Archive for March, 2007

RON SEXSMITH > Time Being

RON SEXSMITH > Time Being

Now 15 years and nine albums into his career, Ron Sexsmith must wonder what he has to do to get some attention.

VICKY MCGEHEE: Tweaking Her Dream

VICKY MCGEHEE: Tweaking Her Dream

Like most of Nashville’s top songwriters, Vicky McGehee came to Nashville to chase her dreams…

RICKIE LEE JONES > Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

RICKIE LEE JONES > Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

Inspired by the words and philosophies of Jesus Christ, it’s a document of faith for modern times.

THE SHINS: When You Are Wincing

THE SHINS: When You Are Wincing

Caring isn’t creepy…

BOB DYLAN > Don’t Look Back – ’65 Tour Deluxe Edition

BOB DYLAN > Don’t Look Back – ’65 Tour Deluxe Edition

D.A. Pennebaker’s groundbreaking film of Dylan’s 1965 solo, unplugged British tour is often cited as the first rock-era documentary.

LAST TOWN CHORUS > Wire Waltz

LAST TOWN CHORUS > Wire Waltz

Music best listened to in the dark, on the deep pile, with the cans on.

JEFFREY STEELE: Atop the Observatory

JEFFREY STEELE: Atop the Observatory

Is Jeffrey Steele of Nashville?

PATTY GRIFFIN: The Midlife Crisis Revisited

PATTY GRIFFIN: The Midlife Crisis Revisited

It’s hard to believe that someone actually told Griffin she should stick to the quieter end of the spectrum just a few years back…

DR. DOG: Learnin’ New Tricks

DR. DOG: Learnin’ New Tricks

Maybe old dogs can learn new tricks after all…

DAVID VANDERVELDE: With Little Help from His Friends

DAVID VANDERVELDE: With Little Help from His Friends

Part glammed-up Bowie swagger, part John Lennon echo-laden intimacy, the eight-song effort from the 22-year-old Michigan native is a confidently retro-fitted exercise in sounds that fell out of favor before he was born.