Compact Capsules for May 19, 2009by Dan Ferguson Wayne HancockViper of MelodyBloodshot Records Stylistically speaking, Wayne “The Train” Hancock records may not vary much from album to album but you can always count on plenty of hot picking oft-times in …
Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson Sarah Borges & the Broken SinglesThe Stars Are OutSugar Hill Records While there were glimpses of it on her last release (Diamonds In the Dark, 2006), with the new The Stars Are Out, Bay State gal …
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Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson The New York Dolls‘Cause I Said SoATCO Records My copy of the original LP from the New York Dolls, bought through one of those records clubs that got me eight albums for a penny, has an …
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Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Justin Townes EarleMidnight at the MoviesBloodshot Records BS-160 On his stellar 2008 debut The Good Life, the territory covered by Justin Townes Earle ran old-fashioned country shuffles to swing to folk. With Midnight at the …
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Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Dex Romweber DuoRuins of BerlinBloodshot Records When artists the likes of Jack White and Chan Marshall (a.k.a. Cat Power) cite someone as a chief influence, you know the person has to have some shit in …
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Just a reminder that the 2nd annual Record Store Day (www.recordstoreday.com) is happening this year and it all goes down on Saturday, April 18. As far as music lovers go, ask me and I’ll say record stores are still the …
Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Neko CaseMiddle CycloneAnti Records Contrary to what has become the shuffle set era in popular music as brought on by the Ipod explosion, Neko Case’s albums of recent years have not lent themselves to the …
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Well obviously SXSW kicked in pretty good because Days 3 & 4 reports aren’t happening until I’m back here in the Ocean State. A lot of it’s still kind of blurry (though temps in the 30s and wind smacking me …
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SXSW becomes a whole different beast once the music kicks in – lots of beer, music & late nights. The unofficial kickoff for me is the Swollen Circus deal at Hole in the Wall on Tuesday night. It was another …
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Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson M. WardHold TimeMerge Records Between producing, sideman duties and assorted side projects, Matt Ward (a.k.a. M. Ward) has been a busy dude the last few years. It explains the three year gap between solo platters. Hold …
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