Lucinda Williams »

Mix Six: “Old Rockers, New(ish) Songs”

Ted Asregadoo April 7, 2009 6

DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE If there’s a not-so-subtle subtext to this mix, it would be singers who have raspy voices.  And if there was a disclaimer, it would be this: “Some of these

Read More »

CD Review: Ian McLagan & the Bump Band, “Never Say Never”

Ken Shane February 25, 2009 6

I’m not much of a believer in band reunions — they seldom result in any output that actually improves the band’s legacy, and often have just the opposite effect. Still, I was thrilled recently

Read More »

CD Review: Heartless Bastards, “The Mountain”

Ken Shane February 18, 2009 4

Erika Wennerstrom is a genuine force of nature. If you’re hearing her voice for the first time, you quickly realize that it qualifies as a revelation. If you’ve heard her before, you’ve been waiting

Read More »

Listening Booth: Lucinda Williams, “Little Honey”

Ken Shane October 8, 2008 0

Like many other people, I welcomed Lucinda Williams into my life with the release of the Grammy-winning Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, in 1998. Over the course of the last 10 years, I’ve

Read More »