Compact Capsules by Dan Ferguson Charlie FeathersWild Side of Life: Rare & Unissued Recordings Volume 1Norton Records CED-332 Charlie FeathersHonky Tonk Kind: Rare & Unissued Recordings Volume 2Norton Records CED-333 Charlie FeathersLong Time Ago: Rare & Unissued Recordings Volume 3Norton …
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Compact Capsules for 9/8/08 by Dan Ferguson Brothers & Sisters Fortunately Calla Lily Music Why mess with a good thing? With their sophomore album called Fortunately, the Austin-based ensemble Brothers & Sisters reprise the sun-baked early ‘70s California psych country …
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Compact Capsules for 8/18/08 by Dan Ferguson Andre Williams & the New Orleans Hellhounds Can You Deal With It? Bloodshot Records The elder statesman of salacious R&B and the voice behind raunchy cult classics like “Bacon Fat”, “Greasy Chicken” and …
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Compact Capsules for 8/7/08 by Dan Ferguson Laura Cantrell Trains & Boats & Planes Diesel Only Records While it has been only three years, it seems like an eternity since the last record from NYC-based songstress Laura Cantrell. First-time motherhood …
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Compact Capsules for 7/26/08 by Dan Ferguson Larry Lange & his Lonely Nights Crazy, Crazy Baby Texas Jamboree Records TJCS6901 To understand the music of Larry Lange & His Lonely Nights, all one need do is skip ahead to track …
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Compact Capsules for 7/08/08 by Dan Ferguson Heybale The Last Country Album Shuffle 5 Records The one stop shop in Austin on a Sunday evening for some authentic C&W? Search no further than the esteemed venue The Continental Club for …
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Compact Capsules for 6/26/08 by Dan Ferguson Alejandro Escovedo Real Animal Back Porch/Manhattan 82411 Since the 1990s, he’s delivered some of the most artful music I’ve laid ears on such that there was no pegging Alejandro Escovedo. While the proclivity …
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Compact Capsules for 6/18/08 by Dan Ferguson Carolyn Mark Nothing Is Free Mint Roc Records MRD-107 The boozy, light-hearted cocktail haze hanging over much of Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Carolyn Mark’s previous three solo albums takes a backseat on Nothing Is Free. …
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Compact Capsules for 6/04/08 by Dan Ferguson James McMurtry Just Us Kids Lightning Rod Records LR-95022 Few songwriters can speak their mind as literately as James McMurtry. On Just Us Kids, McMurtry’s narratives are oft-times flat-out flaming in expressing his …
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Compact Capsules for 05/22/08 by Dan Ferguson The Tough & Lovely Teardrops Spoonful Records CD-SR-008 The ‘60s haze hanging over Teardrops from Columbus-based The Tough & Lovely is undeniable. A band as at home in the garage as it is …
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