Notes from ND The blues is one area of Americana and roots music that has grown in coverage since ND moved online about four and a half years ago. Old school blues is certainly hugely important to the advent of what we now call Americana, so it's nice to see some great blues players getting some attention on the site. As we march ever closer to year-end countdown time (yes, it's coming after Thanksgiving!), now's a fine time to consider the best blues albums that have dropped so far this year. Do you have a favorite? Share your thoughts in the forum, or just keep reading for some highlights from the past week. |
| Wilco goes country in Austin by Neil Ferguson  On Friday Chicago rock band Wilco played a sold out official ACL after show at Stubb's BBQ in Austin that blew the minds of all who were present. Wilco can basically charge whatever price they want for tickets. There are two reasons for this. The first is the fact that, for going on twenty years, the Chicago band has never released a single album that failed to impress their fans and keep their sound both refreshing and exciting, which brings me to the second reason. As they have grown and their sound has evolved, Wilco has managed to cultivate one of the finest concert experiences of any band. Their live shows are long, setlists are always changing... More |
| Sam Phillips is back with 'Push Any Button' by Terry Roland When young Leslie Phillips first stepped into recording studios in the early 80's to sing background with Contemporary Christian Artists Mark Heard and Randy Stonehill, neither the evangelical based Myrrh Records or the young singer had any idea where it could possibly lead her. It was at best a difficult road for background singers to rise from the studio... More |
| Interview with Tim O'Brien by Neil Ferguson Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott have a lot in common. Both musicians are accomplished singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, and they both share a passion for country and bluegrass music. On Memories and Moments, their first album together since 2000's Real Time, Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott channel their passions with heartfelt songs... More |
| Amanda Shires drips passion from her phrases on 'Down Fell the Doves' by Jay Minkin I am a music junkie. Yes, I admit that I have an addiction. I have an appetite for new music and cannot get enough of it. So when I go to Nashville, it is the mother lode of Americana records and compact discs from artists that are hard to come by in Northeast Ohio. I usually go shopping several times and to multiple places. When I said to myself that I would... More |
|  Dave Alvin - Do look back by Geoffrey Himes "Ashgrove", the title song from Dave Alvin's new solo album, is a salute to the Hollywood nightclub where Alvin, as a teenager, first saw Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Lightnin' Hopkins and Reverend Gary Davis. But this is not your typical tribute tune, full of reverence and sentiment. This, like all of Alvin's great songs, is a tangled knot of mixed feelings. It opens with one of those swaggering guitar riffs Alvin brought to the Blasters in the early 1980s, and the first verse nods to his adolescence, when he and his brother Phil were first inspired to play music by the likes of Turner and Hopkins. In the second verse, though... More |
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| | Review of Cyril Neville's 'Magic Honey' by big boy It'd be unfair to label Cyril Neville a bluesman. Not that he can't do it, it's just that he brings so much more to the table. First with the Neville Brothers, then the Meters, and more recently Royal Southern Brotherhood, Neville's syncopated, funk drenched rhythms incorporate soul, jazz, and r&b. His latest solo project, Magic Honey, on Ruf Records... More |
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