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Five Times August
Listen UpBrad Skistimas, the 24-year-old Dallasite who operates under the sweeping moniker Five Times August, recently released his second full-length effort, Brighter Side.
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Listen UpDavid “Honeyboy” Edwards is no longer in his prime, but he’s still got the feel for the old-time, acoustic blues.
Samuel James
Listen UpSamuel James’ version of the blues mixes tradition, sly humor, and a knowing wink with a steady, almost hypnotic acoustic beat.
Backside Pick
Listen UpOn its new seven-song album, Like I Do, Backside Pick delivers a tight, scholarly mix of sounds, including something reminiscent of a high school marching band, with trumpet, trombone, and saxophone.
Jefferson Pepper
Listen UpInfluenced by Patti Smith, Nirvana, The Clash, Neil Young, John Prine, Johnny Cash, his factory-worker father, and coal-miner and farmer grandparents, Jefferson Pepper spent two years in his home in the Conewago Mountains (Sout...
Tim Hensley
Listen UpTim Hensley’s debut CD, Long Monday, has been a long time coming and is sure to stand as one of the best country-bluegrass releases of 2008.
John-Alex Mason
Listen UpFor more than one generation of fans, the blues “belonged” to old black men with slurred voices.
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights
Listen UpWhen this CD arrived on my desk, I have to admit I wanted to like the music.
Haale
Listen UpInfluenced almost equally by mystic poets and American rock and psychedelic music, Haale’s full-length debut, No Ceiling, isn’t quite inner-directed “trance” music, but it is akin to that soporific (or, ...
Meg & Dia
Listen UpIn today’s saturated music market, formula means everything. A flim-flam here or a stop-time there might be the difference between fame and obscurity. Most listeners, whether they’re aware of it or not, judge pop mu...