BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR The Warm Up EP Jakarta Records 062 www.jakarta-records.de If youâre looking for a world music perspective in hip-hop, look no further than Ghana-born hip-hop artist Blitz the Ambassador. His third release … Continue reading →
WINGDALE COMMUNITY SINGERS Night, Sleep, Death Drag City www.dragcity.com Apparently, it was a shared love of old-time music that initially brought the Wingdale Community Singers together over a decade ago. It can be hard to tell … Continue reading →
WINDY HILL Let’s Go To The Fair Windy Hill http://windyhillbluegrass.com I saw this Northern, California-based bluegrass band at last yearâs well-attended Susanville Bluegrass Festival. From the first few notes it was apparent, from both … Continue reading →
ERIC BURDON ‘Til Your River Runs Dry ABKCO 8906 www.abkco.com Eric Burdon returns to action with this set of ten originals plus Marc Cohn’s “Medicine Man” and Bo Diddley’s “Before You Accuse Me.” That … Continue reading →
THE LOUVIN BROTHERS Satan Is Real / Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 Light In the Attic 075 www.lightintheattic.net CHARLES LOUVIN with BENJAMIN WHITMER Satan Is Real: The Ballad Of The Louvin … Continue reading →
DON RIGSBY Doctor’s Orders: A Tribute To Ralph Stanley Rebel 1841 www.rebelrecords.com Even if Don Rigsby had not become captivated by the music of Ralph Stanley at the age of five (and met him … Continue reading →
VISHTĂN MĹsaĂŻk Vishten 04 www.vishten.net Weâve come to expect exuberance and joy from Francophone music, but does it sound differently if it comes from outside QuĂŠbec? What happens when Acadian music is played by twin … Continue reading →
SHANNON McNALLY Small Town Talk Sacred Sumac Music 8975 www.shannonmcnally.com Small Town Talk is Shannon McNallyâs tribute to Bobby Charles (born Robert Charles Guidry), a wonderful Louisiana-bred songwriter whose songs reach back as far … Continue reading →
EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL Old Yellow Moon Nonesuch 534285 www.nonesuch.com Wonderfully produced by Nashville veteran Brian Ahern (George Jones, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison), who also adds guitar throughout, Old Yellow Moon is the first official … Continue reading →
REBECCA PRONSKY Only Daughter Nine Mile Records 0142 www.ninemilerecords.com “I go deep where my demons sleep,” Brooklyn native Pronsky writes as she explores the underbelly of our existence. The nightime is her friend. The … Continue reading →
