Boudin Barndance Faves of 2008by Dan Ferguson Alejandro Escovedo – Real Animal (Back Porch)His most accessible album yet, Escovedo’s in his glory on this mostly autobiographical affair that draws from all phases of his career spanning full throttle rockers to …
Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson Holly Golightly & the BrokeoffsDirt Don’t HurtTransdreamer Records TR-1259 Garage rocker (Recall all-girl garage band Thee Headcoatees?), punk and neo-pop chanteuse, and as of her last couplet, junkyard Delta blues sweetheart, Holly Golightly has worn a …
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 Various ArtistsMad Mike Monsters, Volumes 1 – 3Norton Records CED 338, 339, & 340 If you grew up in Pittsburgh in the 1960s and hugged your radio to sleep at night with the ear tuned to WZUM, no doubt …
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Compact Capsules – Clearing the Desk, Part 2 by Dan Ferguson What follows is the next installment in playing catch-up on recent releases flowing in here over the last month or so. We’re talking indie stuff, folks, so expect to …
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Compact CapsulesbyDan Ferguson Various ArtistsComo Now: The Voices of Panola County MSDaptone Records Wanted: a cappella gospel singers. So went the ad placed in various newspapers and on radio stations around Panola County, MS by Brooklyn-based soul/funk imprint Daptone Records. …
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Compact Capsules – Clearing the Desk by Dan Ferguson  In attempts to catch up on all that come in the last bunch of months ( and almost all of which you’ve likely heard on the Boudin Barndance), the installment …
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Compact Capsulesby Dan Ferguson Charlie Pickett & the ….Bar Band AmericanusBloodshot Records BS-154 In Nashville it was Jason & the Scorchers. In Minneapolis it was The Replacements. In L.A. it was X. In Austin it was the True Believers. We’re …
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Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Eddie FloydEddie Loves You SoStax STXCD-30795 On his first Stax release since 1974, veteran soulman Eddie Floyd of 1967 smash “Knock On Wood” fame doesn’t as much serenade the listener as stroke them. Eddie Loves …
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This blog is in need of re-energizing, so let’s throw some stuff out there that’s floating the boat at the present moment: CHOW:Everyman Rhode Island: Very cool new bistro located at the American Locomotives site on Valley Street in Providence. …
Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Blue MountainMidnight in MississippiBroadmoor Records Blue MountainOmnibusBroadmoor Records Band burnout is common, especially the roadhog types for whom incessant touring is a necessity to make ends meat. A poster band for the mid-to-late 1990s alt …
