Thursday, May 24, 2012

Album Reviews


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Dark and Dreamy

New album by Greensboro’s Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands breaks new ground
04/26/2012
2

Possum Jenkins

Possum Jenkins is a band with a silly name but seriously good music.

Since 2004, the Boone-bred five-piece has turned heads with its unique...
04/19/2012
3

Not-So-Silent Femmes

The year 2012 is barely three months old and already it looks to be a banner one for musical releases by female artists.

So far this year,...
04/05/2012
4

Steep Canyon Rangers

Sometimes the phrase, “hard act to follow,” can mean trying to live up what you have already accomplished.

For the western North Carolina...
03/29/2012
5

Charlie Parr

Charlie Parr’s gospel is on fire.

Burning fast and bright, slow and steady, and sizzling out into darkness, the songs of “Keep Your Hands...
03/22/2012
6

Cornflower Blue

Cornflower Blue can be found in a box of Crayolas, a crop field, a Vermeer painting and, though not known by many, in Ottawa, Ontario.

The...
03/08/2012
7

Woody Guthrie at the Century Mark

In the world of music, 2012 marks the centennial of the birth of quite a number of important musicians.

Jazz musicians Les Brown and Gil...
03/01/2012
8

Peter Maybarduk

A lawyer is most often visualized as being a sharply dressed man, briefcase in tow, pursuing case after case in the courtroom. Peter Maybarduk fits...
02/23/2012
9

‘Who’s Feeling Young Now?’

On the title track to Punch Brothers third album, mandolinist Chris Thile sings, “Youth will not be wasted on this one.”

Even as its...
02/16/2012
10

‘Child of the King’

Jessica Presnell sings songs of praise on new album
02/16/2012
11

Matt Flinner Trio

A good song can take days, months, sometimes years to write. For Matt Flinner, it takes only a matter of an hours, or even minutes.

The Matt...
02/09/2012
12

It’s All Covers Now, Baby Blue

New Bob Dylan tribute: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
02/02/2012
13

Carter Brothers

Whether they’re considered a bluegrass band with a blues-rock guitar or a blues-rock band with a banjo, the Carter Brothers take a middle road...
01/26/2012
14

The Meldavians

Many masterpieces have resulted from a theme; just take a listen to “Sgt. Pepper” or “Dark Side of the Moon.” Following a concept doesn’t...
01/12/2012
15

Papa Juke

Some people make music because it’s fun. Others do it because they’re good at it. Papa Juke manages to do both.

The Colorado-based...
12/29/2011
16

Keller Williams

“I am a hungry man, and this funk is my meal.”

If you really are what you eat, then Keller Williams is one funky man. The byproduct of the...
12/22/2011
17

Starlight Girls

If Vincent Price and Andy Warhol threw a party together, Starlight Girls would be the appropriate band for the occasion.

The...
12/20/2011
18

‘Christmas in the Mountains Vol. 5’

Tired of Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmas Time?"
12/08/2011
19

A Ghost Like Me

Whether you call them psychedelic, spacey, experimental or strange, A Ghost Like Me only has one priority: To make music that awakens one’s...
11/23/2011
20

Sunspot: ‘The Slingshot Effect’

For Sunspot, it’s more about burning a lasting musical imprint rather than burning a hole in the music charts.
11/17/2011

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