Music
Timothea, I’m Still Standing (Blue Soul Records)
It took five albums, but someone’s finally hit upon the perfect showcase for local R&B goddess Timothea’s smoky vocal technique. Earlier releases tried far too hard to portray her as […]
Luther Wright and the Wrongs, Guitar Pickin’ Martyrs (Back Porch)
Canada’s finest alt-country “punkgrass” quintet had already released two fine indie albums (Hurtin’ For Certain and Roger’s Waltz) when they dropped Rebuild The Wall on a completely unsuspecting public back […]
Various Artists, Box of the Blues (Rounder)
Box of the Blues, indeed. Any 4-CD set that begins with Mississippi Fred McDowell and ends with Walter “Wolfman” Washington has one hell of a lot of ground to cover, […]
Freak Mountain Ramblers, Freak Mountain Ramblers III (Woodrose Records)
They don’t make hippie folk-rock like this no more. Now on their third album, the Freak Mountain Ramblers have basically become a sort of Traveling Wilburys for Holy Modal Rounder […]
