Friday, January 28, 2022

Anarchy In The Music City! The Other Side of Nashville's Musical Pioneers

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Since the early 1960s, Nashville has been known worldwide as the "Music City" for its robust country and gospel music industri...

Archive Review: Bruce Springsteen's The Ghost of Tom Joad (1996)

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Rock ‘n’ roll has long been the voice of the working man and woman. From the R&B rave-ups of Chuck Berry to John Fogerty’s finely-...
Friday, January 21, 2022

Archive Review: Dan Baird's Buffalo Nickel (1996)

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As the frontman for the Georgia Satellites, Dan Baird experienced his small share of success. The band’s three collections of 1970s-s...

Archive Review: Mark Germino's Rank & File (1996)

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In a city like Nashville, filled with mostly mediocre songwriters churning out tunes for Music Row’s country music machine, it’s always...
Friday, January 14, 2022

Archive Review: Gary Moore’s Live At Montreux 2010 (2011)

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A restless soul, seemingly from day one, the late guitarist Gary Moore was never satisfied with pursuing a single style of music. While his...
Friday, January 7, 2022

Archive Review: Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers’ Swampblood (2007)

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It’s been said by some that if drive down Highway 100, south outta Nashville and through the sleepy little burg of Fairview, you’ll fi...
Friday, December 31, 2021

Short Rounds: Calidoscopio, Deep Purple, Tom Guerra, The Specials, The Wildhearts, Sami Yaffa & 'I'm A Freak Baby 3' (December 2021)

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New album releases in 200 words or less… Calidoscopio – Get Ready! ( Jargon Records ) Roaring out of the Flower City with sabers ra...
Friday, December 24, 2021

Archive Review: Gary Clark Jr.’s Live (2014)

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Texas blues guitarist Gary Clark, Jr . made quite a splash with his full-length 2012 major label debut Blak and Blu . The album’s mix o...

Archive Review: Gary Clark, Jr.’s Blak and Blu (2012)

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Gary Clark, Jr. is the most exciting thing to happen to a stolid blues scene since, well, since fellow Texas gunslinger Stevie Ray Vau...