Compact Capsules for 06/12/07 by Dan Ferguson Detroit Cobras Tied & True Bloodshot Records BS-139 Known for their raunch ‘n’ roll, the Detroit Cobras on their first studio recording in three years called Tied & True offer a tale of two albums. On the bookends are […]
Compact Capsules for 06/06/07 by Dan Ferguson John Prine & Mac Wiseman Standard Songs for Average People Oh Boy Records OBR-038 A couple of codgers covering a collection of standards, mostly country and parlor songs, in comfort food fashion is the quick and dirty on Standard […]
Compact Capsules for 05/29/07 by Dan Ferguson Robbie Fulks Revenge! Yep Roc Records YEP-2125 The many sides of the Robbie Fulks performing persona are in full bloom on the new double disc live recording called Revenge! While many know of Fulks’ range as a singer and […]
Well folks, while I’ve been in the airports surrounding the city too many times to count, it wasn’t until the first week of May that I finally treated myself to the sites, sounds, and chow beyond O’Hare and Midway. Simply put, Chicago is a pretty cool […]
Compact Capsules for 05/15/07 by Dan Ferguson This week’s Compact Capsules stays on a country role. Last week a couple of Texas honky tonkers in Johnny Bush and Justin Trevino. We complete things this week with one more from the Lone Star C&W ranks, the terrific […]
Compact Capsules for 05/08/07 by Dan Ferguson Johnny Bush Kashmere Gardens Mud: A Tribute to Houston’s Country Soul Ice House Music Johnny Bush & Justin Trevino Texas On A Saturday Night Heart of Texas HOTR-121 Along with luminaries like Ray Price and Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush […]
Compact Capsules for 05/01/07 by Dan Ferguson Graham Parker Don’t Tell Columbus Bloodshot Records BS-140 While he may not be the angry pub rocker of ’70s yore, Graham Parker on his superb new release called Don’t Tell Columbus confidently struts a singing and songwriting persona that […]
The Return of the Double Feature Two flicks for the price of one? Not a bad deal, if you ask me. Now add in the fact that one was made by a cat named Tarantino, as in Quentin, and another by Rodriguez, as in Robert, each […]
Compact Capsules for 04/24/07 by Dan Ferguson Border Radio DVD Criterion Collection 362 By virtue of flicks like Mi Vida Loca and cult classic Gas Food Lodging, filmmaker/director Allison Anders has done good. Her celluloid roots go back to a DIY, low budget period piece called […]
Compact Capsules for 04/17/07 by Dan Ferguson Patty Griffin Children Running Through ATO Records ATO0036 By virtue of the performance given on her last two albums (this latest and 2004’s Impossible Dream), here’s thinking that if Patty Griffin ever decides she wants to go gospel, she’d […]
