Compact Capsules – Clearing the Desk, Part 2 by Dan Ferguson What follows is the next installment in playing catch-up on recent releases flowing in here over the last month or so. We’re talking indie stuff, folks, so expect to have to do a little bit […]
Compact CapsulesbyDan Ferguson Various ArtistsComo Now: The Voices of Panola County MSDaptone Records Wanted: a cappella gospel singers. So went the ad placed in various newspapers and on radio stations around Panola County, MS by Brooklyn-based soul/funk imprint Daptone Records. Show up at Mt. Mariah Church, […]
Compact Capsules – Clearing the Desk by Dan Ferguson  In attempts to catch up on all that come in the last bunch of months ( and almost all of which you’ve likely heard on the Boudin Barndance), the installment of Compact Capsules offers a whole […]
Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson Charlie Pickett & the ….Bar Band AmericanusBloodshot Records BS-154 In Nashville it was Jason & the Scorchers. In Minneapolis it was The Replacements. In L.A. it was X. In Austin it was the True Believers. We’re talking the 1980s, folks, and loose-limbered […]
Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Eddie FloydEddie Loves You SoStax STXCD-30795 On his first Stax release since 1974, veteran soulman Eddie Floyd of 1967 smash “Knock On Wood” fame doesn’t as much serenade the listener as stroke them. Eddie Loves You So is an engaging collection […]
Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Blue MountainMidnight in MississippiBroadmoor Records Blue MountainOmnibusBroadmoor Records Band burnout is common, especially the roadhog types for whom incessant touring is a necessity to make ends meat. A poster band for the mid-to-late 1990s alt country heyday cranking out roots-based rockers, […]
Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Charlie FeathersWild Side of Life: Rare & Unissued Recordings Volume 1Norton Records CED-332 Charlie FeathersHonky Tonk Kind: Rare & Unissued Recordings Volume 2Norton Records CED-333 Charlie FeathersLong Time Ago: Rare & Unissued Recordings Volume 3Norton Records CED-334 From the hair to […]
Compact Capsules for 9/8/08 by Dan Ferguson Brothers & Sisters Fortunately Calla Lily Music Why mess with a good thing? With their sophomore album called Fortunately, the Austin-based ensemble Brothers & Sisters reprise the sun-baked early ‘70s California psych country vibe of their wonderful debut from […]
Compact Capsules for 8/18/08 by Dan Ferguson Andre Williams & the New Orleans Hellhounds Can You Deal With It? Bloodshot Records The elder statesman of salacious R&B and the voice behind raunchy cult classics like “Bacon Fat”, “Greasy Chicken” and “Jail Bait” returns with a nine-song […]
Compact Capsules for 8/7/08 by Dan Ferguson Laura Cantrell Trains & Boats & Planes Diesel Only Records While it has been only three years, it seems like an eternity since the last record from NYC-based songstress Laura Cantrell. First-time motherhood will do that to you. The […]
