Music
The Gourds, Heavy Ornamentals (Eleven Thirty Records)
The Gourds are to Austin what the Morning 40 Federation is to New Orleans – a hellbent krewe of carnival hucksters and word-besotted street punks who play sloppy-smart party music […]
the subdudes, Behind the Levee (Back Porch)
The very first piece of mail I received when I came home to New Orleans after two long months away was the new subdudes album. Talk about good omens! Recorded […]
Obituary: Chris Whitley (1960-2005)
Chris Whitley always played as if his life depended on it. Sometimes, as in his 2004 manifesto War Crime Blues, the emotion was so raw you could practically taste the […]
Jay Farrar of Son Volt
“I’ve committed well spent days driving parts of Highway 61 from New Orleans to Minneapolis,” says Jay Farrar. He roars up “Afterglow 61” again on Okemah and the Melody of […]
Ryan Adams, Cold Roses (Lost Highway)
Ryan Adams is feeling good these days and that’s not a bad thing. God knows he earned Cold Roses’ “Easy Plateau” after crawling through Love Is Hell Pt. 1 and […]
Chris Whitley, Soft Dangerous Shores (Messenger)
Chris Whitley has always played as if his life depended on it. Last year’s masterful manifesto War Crime Blues was so raw you could practically taste the blood on the […]
