony Orlando, June Carter Cash, Roy Clark,
Merle Travis, Tommy Cash, the Carter Family, Barbara Mandrell, and Billy Graham.
Track Listing Features: Wandering (Cash)/Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak
Tree (Orlando, Cash, & J.C. Cash)/Christmas As I Knew It (Cash)/Far Away Places
(Cash & Clark)/Juke Box Saturday Night (Clark)/That Lucky Old Sun (Cash)/The
Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (Clark)/Camptown Races (Cash, Clark, &
Orlando)/Beautiful Dreamer (Clark)/Old Folks At Home (Cash)/Jeanie with the Light
Brown Hair (Orlando)/Oh! Susanna (Cash, Clark, & Orlando)/Follow Me (J.C.
Cash)/Cannonball Rag (Travis)/That Christmasy Feeling (T. Cash)/In the Pines (Carter
Family)/Steel Guitar Rag (Mandrell)/It's a Beautiful Morning With You (Mandrell)/Old
Time Feeling (Cash & J.C. Cash), A Story Of. (Shout Factory)
Cash
was a unique figure in the turbulent 70s, outspoken enough to be embraced by the
counterculture, and yet conventional enough to be safe for middle America. In
this latter mode, Cash devised this special, one of his most successful forays
into TV ever. This 1977 special features June Carter Cash, The Statler Brothers,
Roy Clark, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Track Listing Features:
Christmas Time's A-Comin' (Cash)/Darlin' Companion (Cash & J.C. Cash)/This
Ole House (Cash & Statler Bros.)/Blue Christmas (Cash & Statler Bros.)/Here
Comes Santa Claus (Cash & Clark)/Frosty the Snow Man (Cash & Clark)/ Rudolph,
The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Cash & Clark)/Big River (Cash)/Bleu Suede Shoes (Perkins)/Oh,
Pretty Woman (Orbison)/Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (Lewis)/White Christmas (Lewis),
This Train Is Bound For Glory (Cash, Lewis, Orbison, & Perkins)/Silent night
(Cash, family, & friends)/O Little Town of Bethlehem (J.C. Cash)/Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing (Cash, family, & friends)/Children Go Where I Send Thee
(Cash, family, & friends). (Shout Factory)
Spanning
4 decades this 3 DVD set includes more than 40 music videos and over 2 hours of
live performances. Disc 1 & 2 contain the definitive collection of the McCartney
music videos from 1970 to 2005. The films can be viewed either in chronological
order, in play lists personally arranged by Paul, or watched with his own commentaries,
recorded exclusively for this DVD. DVD #3 showcases 3 live shows: Rockshow filmed
on Wings' 1976 World Tour; new edits of Paul's seminal Unplugged, 1991; and his
triumphant headline performance at Glastonbury in 2004. Also included are his
Superbowl halftime show and from Live Aid. Widescreen format with remastered stereo
and remixed into 5.1 surround sound. (Rhino)
Here
is the perfect DVD for Amy fans to experience her magic. The DVD features a 50
minute film piece covering the rise of Amy over the last 4 years. Included are
TV appearances, live shows, unseen footage of early performances, plus interviews
with Amy's father an a unique insight into the artist herself in some rare filmed
interviews. Also included is a 60 minute live concert from London's Shepherds
Bush Empire. This title carries a parental advisory. Track Listing Features: Addicted/Just
Friends/Cherry/Back To Black/Wake Up Alone/Tears Dry On Their Own/He Can Only
Hold Her/---- Me Pumps/Some Unholy War/ Love Is a Losing Game/Valerie/Hey Little
Rich Girl/Rehab/You Know I'm No Good/Me & Mr. Jones/Monkey Man, Outro. (Universal)| Alt Country | Americana Music | Bluegrass Music | Country Bluegrass | Folk Music Folk Rock | Roots Rock | Singer Songwriter | Sitemap |