Steve Krase Band — Just Waitin’ Label: Connor Ray Music Houston-based harmonica master and frontman Steve Krase‘s new album —Just Waitin’— proves that the blues are, in fact, a celebration. Not only is Krase is a world class harmonica player, he has the added gift of demonstrating how the harmonica can set a stage ablaze when … Continue reading
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The Band On The Rise Has Arrived: An Interview With The Davisson Brothers Band
Theirs is a gritty, energetic sound. It’s the sound of Southern-rocking loyalty. It’s the keeping-it-real sound of hard-working, proud-of-the-work-they-do, Americans. If Westerns had been set in the hills back east, these guys would have given the cowboys a run for their money when it comes to honest-to-goodness role models, for theirs is the contagious sound … Continue reading
‘An Article From Life’ — Lefty Frizzell Box Set, Stands As The Ultimate Collection Of The Country Music Hall Of Famer’s Music
Weighing in at an extraordinary 361 tracks, this 20-CD retrospective contains all of Frizzell’s LP, single and unissued session recordings, including newly discovered material, and a 264-page hardback biography. U.S. street date is October 19th. Bear Family Records has long showed its love for Lefty Frizzell. The award-winning reissue label compiled its first Frizzell compilation … Continue reading
New Country: Mike Aiken — ‘Wayward Troubadour’
Mike Aiken — Wayward Troubadour There’s nothing wayward about singer/songwriter/guitarist Mike Aiken’s new album, Wayward Troubadour. It is not difficult, nor stubborn. In fact it is entirely agreeable. There are moments of unpredictability, however, but they only add to the refreshing quality of this sunny collection of songs. The troubadour label fits, with Aiken clearly an … Continue reading
New Americana: The Nouveaux Honkies — ‘Loud In Here’
The Nouveaux Honkies — Loud In Here The Nouveaux Honkies’ latest album consists of a duo that feels like a single artist—Tim O’Donnell (vocals, guitar, drums, bass, mandola, Rhodes), and Rebecca Dawkins (vocals, violin)—along with a few other talented players on various tracks (Pat Manske, Nate Rowe, Bill Kirchen, Chris Gage, Ephraim Owens, Lloyd Maines, … Continue reading
New Blues: Rory Block — ‘A Woman’s Soul’
Rory Block — A Woman’s Soul Label: Stony Plain Records Release date: July 6, 2018 Five-time Blues Award winner Rory Block, among many other impressive titles, might be called the Queen of the Well-Thought-Out Albums. She has put her vast musical talent to amazing use, creating important albums, full of purpose. So many of her … Continue reading
David Davis & The Warrior River Boys — ‘Didn’t He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole’
David Davis & The Warrior River Boys — Didn’t He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole There’s nothing but good news when it comes to old-time acoustic music these days. Especially with the Rounder Records release of David Davis & The Warrior River Boys’ Didn’t He Ramble: Songs of Charlie Poole. The collection of songs pays tribute to … Continue reading
New Music You Must Hear: Elliott Park — ‘Just Be’
Elliott Park — Just Be Has it been too long since you poured over the pages of the Guinness Book of Records in search of a challenge that will sustain you through the summer until the list of who’s in which class is posted on the school’s office windows in late August? Has it been … Continue reading
Buck Owens’ Last Capitol Album Will Finally Be Released, Via Omnivore Recordings, On August 17
Recorded in 1975, the artist’s last intended Capitol set features his final two singles for the label. Omnivore Recordings, in conjunction with the Buck Owens Estate, will release Country Singer’s Prayer, Buck Owens’ final Capitol album from 1975, which has remained unissued until now. Street date for CD and Digital is August 17, 2018. By … Continue reading
Gretchen And The Pickpockets — ‘Falling Rising’
Gretchen And The Pickpockets — Falling Rising If there was ever a cocktail party in a CD, Falling Rising is it. Jazzy in its satisfying complexity, yet poppy in its glistening purity, Gretchen and The Pickpockets‘ Falling Rising is a must-have album for the summer of 2018. If the songs themselves don’t always rise above the predictable, the … Continue reading
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