Summertime Bruce [R.I.P. Tim Russert]
I can’t add anything too insightful about Tim Russert that hasn’t already been said or written over the last 24 hours, but I wanted to give my 2 cents. I’ve always been an NBC guy. One of my earliest memories…
New Tunes: My Morning Jacket’s Evil Urges
Like a good consumer, I waited patiently for the release date of My Morning Jacket’s latest (June 10), and was pleasantly surprised that eMusic had it available on Day One [For the uninitiated, eMusic is a monthly subscription site that…
New Tunes: Alejandro Escovedo’s Real Animal
I’m new to Alejandro Escovedo’s music, but I’ve been familiar with him for years, as a much-respected roots rock singer/songwriter with a huge underground following. Not to mention he’s Sheila E.’s uncle (Sheila’s dad, Pete, is his brother). But I’ve…
Mellencamp and T-Bone Burnett Hook Up
My opinion: if you throw T-Bone Burnett into a project, you’re going to get favorable results. Look at some of the production credits in his resumé: Los Lobos – How WIll the Wolf Survive?Wallflowers – Bringing Down the HorseCounting Crows…
New Tunes: Sergio Mendes – Encanto
I can’t claim to know much about Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes, beside the fact that I love this song from his 1992 album Brasileiro… Mendes has been active in the music industry since 1961, when he formed the Sexteto…
Dreaming about…C.W.?
While we wait for Michael – King of the Friday Five – to post his latest (Michael – you okay??), I pose one question to you all… Why did I have a vivid dream about “Convoy” singer C.W. McCall the…
New Tunes: Teddy Thompson
This, my friends, is a fall in love at first listen type of tune. Teddy Thompson is the son of Richard and Linda Thompson – both well respected musicians in their own right. So Teddy comes from good stock. “In…
First Listen: The Orchid Highway
Upon opening the case of The Orchid Highway’s self-titled debut you get a sense of exactly what you are in for. The image of floor to ceiling stacks of vintage amps, guitars and keys sets the expectation that is fully…
Giveaway: Mickey’s Drums, Jerry’s Greatest [All About de Riddim]
Hey! Let’s talk about drumming and rhythm and percussion, and give away a couple of CD’s: Mickey Hart’s 1991 collaboration with Airto Moreira and a number of amazing percussionists from around the world – Planet Drum; and Mickey’s latest project,…
Austin City Limits Schedule Released…
..and here come the conflicts! Last year, the big one was Wilco vs. My Morning Jacket ( I ended up splitting it half and half). And this year is not without its frustrating scheduling choices… The big one: on Saturday…
