WILLIE NELSON Heroes Columbia/Legacy 88691960482 Columbia/Legacy Web Site Willie Nelson’s Web Site As on last year’s Remember Me Vol. 1 with “This Ole House,” Nelson – still prolific at 79 – can view mortality with … Continue reading →
NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE Instant Armadillo Blues: Best of 1971-1975 Raven 345 Raven Records Web Site NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE 17 Pine Avenue Woodstock 0037 … Continue reading →
KAMI THOMPSON Love Lies Warner Bros. 2564665549 www.warnerbrosrecords.com www.kamithompson.com This newcomer’s talent is obvious after the first few bars of the opening “Little Boy Blue,” complete with its Dire Straits’ aura. The younger daughter of … Continue reading →
THE WILD RUMPUS 304 Mudbone 002-03 www.thewildrumpus.com There is a tradition of irreverent and sometimes reckless behavior among old-time players. The Wild Rumpus travels that road. They describe their sound as “stompgrass” and that is … Continue reading →
LIZ FRAME and THE KICKERS Sooner Silly Fishy www.lizframeandthekickers.com Proof that live music lives: I first heard Liz Frame at a street festival. She blew me away then and her new CD still has me … Continue reading →
MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE The Road is Dark Borealis 209 www.borealisrecords.com> While Michael Jerome Browne plays a variety of roots styles (from Appalachian traditional music to RnB) and just about any instrument with strings, blues … Continue reading →
SEATTLE, WA – No Depression, the bimonthly magazine covering a broad range of American roots music since 1995, will bring to an end its print publication with its 75th issue in May-June 2008. Plans to expand the publication’s website (www.nodepression.net) … Continue reading →
