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Sights & Sounds: Blitzen Trapper - "Black River Killer" (YouTube)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:21:43 UTC

Show Review: JJ Grey and Mofro - Windjammer, Isle of Palms, SC 6/26/09

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:19:54 UTC

JJ Grey has often described his music with Mofro as front porch soul. With no juke joints in Charleston, the Windjammer seemed as good a venue as any for the boozy, sweaty, soulful music of Grey and his band. For about two hours, Mofro churned through a representative selection of their catalogue, hitting on highlights from each of their four albums, in addition to a couple choice covers.

Show Review: Rothbury Festival 2009

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:29:12 UTC

Feature: Cheap Trick - Power Pop Pioneers

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:28:59 UTC

Cheap Trick were one of the first bands, if not the first, to play what we now know as Power Pop.  Three decades later, you can hear Cheap Trick's sound in countless bands and that could be perceived as gratifying or annoying by someone like Rick Nielsen who did it first, but he sees it as a reflection of the how Cheap Trick operates more than an homage to their sound.

CD Review: Ryan Bingham - Roadhouse Sun

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:15:56 UTC

8-year old Ryan Bingham sounds like a smoky roadhouse, complete with white whiskers and  gnarly Marlboros  enabling him to sound years beyond the tender late 20's.

Sights & Sounds: Obits "Two Headed Coin" (mp3)

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:50:50 UTC

Gallery: Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers, Rubin Museum of Art, NY NY 5.28.09

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:03:23 UTC

Steve Martin on banjo, performing at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on May 28th, 2009. All photos by Eva Nowakowski

CD Review: Son Volt - American Central Dust

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:38:46 UTC

On Son Volt's new album, American Central Dust, Jay Farrar only plays an acoustic guitar, not its electric counterpart. The bandleader's choice of instruments is as much a direct reflection of the overall approach he applies to the album as the choice of label for which Son Volt debuts.  Rounder Records has become one of America's primary independent music distributors, largely by focusing on the folk, blues and country music that form the foundation of Farrar’s new songs.

Show Review: Jenny Lewis - The Plaza Theatre, Orlando, FL 6/29/09

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:32:13 UTC

In an era where technologically savvy producers can make even the likes of Katy Perry sound decent on CD, it’s always refreshing when an artist’s performance outshines their album. Such was the case with Jenny Lewis.

Sights & Sounds: State Radio - "Guantanamo" (ROTHBURY 2009)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:25:01 UTC

The Shotgun: UFO, Luke Winslow King, Astra, Wonderlick

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:18:05 UTC

The Shotgun is a monthly column of "Shotgun" CD reviews by Glide contributor Eric Saeger

CD Review: Tea Leaf Green - Coffee Bean Brown Comes Alive

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:10:35 UTC

San Francisco rock band, Tea Leaf Green is known for their incendiary, psychedelic rock shows and skillfully crafted songs.  Over the years, they have developed an alter ego band with the namesake, Coffee Bean Brown.  Coffee Bean Brown is known for playing impromptu shows that display their acoustic side while focusing more on singer/songwriter Trevor Garrod’s timeless songwriting skills.  These shows are special for the few Tea Leaf Green fans who attend and now they are offering one of their most intimate shows available with clear, crispy quality.

Strangers Almanac: Volume 27: Regina Spektor

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:52:35 UTC

<div align=\"center\">At first listen, Regina Spektor’s music sounds fantastical, with her buoyant voice, backed by piano runs, escaping far, far away from reality.  However, the listening experience is a lot like opening a little girl’s music box.  The spinning, red-haired ballerina at center stage pirouettes in time with the twinkling melody, and at first the dance feels inviting and at last, eerily affecting.  The music box’s whimsy masks its ability to actually influence an audience, but then its power takes hold.  It’s not just fun anymore…it’s something more.</div>

Sights & Sounds: The Dirty Projectors - "Live in Philly - "Remade Horizon" and "Stillness is the Move"

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:39:03 UTC

Time Out, Take Five: Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Bernstein, Bill Evans

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:36:32 UTC

Five more shotgun jazz CD reviews by Glide contributor Doug Collette - this month he visits: Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Bernstein, Bill Evans.