Recent releases from the Los Angeles and Austin, Texas based indie label New West Records are in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. Since its inception in the late 1990s, New West continues to establish itself as a quality entity …
This week we shine the spotlight on another noteworthy domestic label on the reissue front in Hip-O Records. In particular, the newly hatched Hip-O Select series. What the Legacy Recordings is to Sony Music (which is in possession of everything …
With Cinco de Mayo Day occurring this week, it seems like a fine time to spread the word about a few recent releases that fall either directly, or nearby, the Tex-Mex sound. We begin with the third release from supergroup …
When it comes to outdoor music festivals, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival held annually on the last weekend in April and first weekend in May has pretty much set the standard. (This year’s festival runs from April 22 …
Bloodshot Records begins 2005 in typically insurgent fashion with three longplayers that follow the M.O. of the raw, anti-commercial sounds for which the label has become renowned. Two of the releases come from long-time Bloodshot acts in Rex Hobart and …
Only existence since 2003, Los Angeles-based Shout! Factory has quickly established itself as one of the coolest outlets for those yearning for a little retro in their life be it music, animation, yesteryear television ranging from the black & white …
Continue Reading “CD Reviews for 04/15/05 (Roky Erickson,Solomon Burke,Herb Alpert) by Dan Ferguson”
Some recent and very worthy independent releases from down Austin, Texas way that fall under the radar, so to speak, are in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. We begin with an old favorite, the Cornell Hurd Band, who if …
Josh Rouse Nashville Rykodisc RCD-10679 Call the latest release from Josh Rouse a celebration of sorts, that being a fond recollection of his adopted home of Nashville where the native Nebraskan singer/songwriter relocated in the mid-1990s. Titled Nashville, the album …
Continue Reading “CD Reviews for 04/02/05 (Josh Rouse, Jesse Sykes, Milton Mapes) by Dan Ferguson”
In the hopes of maybe, just maybe scaring the cold and snow away, this week’s Compact Capsules dives into a style of music which for many conjures up summertime images of warm, sultry weather, blue skies, and green mountain tops. …
Continue Reading “CD Reviews for 03/25/05 (Rounder Records Bluegrass Releases) by Dan Ferguson”
Searching for that one-stop shop with reissues collections galore spanning big band to psychedelic to ’70s rock to yesteryear country & western to blues to jazz to new wave? Then give the mail order outfit Collector’s Choice Music a look-see. …
Continue Reading “CD Reviews for 03/18/05 (Doug Sahm, Rank & File) by Dan Ferguson”
