SXSW Day 5 (03/16/10)With rain kicking in last night and predicted to continue through today, and with 11 screenings already in the pocket, tight schedules were thrown out the door for today. Got up to pouring rain and about 50 …
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SXSW Day 1 (03/12/10)March in New England is doldrums month. Spring may tease, but oft-times winter teases more threatening to not want to leave. It’s a good month to head South or West or in this case, South by Southwest. …
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Compact Capsules for Mar 10, 2010by Dan Ferguson Deadstring BrothersSao PauloBloodshot Records BS159 Recently caught an interview with Detroit R&B legend Andre Williams who said what separates Motor City music from that of other mega-music metropolises is the groove. When …
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Compact Capsules for March 3, 2010by Dan Ferguson Ray Wylie HubbardA. Enlightenment, B. EndarkenmentBordello Records BOR-10-002 Aging gracefully? In the case of the oddly titled A. Enlightenment, B. Endarkenment from singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard, the answer is no. Yet, a …
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Compact Capsules for February 17, 2010by Dan Ferguson Various ArtistsFace a Frowning World: An E.C. Ball Memorial AlbumTompkins Square Records TSQ2288 He made his living driving a school bus and running a service station, but it was as traditional country …
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Compact Capsules for February 3, 2010by Dan Ferguson Duke Robillard and Sunny CrownoverTales from the Tiki LoungeBlue Dutchess Records The spirit of Les Paul and Mary Ford, and then some, is all over the grooves of Tales From the Tiki …
Compact Capsules for January 20, 2010by Dan Ferguson Late 2009 archival/historic collections from Brooklyn-based Norton Records chronicling the early works of Sun Ra and the on-the-fringe antics of Southern California music impresario Kim Fowley along with a highly charged compilation …
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Boudin Dan’s Favorites of 2009 Heartless Bastards – The Mountain (Fat Possum)Listen to Erika Wennerstrom sing the songs embodying Heartless Bastards’ The Mountain and it feels like they’re from a place down deep. Spike it with jagged-edged rock, roughshod Appalachian …
Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson Texas SheiksGeoff Muldaur & the Texas Sheiks Led by folk luminary Geoff Muldaur, the Texas Sheiks are Johnny Nicholas, Suzy Thompson, Cindy Cashdollar, Bruce Hughes, the late Stephen Bruton, and guest Sheik Jim Kweskin. Each noteworthy …
Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson Elvis PresleyFrom Elvis in MemphisRCA/Legacy Records Flash back to December, 1968. TVs nationwide are tuned to the NBC special “’68 Comeback”. On stage performing before a live audience for the first time in 7 years is …
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