Poor Emmylou Harris. Not that she cares, probably, but a generation of music writers, including me, have at one time or another written about Harris as if she were a footnote — albeit a major one — to the career […]
Poor Emmylou Harris. Not that she cares, probably, but a generation of music writers, including me, have at one time or another written about Harris as if she were a footnote — albeit a major one — to the career […]
Let’s cut to the chase: Gone is Dwight Yoakam’s best record. The writing is top notch–all the heartbreak and loneliness we’ve come to expect. That voice, oh that voice: it’s still the epitome of high and lonesome. And Gone isn’t […]
Godmother of Americana? Perhaps the music of Tracy Nelson fits no more comfortably within the categorical confines of such terms than it did when she began recording it more than a quarter-century ago. Even so, these reissues suggest that this […]
The Texas Tornados’ self-titled 1990 debut was more than a pleasant surprise, it was a damn good record. It had Tex-Mex rave-ups from Augie Meyers (“Que Paso” and “Dinero”), a Freddy Fender tear-in-your-beer ballad (“A Man Can Cry”), an eye-opening […]
God help Neil Young for making a record that could justify what Dave Marsh has written about his music. Broken Arrow lacks any real center of gravity. As a result, it meanders, indulges in whimsy, and is largely dull. “I’m […]
After debuting as lead vocalist of San Franciscos first punk band of note, the Avengers, Penelope Houston retreated into a much more personal musical jungle. Eschewing electric instruments altogether, Penelope has spent the last decade playing a brand of folk-rock […]
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