Compact Capsules for 11/25/06 by Dan Ferguson Chris Smither Leave the Light On Signature Sounds SIG-2001 Equate the latest release from veteran singer, songwriter and ace fingerpicker Chris Smither as the aural equivalent of comfort food. His twelfth album, Leave …
Compact Capsules for 11/15/06 by Dan Ferguson Dave Insley Here With You Tonight DIR Records DIR-RM 119 Dave Insley plays country music, but not the boot-scootin’, high gloss Nashville kind. Insley first made inroads out of Tucson, Arizona thanks to …
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Compact Capsules for 11/02/06 by Dan Ferguson Going all the way back to releases from early last Spring, we play a bit of catch-up this week devoting the space to the latest batch of releases from indie label New West …
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Compact Capsules for 10/25/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from Chicago-based indie Bloodshot Records occupy the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. If you’re a fan of the label, I highly recommend you make tracks to Brooklyn on Saturday, November 4 …
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Compact Capsules for 10/12/06 by Dan Ferguson Carey Ott Lucid Dream Dualtone Records 803020-1217 It’s amazing what a passing glance of a song on a hit television show can do for a career. Such is the case with the song …
Compact Capsules for 10/05/06 by Dan Ferguson Recent releases from the reissue arm of Columbia Records (a.k.a. Sony BMG Music), that being the Legacy Records imprint, are the focus of this installment of Compact Capsules. What with recent releases focusing …
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Compact Capsules for 09/21/06 by Dan Ferguson Paul Burch East To West Bloodshot Records BS135 A quick and dirty definition of the melting pot that is pop music is something with structure that sounds good to the ears. It can …
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Compact Capsules for 09/13/06 by Dan Ferguson Musically speaking, the town of Kerrville located deep in the Texas Hill Country is best known for the Kerrville Folk Festival held annually for 18 straight beginning around the Memorial Day Weekend. Renowned …
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Compact Capsules for 08/25/06 New CDs from Rhythm & Roots Festival Performers by Dan Ferguson This week’s Compact Capsules takes a look at some recent recordings from artists who’ll be performing at the annual Rhythm & Roots at Ninigret music …
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Compact Capsules for 08/16/06 by Dan Ferguson A quickie Compact Capsules this week with a look at the new two-CD set from Canadian monsters of the instrumental set, The Sadies. Recent years have seen The Sadies spin off a parallel …
