The Isaac Jacob Band unveils their new long player, The Brush Country Tapes. Produced, arranged, mixed, and mastered by David Percefull, the album was recorded at yellow DOG Studios in San Marcos, Texas. Percefull and Ethan Lugbauer engineered the album, along with 2nd engineers Casey Johns and Galen Parish. Talking about the album, Jacob says, […]
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It is hard to argue with a band of migrant country musicians who hail from both blue and red states. Neon Moons have made their mark in New York’s Hudson Valley with a well-crafted recreation of honky-tonk country music that is distinctly ’90s-style. While
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt Esperanza This is the acoustic progressive folk duo’s 5th LP & it’s quite an ambitious effort. Not that their previous albums weren’t interesting, but their partnership seems to develop & rejuvenate with clarity & precision through each succeeding collection. Invariably cool performances, self-assured & confident. There are 10 well-sculpted […]
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Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help – Our Final Album Vol. 1 The band is in its 12th year & has quite a history, but I picked up Glenn Morrow decades ago when I picked up his 1986 band Rage To Live’s self-titled album. In all honesty, I got it for a few dollars at the […]
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Doug Duffey and Badd – Souvenirs This gets off to an easily digested bluesy start with a jazz undertow, ebullient & cool. Doug Duffey has a smooth delivery bluesy voice similar to the voices that came through the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. “Broken Heart & Empty Hand” has a succinct quality. Recorded with a sonorously […]
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Mr. Keith has crafted a classic country record, and a darn good one too, filled with great country instrumentation, clever and true-to-country lyricism, and good old-fashioned heartbreak. It reminds you why you’re a country fan.
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“Whether chronicling desire or heartache, [Andrew] Sa serenades like K.D. Lang, pines with the panache of Rufus Wainwright, and trills a falsetto that would make Roy Orbison proud.” — Chicago Magazine
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This week’s column presents five roots music fests that, for a variety of reasons, slipped through the cracks during past few months. Together, they represent the many different aspects of roots music, from their line-ups to their respective locales.
In chronological order those festivals are: 1)