Compact Capsules for 10/25/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from Chicago-based indie Bloodshot Records occupy the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. If you’re a fan of the label, I highly recommend you make tracks to Brooklyn on Saturday, November 4 …
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Compact Capsules for 10/12/06 by Dan Ferguson Carey Ott Lucid Dream Dualtone Records 803020-1217 It’s amazing what a passing glance of a song on a hit television show can do for a career. Such is the case with the song …
Compact Capsules for 10/05/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from the reissue arm of Columbia Records (a.k.a. Sony BMG Music), that being the Legacy Records imprint, are the focus of this installment of Compact Capsules. What with recent releases focusing …
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Compact Capsules for 09/21/06 by Dan Ferguson Paul Burch East To West Bloodshot Records BS135 A quick and dirty definition of the melting pot that is pop music is something with structure that sounds good to the ears. It can …
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Compact Capsules for 09/13/06 by Dan Ferguson Musically speaking, the town of Kerrville located deep in the Texas Hill Country is best known for the Kerrville Folk Festival held annually for 18 straight beginning around the Memorial Day Weekend. Renowned …
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Compact Capsules for 08/25/06 New CDs from Rhythm & Roots Festival Performers by Dan Ferguson This week’s Compact Capsules takes a look at some recent recordings from artists who’ll be performing at the annual Rhythm & Roots at Ninigret music …
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Compact Capsules for 08/16/06 by Dan Ferguson A quickie Compact Capsules this week with a look at the new two-CD set from Canadian monsters of the instrumental set, The Sadies. Recent years have seen The Sadies spin off a parallel …
Compact Capsules for 08/09/06 by Dan Ferguson Compact Capsules kicks off this week’s piece with a look at a couple of New England acts that have working the primarily the Northampton to Boston circuit for a number of years, that …
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Compact Capsules for 07/28/06 by Dan Ferguson James Luther Dickinson Jungle Jim & the Voodoo Tiger Memphis International Records DOT-015 In the storied history of Memphis music, James Luther Dickinson, more commonly known as Jim Dickinson, is a demigod who …
Compact Capsules for 06/30/06 by Dan Ferguson Hacienda Brothers What’s Wrong With Right Proper American PRPACD004 “The Sound of Western Soul” is what it says on the inside of the CD jacket of the sophomore release called What’s Wrong With …
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