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Sam Baker – “Say Grace” (Aug. 27) 6 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
It’s no secret how I feel about Sam Baker, it’s been 4 years since my stunt blog post on his record Cotton. To recap back in 2009 I said I would stop writing the blog unless people bought his new reco...
M. Lockwood Porter – “Judah’s Gone” (another Oklahoman made good – riyl John Moreland, John Fullbright) 3 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
I usually don’t let the madding crowd affect my judgement. But M. Lockwood Porter has been getting some attention for his debut solo record Judah’s Gone and I’m going to jump on the growing bandwagon....
Danny Rush and the Designated Drivers – “Malverde” 30 Jul 2013 | 02:58 am
One of the best compliments I can give a record is to say that it was very difficult choosing which song to share with you. That was the case with this new release from Danny Rush and the Designated D...
Update and another song from Seattle singer-songwriter Kevin Long and new record “Buena Vista” 23 Jul 2013 | 01:19 am
I tried to like some of the big new releases out now and in the foreseable future. It’d make this blog easier if I could just suck it up and write about one of these records I got in the mail or in my...
New Mando Saenz record – “Studebaker” (w/Kim Richey, Bobby Bare, Jr.) 6 Jul 2013 | 01:52 am
This is the third record by Nashville singer-songwriter Mando Saenz and it’s the third time I’ve covered his music. To my ears he’s one of the best lyricist working in “americana” as well as a distinc...
Gregory Alan Isakov – “The Weatherman” (July 9) 4 Jul 2013 | 11:44 pm
It’s been six years or more since I wrote about Gregory Alan Isakov’s debut record The Gambler (at the time I could only link to his MySpace page). In that time he’s gone from an undiscovered gem to a...
Denison Witmer’s new self titled record hits the spot 1 Jun 2013 | 03:32 am
Something’s wrong in this world when Denison Witmer’s new record gets hardly a mention from hype machine’s selection of music blogs. This self-titled record, his 9th or his 10th depending on who you l...
Kevin Long’s new album “Buena Vista” (riyl James Taylor, Richard Shindell) 21 May 2013 | 07:12 pm
Kevin Long is a Seattle based singer songwriter whose new record Buena Vista is out now. Kevin’s been compared to James Taylor by some; both for his rich vocals and his super sensitive songs (I would ...
The Will Callers – “What Else Is Left?” 15 May 2013 | 07:55 pm
The Will Callers are an Austin based band that combines the whole roots music genre into a big gumbo of folk, rock, and country. They’re basically a duo comprised of Jake Murphy and Daniel Slatton but...
John Moreland – “In The Throes” (Last Chance Records, June 11) (Riyl early Springsteen, Steve Earle) 14 May 2013 | 07:14 pm
The fine folks at Nine Bulletts have already covered the new record In The Throes from John Moreland. And their impassioned post will not see its equal here. Although I do have an opinion or two about...
