Gregg Robins – Everything That Matters (2011)
Gregg Robins’ debut album, and this is quite a feat, speaks to the idea of loss — loss of family, loss of country — without ever descending into a shivery gloaming. You May Also Like: No related posts.
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One Track Mind: Johnny Cash, "Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right" (2011)
It’s one thing to cover somebody, quite another to expose something fundamentally true about the original song through your interpretation — and that happens with Johnny Cash’s take on this Bob Dylan classic. You May Also Like: How Johnny Cash Challenged Convention Once Again on ‘American Recordings’ How Johnny Cash’sRead More
David Philips – The Rooftop Recordings (2011)
Making up tunes and whiling away the hours with an acoustic guitar on a roof terrace of a flat in an exotic locale like Barcelona, Spain seems like a dream way for one to spend their days. You May Also Like: David Philips – Get Along (2018) David Philips –Read More
Vincent Poag – Circling Back (2011)
He sings something like Bob Dylan, plays guitar something like Mark Knopfler, but doesn’t fall into easy mimicry of either. Credit a long journey to get here You May Also Like: No related posts.
One Track Mind: Annie Dressner, “Strangers Who Knew Each Other's Names” (2011)
Annie Dressner’s voice has a twilight poignancy, this majestic loneliness, and nowhere on her forthcoming release Strangers Who Knew Each Others Names is that more true than on its title track. You May Also Like: No related posts.
The Friday Morning Listen: Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (2011)
Recently, I’ve seen a lot of posts to both Twitter and Facebook gently reminding people that they might be able to change their lives if they do something about them rather than merely kvetch. You May Also Like: Denise LaSalle, Soul-Blues Belter (1939-2018): An Appreciation
Peter Case – The Case Files (2011)
The cleverly titled The Case Files is the ol’ “odd and ends” collection for this under-noticed troubadour Peter Case. First making his mark with The Nerves in the 70s and The Plimsouls in the early 1980s (remember “Hanging On The Telephone” or “A Million Miles Away”?), Case has now hadRead More
One Track Mind: Jeff Crosby, "Too Many Walls" (2011)
From a small town up in Idaho a fourteen year old kid picks up a guitar and ten years later he’s already done so much with that instrument and his voice, but eager to do more. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Seven Key Moments to Celebrate Bob Dylan’s 70th Birthday
The Bob Dylan list is necessarily subjective. But like all birthday presents, it’s the thought that counts.
Greg Brown – Freak Flag (2011)
We love these songs. The words become a part of us. Does that mean we “know” the artist? When Bruce Springsteen appeared on VH1’s Storytellers, a fan asked him that very same question. Bruce’s response was a resounding (and laughter-infused) “Nope!” It makes sense really You May Also Like: GregRead More
