Posts Tagged ‘country’
The Redwalls
The ShowA lot of burgeoning artists are fortunate enough to inherit their parents’ record collections and discover music they missed during its first go-around.
Bruising
Locals The Black Bonnets dig deep into the past to unearth some brutal beauty.JOSHUA LOEWEN
I love to see musicians squirm,” David Matsler said, beaming his best shit-eating grin over a half-finished glass of whiskey.
Carlene Carter
Listen UpCarlene Carter’s first CD of new material since 1995, Stronger, is an independent woman’s coming-to-terms-with-the-world-of-broken-hearts collection of country and occasionally country-rock songs. There is some heal...
Baby, It’s Fate
A double dose of Javier Bardem, in English-language films of varying qualityKRISTIAN LIN
Javier Bardem made his American debut and snagged an Oscar nomination all in one bang when he portrayed the gay Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas in the 2001 biopic Before Night Falls.
Ian Moore
The ShowWith his solid leads, overall bluesy feel, and the ability to wring sincerity from every note, guitarist and singer-songwriter Ian Moore ain’t your dad’s Ian Moore.
Oakley Hall
Listen UpBrooklyn’s Oakley Hall clearly derives its inspiration from the barest of bare bones, campfire-crooning country.
The Derailers
Listen UpMy philosophy on tribute albums: When covering popular songs, a band should make its own artistic statement rather than mimicking the original.
Alan Jackson
Listen UpAlan Jackson may be one of a few current country music stars whose careers will last longer than a frozen margarita or one of those fruity drinks with umbrellas.
Lost Country
Listen UpBands that produce, engineer, mix, and master their own albums run the gamut from cream to crap, and Lost Country is consistently among the creamiest. Scattered, their sixth album, is almost as good as 2005’s Long Gone Thrill...
Pledging Life and Allegiance
Immigrants help Uncle Sam fill the ranks — with citizenship as a reward.MARY SPICUZZA, ERIC GRIFFEY, and JEFF PRINCE
As far back as he can remember, Oscar Reyes had wanted to be in the United States military. As a young boy growing up in Woodward, Okla., he often fantasized about it.