This weekend brings the Newport Folk Festival to Rhode Island with music kicking off Friday evening, August 5th, with a special performance by Arlo Guthrie and Nanci Griffith at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The festivities move to Fort …
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Rodney Crowell The Outsider Columbia Nashville 94470 Here’s thinking many a singer/songwriter would give their eye teeth to be making music at the age of 55 as relevant and fresh sounding as that of Rodney Crowell. Over the course of …
Perhaps it is the abundance of outdoor festivals that take place this time of the year, but there’s just something about summer and bluegrass that goes hand in hand. In keeping with the summer season, we present another in a …
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Music-related DVDs running the gamut from documentaries to live concerts occupy the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. On the documentary side of the agenda is capsule-style looks at two films from the very hip music/film label Shout! Factory, one chronicling …
Recent releases with a rootsy country/pop flair from artists hailing from the very un-country environs of New York City are in the Compact Capsules spotlight this week. For all that concrete, steel, and asphalt, heavenly sounds continue to emanate from …
Recent collections from the Legacy Recordings branch of Sony Music are in the spotlight again this week as we wrap up a two week look at some of the reissue label’s latest offerings. For those out there unfamiliar with the …
Recent collections from the Legacy Recordings arm of Sony Music occupy the spotlight for next two weeks. For those unfamiliar with the Legacy imprint of Sony Music, it is one of the leading reissue houses in the world, let alone …
Recent blasts from the past all courtesy of Coxsackie, New York-based reissue house Sundazed Music are once again in the Compact Capsules spotlight. The latest offerings from the label lean deep in a country guitar direction. Let’s take a look. …
Dwight Yoakam Blame the Vain New West Records NW3010 Go back to this same time a dozen years ago and Dwight Yoakam was riding high in country music circles. A Nashville rebel simply by virtue of continuing to make his …
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Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez Red Dog Tracks Back Porch Records 70786-19328-2-9 For those not familiar with the name Chip Taylor when it comes to popular music, how about songs like “Wild Thing” and “Angel Of The Morning”? You see, …
