Matt the Electrician: “Accidental Thief”
MATT THE ELECTRICIAN Accidental Thief www.matttheelectrician.com For dedicated fans of songwriter’s songwriter Paul Simon, Christmas came early this year with the release of the man’s …
MATT THE ELECTRICIAN Accidental Thief www.matttheelectrician.com For dedicated fans of songwriter’s songwriter Paul Simon, Christmas came early this year with the release of the man’s …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) When Rhett Miller let his pal Murry Hammond talk him into forsaking a Sarah Lawrence …
BETTYSOO AND DOUG COX Across the Borderline: Lie to Me www.acrosstheborderline.org Spring, Texas, native BettySoo is one of the finest young folk singer-songwriters to emerge …
ROD PICOTT Welding Burns www.rodpicott.com In the simple but highly effective video for his song “Little Scar,” Rod Picott — accompanied only by his acoustic …
ROBERT ELLIS Photographs New West Not quite a cradle-to-the-grave narrative, Robert Ellis’ second album (and first with New West) nevertheless charts a lengthy portion in …
Zack Walther Band Into the Fray www.zachwaltherband.com As a faithful follower of Zack Walther’s career dating back to his Rodger Wilco days, I’m tempted to …
OLD 97’s The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2 New West Well, I’m still of the opinion that the whole thing should have been released together as …
JOHN HIATT Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns New West The press blurb for John Hiatt’s current tour with Lyle Lovett refers to Hiatt as an …
ROBERT EARL KEEN Ready for Confetti Lost Highway Sitting down to review Robert Earl Keen’s latest, I asked a colleague via instant message if he’d …
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) The heat was brutal — both outside and especially inside Gruene Hall — but that …