July 8, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Ray LaMontagne – “You Are The Best Thing” When Ray LaMontagne awoke to Stephen Stills’ “Treetop Flyer” on his clock radio one morning, he decided to quit his job at a shoe factory and pursue music full time. We can all thank Stephen Stills, then for this gem, from his latest release Gossip in the… Read more »
July 8, 2010 by April Kinser
Cadillac Sky, a critically acclaimed bluegrass band out of Nashville, created a hybrid of bluegrass, rock and blues with producer Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys on their third album Letters in the Deep.
July 7, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Sarah McLachlan – “Loving You Is Easy” This song, from the brand new Laws of Illusion, shows Sarah McLachlan using all of her old tricks, with a bit of soul backbeat thrown in. McLachlan’s unmistakeable voice and piano have been a staple for AAA fans since her breakthrough Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and the bombshell followup… Read more »
July 6, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Justin Townes Earle – Can’t Hardly Wait Justin Townes Earle – “Can’t Hardly Wait” This killer track from Earle’s 2009 release Midnight at the Movies finds him covering Paul Westerberg’s Replacements classic, albeit with a woozy mandolin-fueled arrangement. Not content to merely follow the paths of his namesakes, Earle has blazed his own trail that… Read more »
July 6, 2010 by April Kinser
If the list of acts that each member of The Naptime Shake comes from doesn’t sell you on the band, their music will. With a sound rich in rootsy, country tunes, the band counts Wilco, Bobby Bare Jr. and Will Oldham as influences.
July 4, 2010 by Paul Slavens
Tonight, we will have a considerable amount of music about America. Then, in celebration of six years on the radio, I will play some of my all-time favorite music.
July 2, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Nothin’ Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – “Nothin’” This song, from the heralded Raising Sand record, has more than one Texas connection. Produced by Fort Worth native T-Bone Burnett, it is also a cover of a song by Townes Van Zandt, with the wonderful blend of Krauss and Plant’s… Read more »
July 1, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Feist – “Sea Lion Woman” From her 2007 release The Reminder, Canadian artist Leslie Feist provides this update of a song that was first recorded by field folklore archivist Herbert Halpert in 1939. Though interpretations have ranged from “C-Line Woman” to “See Lyin’ Woman”, this version carries the stomping energy of that field recording, updated… Read more »
