Reviews
Some Strange Country
Crooked Still, the most exciting bluegrass bandcurrently on the American scene, are a groupof five who met at the music...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
The Crown Prince of Reggae: Singles (1972-1985)
The much-loved Dennis Brown (1957– 1999) was the outstanding solo reggae singer of his generation, his only rival being the...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Slow Music
On this album of gentle dinner jazz crooning, Joyce gathers together a selection of session musician stalwarts who include many...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
City of Refuge
Though she’s a recent addition to their catalogue, Rounder Records could present banjoist, vocalist, and songwriter Abigail Washburn as an...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Cesaria Evora &…
The 19 duets on this compilation cover almost 20 years, and offer both a wonderful retrospectiveof Cesaria’s career and something...
Reviewed in issue March/2011
Actitud Calle
With a Banksy-style graphic on the cover, a photo from the commemorative marchofthe 40th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Friends: The Black Ark Years
When Trojan Records became part of the giant Universal Music, reggae collectors might well have feared that the previous stream...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011
What Makes Bob Holler
There can be few outfits whose name describes their modus operandi quite as fittingly as Hot Club Of Cowtown. If...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011
Celilo Falls
Born in a small town in Oregon, a child of the Pacific Northwest whose Pentecostal family traces its lineage back...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011
Legacy
‘Authentic’ is one of those overused terms that doesn't always carry the gravitas it deserves. So, trust me, when I...
Reviewed in issue Jan/Feb/2011
