Al Anderson – After Hours (2006)purchase this album For those expecting an album of bad-attitude rockers, a la Anderson’s last solo record, or much of what he did with NRBQ,…
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Jackie Greene – American Myth (2006)purchase this album I don’t know what it is that drives me to studiously avoid heavily promoted titles for months, then turn around and take…
Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (2006)purchase this album You know what? I’m wrong. A lot. And when I am, I don’t mind admitting it. So, readers who…
Josh Rouse – Subtitulo (2006)purchase this album With last year’s perfectly wonderful Nashville, Rouse bid farewell to the titular city and hello to Spain; now, barely a year later, with…
Got an e-mail a few days ago from Mark, a street teamer working on behalf of Nizlopi, a band I’d never heard of before (although I do wish I’d met…
When last we left Peter Himmelman, he was leaving (or being pushed out of) the major-label world, and heading for indier pastures. Far from signaling an end to his career…
Just wanted to let everybody know that Amazon’s taking pre-orders for Chris Whitley’s final album, Reiter In, due next Tuesday. I knew it was coming out this spring, but kept…
So last week I said David Gilmour’s new record was boring; here’s a bone for you, Gilmour fans. It’s the man and his guitar, live and in person, from his…
The Williams Brothers – Two Stories (1987)purchase this album No, not those Williams Brothers. These Williams Brothers. You know, the twin nephews of Andy Williams? The ones who had a…
Howdy friends, Got an e-mail this afternoon from Allan, who is desperately seeking a song. I’ll let him give you the details: I’ve become obsessed with a Leonard Cohen song,…
Hey, Blondie! Congrats on making it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! What are you gonna do now? Awk-ward. So, anyhoo…questionable lapses in acceptance speech taste aside, Debbie…
The Wood Brothers – Ways Not to Lose (2006)purchase this album It’s like I was saying to my esteemed colleague Jason this morning: For a “jazz” label, Blue Note sure…
Peter Himmelman. It’s one of those names that, nine out of ten times, will get you a quizzical look; the tenth time, though, you’d better pull up a chair, sit…
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers – Three Nights on the Town (2005)purchase this DVD I meant to buy this when it came out, and then forgot — but then I…
Welcome back to Bootleg City, brothers and sisters! It’s been a little while since we took a trip down Wilson Way, and being that it’s brimming with goodies, what do…
The folks at Warner Bros. would like all of you Á¢€” yes, even you Á¢€” to know that the good ship Guster is preparing to set sail on the seas…
When The Police formed in England in 1976, they were already seen as impostors who were merely riding the wave of punk rock. After all, drummer Stewart Copeland was an…
Teddy Thompson – Separate Ways (2006)purchase this album For those of us who have ’til now thought of Teddy Thompson as the least-talented member of his peer group — and…
The Little Willies – The Little Williespurchase this album Well, well, well. No sooner do I proclaim Richard Julian’s latest to be utterly fantabulous than his other outfit Á¢€” this…
Donald Fagen – Morph the Cat (2006)purchase this album I know a lot of people (my wife, for instance) who literally cannot stand the music of Steely Dan. I can…
The last time I accidentally listened to a country station, I was left scratching my head. It was eerily similar to the last time I accidentally landed on a Christian…
Though he’s easily one of my favorite artists, I’ve held off on writing a Willy Porter Guide for awhile now; his output just doesn’t seem large enough to warrant the…
As far as synth-pop records go, Ministry’s debut major label effort, With Sympathy, has always been one of my favorites. I remember buying the album sight-unseen in 1983, having read…
To promote the release of their latest album, How To Dismantle An Atom Bomb (and to film the video for the single “All Because Of You”), U2 performed on a…
We all have our guilty pleasures, right? I know a guy in a death metal band who is a huge Carpenters fan. I like my 80’s music cheesy. I bought…
In 1986, there was a mini-revival of rock-tinged country acts. Two such bands came charging out of Wisconsin, releasing their debut efforts within weeks of each other. One you’ve heard…
It’s easy to hate a band with a career-making/career-stunting hit like “Closing Time”, but I will go on-record as saying that Semisonic wrote some cool songs. In addition to the…
Some of you have been patiently waiting for this, and patience is nothing if not a virtue, so prepare to be rewarded. This week’s Bootleg City is THREE discs of…
1982 was a big year for the J. Geils Band Á¢€” after 13 albums, hundreds and hundreds of live shows and a few scattered Top 40 hits, they became overnight…
[Jefito’s note: Elo, kiddies, and welcome to the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Cheap Trick! This week’s entry is an unexpected, pleasant surprise for me — a couple of weeks ago,…