Compact Capsules for 7/26/08 by Dan Ferguson Larry Lange & his Lonely Nights Crazy, Crazy Baby Texas Jamboree Records TJCS6901 To understand the music of Larry Lange & His Lonely Nights, all one need do is skip ahead to track #17 on the debut platter from […]
Compact Capsules for 7/08/08 by Dan Ferguson Heybale The Last Country Album Shuffle 5 Records The one stop shop in Austin on a Sunday evening for some authentic C&W? Search no further than the esteemed venue The Continental Club for all-star band Heybale. In the slot […]
Compact Capsules for 6/26/08 by Dan Ferguson Alejandro Escovedo Real Animal Back Porch/Manhattan 82411 Since the 1990s, he’s delivered some of the most artful music I’ve laid ears on such that there was no pegging Alejandro Escovedo. While the proclivity to rock his ass off came […]
Compact Capsules for 6/18/08 by Dan Ferguson Carolyn Mark Nothing Is Free Mint Roc Records MRD-107 The boozy, light-hearted cocktail haze hanging over much of Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Carolyn Mark’s previous three solo albums takes a backseat on Nothing Is Free. A witty lyricist with a penchant […]
Compact Capsules for 6/04/08 by Dan Ferguson James McMurtry Just Us Kids Lightning Rod Records LR-95022 Few songwriters can speak their mind as literately as James McMurtry. On Just Us Kids, McMurtry’s narratives are oft-times flat-out flaming in expressing his disdain for the state of the […]
Compact Capsules for 05/22/08 by Dan Ferguson The Tough & Lovely Teardrops Spoonful Records CD-SR-008 The ‘60s haze hanging over Teardrops from Columbus-based The Tough & Lovely is undeniable. A band as at home in the garage as it is knocking out tuneful, hook-filled melodies, the […]
Compact Capsules for 05/14/08 by Dan Ferguson Justin Townes Earle The Good Life Bloodshot Records BS-151 His middle name is Townes and surname Earle. You guess who his dad is? On his Bloodshot Records debut, Nashville-based Justin Townes Earle demonstrates talent is in the bloodlines. Rather […]
Compact Capsules for 05/06/08 by Dan Ferguson If you’re a Boudin Barndance regular, you know Memphis music has been occupying a more and more prominent spot. Aside from being a pretty cool record store (and very Memphis-centric web site, to boot), Goner Records (www.goner-records.com) out of […]
Compact Capsules for 04/16/08 by Dan Ferguson Willie Nelson One Hell of a Ride Columbia/Legacy 13915 Searching for the mother lode of Willie Nelson collections? If you’re willing to shell out the big bucks, I’d recommend the 8-CD compilation Nashville Was the Roughest from Germany-based reissue […]
Compact Capsules for 04/04/08 by Dan Ferguson Mark Pickerel & His Praying Hands Cody’s Dream Bloodshot Records BS-146 Shades of Lee Hazelwood and the edgier side of Chris Isaak color Cody’s Dream, the sophomore solo effort from former Screaming Trees’ drummer-turned-front man Mark Pickerel. Taking inspiration […]
