03/03/2008
Deer Tick and Peter and the Wolf Live at Pierre Menard Gallery
I am too excited to sit still! And it's a Monday morning for chrissakes! Two of my current favorite musicians, Red Hunter of Peter and the Wolf and John McCauley of Deer Tick, played a gallery show together last month at Pierre Menard Gallery in ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/03/2008 11:32 AM EST in Folk, Country | Permalink
02/21/2008
Why Country Musicians Shouldn't Cover Ray Charles Songs
Ray Charles' 1959 hit "What'd I Say" is one of those songs that's likeable every time it's heard. Rooted in blues and gospel, the natural groove in Charles soulful delivery is classically effortless. A bunch of words beginning with the letter " ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/21/2008 11:28 AM EST in Soul, Country | Permalink
02/14/2008
Life after Achy Breaky Heart: I just don't think Billy ray cyrus understands
Billy Ray Cyrus, I just can't love you anymore. Sure, I used to hoot and holler when "Achy Breaky Heart" cued up on Saturday nights when I went out line dancing with mom...but I was eight years old and didn't know any better!!! Now I'm older ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/14/2008 11:25 AM EST in Country, Voodoo Music | Permalink
02/13/2008
The Notorious Byrd Brothers and Their Ramblin' Music
Staring at the slushy snow covered landscape passing by the window of the train this morning, I seriously considered missing my stop, and going to the airport. Listening to The Byrd's song "Get to You" off the 1968 album The Notorious Byrd Brot ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/13/2008 11:19 AM EST in 60's Pop, Country | Permalink
02/07/2008
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward Making Music Together as "She and Him"...and It Doesn't Suck
Ok. so this is sort of monumental. An actress has started a band that is actually good. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward have been recording songs together recently as She and Him. The country-tinged "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" is an instantly ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 02/07/2008 11:22 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, Country, Highly Recommended | Permalink
01/17/2008
Swamp Rock Alligator Poaching with Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed wrote a song called "Amos Moses" about a Cajun boy who likes to club alligators over the head with a tree stump. Apparently, Amos' bitterness was traced back to his father's abusive parenting. See, when Amos was a boy his father wou ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 01/17/2008 12:45 PM EST in Country | Permalink
11/13/2007
Shel Silverstein: An Album for Adults
Did you know that Shel Silverstein was also a musician who recorded a fairly twisted country album? It's true! The Great Conch Train Robbery is not the record to give a kid just because it's a Shel Silverstein creation. No, no, not at all.
Read MorePosted by Emily on 11/13/2007 4:37 PM EST in Folk, Country | Permalink
11/09/2007
Highly Recommended: Rykarda Parasol and the Tower Ravens
A sexy woman with an exotic name. Rykarda Parasol could've stopped right there and I would've been sold. But nooo, she had to throw in her amazing voice too. The sound of Rykarda Parasol and the Tower Ravens can be compared to Johnny Cash, Igmar ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/09/2007 2:37 PM EST in Country, Blues, Highly Recommended | Permalink
11/08/2007
Hey Dewey, Don't Walk So Hard: Music Video From the Film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Some more silly for ya...Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, is a new comedy starring John C. Reilly, Jack White (as Elvis?!) and an amazing ensemble cast. It was written by the director of 40 Year Old Virgin, so you know it's going to be funny. ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/08/2007 5:52 PM EST in Country, Blues | Permalink
11/06/2007
David Byrne's True Stories
There are not too many films from the 1980s that aren't dated when watched today. Although when David Byrne (ala Talking Heads fame) made his 1986 movie True Stories he wrote, directed, and acted in a timeless reflection on American suburban sp ...
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