June 7, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Neil Young – “Cripple Creek Ferry” This track, from Neil’s 1970 masterpiece After The Gold Rush, is a classic album track — never a single, but a song that people instantly associate with playing the record through its entirety. Featuring a young Nils Lofgren (later a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band) on… Read more »
June 6, 2010 by Paul Slavens
Hey, folks – this is where you can leave your polite suggestions and music suggestions.
June 4, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Murry Hammond – Lost At Sea Murry Hammond – “Lost at Sea” The Texas native (who named his son Tex), better known for being the bass player, background vocalist, and dark horse songwriting champ of the Old 97’s lives in California now, where he leads an old-time gospel service at a local church. This solo record,… Read more »
June 3, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Janelle Monae – “Cold War” Try as you might, you are going to have a hard time fitting Janelle Monae into any boxes. A Kansas City native, she moved to Atlanta and started the Wondaland Arts Society with Outkast’s Big Boi. He guests on this record, The ArchAndroid, which combines suites 2 and 3 of… Read more »
June 2, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs” The Arcade Fire have been critical darlings since the arrival of their debut full length Funeral in 2004. The follow-up Neon Bible came out to great acclaim in 2007, and the fervor surrounding this upcoming release, The Suburbs, has been greater than almost any release this year. This song bounces… Read more »
June 1, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Elvis Costello – “Radio, Radio” In honor of his appearances in North Texas last week, including two nights with the Dallas Symphony at the Meyerson, here’s the man born Declan Patrick MacManus with one of his defining songs. Closing out 1978’s This Year’s Model, “Radio, Radio” is a biting criticism of what Costello felt was… Read more »
May 30, 2010 by Paul Slavens
Hope your holiday is going swimmingly. Glad to have you along for some cool music on a warm evening. By the way, I just realized that July 4th is on a Sunday this year. I would love to be the party music for your Independence evening.
May 28, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Hayes Carll – I Don’t Wanna Grow Up Hayes Carll – “I Don’t Want To Grow Up” Hayes Carll is quickly becoming a Texan treasure. Originally from the Houston area, he moved to Crystal Beach, near Galveston and played haunts like the Old Quarter, the same places that his heroes Guy Clark and Townes Van… Read more »
May 27, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
R.E.M. – “Nightswimming” This classic from the Athens, Georgia-based band came from what many consider their best record, 1994’s Automatic For the People. Named for the sign of a favorite restaurant near Athens, this record found R.E.M. mining the American South for influences, both lyrically and musically. The strings on this song were arranged by… Read more »
May 26, 2010 by Jeff Giddens
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – I Should Have Known it Tom Petty – “I Should Have Known It” For their upcoming album Mojo, Petty and the Heartbreakers recorded the same way they did back when they began: live in the studio, no overdubs or recording tricks. The record touches on several points of the… Read more »
