Interview: From Busker to Believer: The Hard-Earned Songs of Slaid Cleaves

Slaid CleavesFrom Busker to Believer: The Hard-Earned Songs of Slaid Cleaves Slaid Cleaves lives in Wimberley now, tucked into the folds of the Texas Hill Country, playing closer to home, keeping the circle small. The road that once stretched from Maine to Cork to Austin has narrowed. The songs, though, are still wide open There was […]

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REVIEW: Charlotte Cornfield “Hurts Like Hell”

Charlotte CornfieldCharlotte Cornfield Hurts Like Hell Ever overhear a bar conversation or witness a first date and wish you could get the backstory on the intriguing interaction you may have paid a little too much attention to? That’s the feeling I kept having while listening to Charlotte Cornfield’s latest album, Hurts Like Hell. The Canadian’s songs […]

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Rick Vito – Slidemaster

If you’re like me, and you love some slide guitar, commsummate musician and sideman Rick Vito has an offering for you. Vito, who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1987 until 1991, and who toured or sat in on recordings with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, John Fogerty, Bob Seger (Vito played […]