The veteran Americana rockers make everything sound easy on this scorcher of a disc, their first of new material since 1996.
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Music Review: Ray Wylie Hubbard – A. Enlightenment, B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no C)
Ray Wylie trudges on, ever ruminating on death and glory in a dusty America of the imagination.
Read More »Music Review: Levon Helm – Electric Dirt
Levon Helm digs deep into the "Electric Dirt."
Read More »Music Review: Indie Round-Up – Malcolm Holcombe, Jeff Norwood, Putumayo’s España
In a minor key, Malcolm Holcombe's grey, gravelly voice can sound like an extended death rattle.
Read More »Book Review: The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky
Explore America’s forgotten cuisine of the early 20th century.
Read More »Verse Chorus Verse: Mark Knopfler – “Prairie Wedding”
A belated happy birthday to Mark Knopfler, who turned 60 yesterday....
Read More »Music Review: Mark Stuart and the Bastard Sons – Bend in the Road
Mark Stuart makes it sound easy, with or without the Man in Black.
Read More »Music Review: The Jayhawks – Music from The North Country – The Jayhawks Anthology (Deluxe 2CD/1 DVD Edition)
Coulda' been, Woulda' been, Shoulda' been.
Read More »Music Review: Indie Round-Up – Craig Jackson, the Iveys, Bobby Long
With raw vocal power and smart, evocative lyrics, Bobby Long is a folksinger with a spirited intensity.
Read More »Music Review: J B Beverley & The Wayward Drifters – Watching America Roll By
Country music that speaks to everybody, not just pretend cowboys who've never had to get their boots dirty.
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