Compact Capsules for 03/16/08 by Dan Ferguson Drive-By Truckers Brighter Than Creation’s Dark New West Records NW6135 The Drive-By Truckers’ latest is all about sprawl, 19 songs and 75 minutes to be exact. Not a band to ever hold back …
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Compact Capsules for 03/06/08 by Dan Ferguson Jim Lauderdale Honey Songs Yep Roc YEP-2159 Fresh off his Grammy winning bluegrass album from last year called The Bluegrass Diaries, Jim Lauderdale returns to country form on Honey Songs. Based out of …
Compact Capsules for 02/22/08 by Dan Ferguson Arthur Alexander Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter Hacktone Records 271932 The early 1990s comeback of ‘60s soul singer Arthur Alexander was just hitting its stride when at the conclusion of a …
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Compact Capsules for 02/14/08 by Dan Ferguson The Tripwires Makes You Look Around Paisley Pop Records POP020169 The best thing about the annual SXSW music fest in Austin is discovering something new. At the 2007 edition, The Tripwires were this …
Compact Capsules for 02/05/08 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 …
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Compact Capsules for 01/16/08 by Dan Ferguson Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh Holdin’ Our Own Stag Records STAG-011 In the tradition of such revered duos as George & Tammy, Conway & Loretta, and even Johnny & June, the Austin-based pairing …
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Compact Capsules Best of 2007 by Dan Ferguson Mary Weiss, Dangerous Game (Norton) Hands-down the comeback album of the year comes from former Shangri-Las front-lady Weiss backed by garage rockers The Reigning Sound. Talk about a marriage made in heaven. …
Compact Capsules for 12/19/07 by Dan Ferguson Heavy Trash Going Way Out With Heavy Trash Yep Roc Records YEP2133 It begins with a raw-as-red-meat slab of primitive rockabilly, hiccupin’ vocal patter and all, called “Pure Gold”. Ghosts of Charlie Feathers …
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Compact Capsules for 12/12/07 by Dan Ferguson Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings 100 Days 100 Nights Dap Tone Records DAP-012 At 51, Sharon Jones is a soul survivor. Hailing from the same Georgia ‘burg that gave us J.B., Jones, …
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Compact Capsules for 12/05/07 by Dan Ferguson Elizabeth Cook Balls 31 Tigers Records TOT3101 Right off the bat, it takes balls to call an album Balls, especially if you’re a woman. Coming from a free thinker like Elizabeth Cook (who …
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