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The Outlaws - Showcase Live (Foxborough, MA) - Thursday, November 12, 2009
26 November 2009Stars ‘n’ Bars weren’t waving in the crowd, but the spirit of the deep south as defined by three blazing guitars was on full display.
Neko Case with Calexico - Wilbur Theatre (Boston, MA) - Tuesday, November 10, 2009
17 November 2009Neko Case and her big voice fills the airy Wilbur Theatre quite easily while a stripped down Calexico breezes through their songs.
Michael Dean Damron – Father’s Day (In Music We Trust)
14 July 2009Damron’s third record Father’s Day is full of characters on the losing end of life.
Ted Russell Kamp – Poor Man’s Paradise (Poetry of the Moment)
23 May 2009Kamp is a triple threat: a fine singer, a frightening multi-instrumentalist and a strong songwriter.
Old Californio – Westering Again (California)
5 May 2009It’s too bad the magazine No Depression is no more, as OLD CALIFORNIO would surely be one of its cover stars.
Spencer P. Jones – Fugitive Songs (Spooky)
10 March 2009Fugitive Songs doesn’t have the immediate impact of past Jones classics like Fait Accompli, but repeated listens reveal its grimy charms.
The General Store - Mountain Rescue (Brewery)
14 February 2009It’s steeped in the more lush, melodic aspects of the Me Decade as Johnstone mixes and matches sonics borrowed from various CSN&Y, BIG STAR, POCO and PAUL MCCARTNEY records.
Mark Olson & Gary Louris – Ready For the Flood (New West)
6 February 2009Producer CHRIS ROBINSON gives the duo a back porch/living room atmosphere, as if you’ve stumbled onto a couple of old buddies running through songs they used to play together, as well as showing off new ones.
Wilco with Jennifer O'Connor - Grand Opera House (Wilmington, DE) - Sunday, August 10, 2008
12 August 2008For the second and final encore, it was a return to the older, more straight-ahead rockers.
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West)
22 January 2008The Truckers have long specialized in gritty portrayals of the New South’s sordid sides. A few titles such as “Daddy Needs a Drink,” “You and Your Crystal Meth,” and “A Ghost to Most” give an idea of the dirty soap operas that play out across this epic album, but the black humor – usually paired with a profound empathy – runs deep through most of the 19 songs.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of February 7
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The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning (Pure Groove U.K.)
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The Joy Formidable – First You Have to Get Mad limited edition live LP (Pure Groove U.K.)
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Rogue Wave – Permalight (Brushfire)
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Sloan – Hit & Run digital EP (Murder)
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Catherine Wheel – Ferment (Cherry Red U.K.)
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Lou Barlow – Goodnight Unknown (Merge)
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Mission of Burma – The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador)
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Visqueen – Message to Garcia (Local 638)
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For Against – Never Been (Words on Music)
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The Dimes – The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry (Pet Marmoset)