Compact Capsules for 06/23/06 by Dan Ferguson Gary Bennett Human Condition Landslide Records LDCD-1032 It’s hard not to think of BR549 when I hear the name Gary Bennett. It’s also hard not to compare what he’s doing these days as a solo artist versus his BR […]
Compact Capsules for 06/09/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from the Legacy imprint of Sony Music are in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. For the unfamiliar out there, the Legacy Recordings division of Sony Music is one of the leading reissue houses in the world, […]
Compact Capsules for 05/26/06 by Dan Ferguson While the styles of music in Austin, Texas are many, it has always been a hot spot for non-mainstream country & western music. Three of the finest performers calling Austin their base of operations when it comes to carrying […]
Compact Capsules for 05/19/06 by Dan Ferguson Candi Staton His Hands Astralwerks/Honest Jons Records ASW-49832 Call it, arguably, the best reissue of 2004, that being the self-titled collection Candi Staton (pronounced “Stay-ton”) which gathered for the first time on CD almost all of Ms. Staton’s prized, […]
Compact Capsules for 05/05/06 by Dan Ferguson Neko Case Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Anti Records 86777-2 To attempt to soak up all the nuances and nooks and crannies of Neko Case’s brand new album titled Fox Confessor Brings the Flood in a single sitting is […]
Compact Capsules for 04/28/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from North Carolina-based Yep Roc Records are in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. One of the most prolific labels on the indie scene, Yep Roc continues to dish out goods covering a host of genres in […]
Compact Capsules for 04/21/06 by Dan Ferguson Josh Ritter The Animal Years V2 Records 27296-2 Over the course of his two critically acclaimed releases for indie Signature Sounds Records, Golden Age of Radio from 2002 and Hello Starling in 2003, Josh Ritter presented himself as an […]
Compact Capsules for 04/14/06 by Dan Ferguson Tommy Keene Crashing the Ether 11:30 Records ELV-7010 As long as the phrase indie pop has been around, so has Tommy Keene. Call him one of the original craftsmen of the subgenre that originated with independent releases flourishing on […]
Compact Capsules for 03/31/06 by Dan Ferguson Chris Mills The Wall to Wall Sessions Ernest Jenning Record Co. EJRC018 Released this past October, let’s just say had The Wall to Wall Sessions from singer/songwriter Chris Mills shown up in the mail in a little more timely […]
Compact Capsules for 03/24/06 by Dan Ferguson Various Artists Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label Numero Group 007 It’s one of those television memories that has stuck in the craw for years, about 35 or so. An avid sports nut as a teen, the occasion was […]
