Natalie Merchant (Nonesuch Records, 2010) In those last few brick-and-mortar record stores still out there, you may find Leave Your Sleep in the...
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American VI: Ain’t No Grave Johnny Cash (American Records, 2010) As the world knows from the bio-pic Walk the Line (20th Century Fox), Johnny Cash was no...
Crows (Rykodisc, 2010) Allison Moorer Last night I warned a college writing class against assuming that the "speaker" of a poem was in fact the poet...
Christmas in the Heart Bob Dylan (Columbia, 2009) Post-Modernism or Nostalgia? Commonplace or Avant Guard? Success or Failure? Even a cursory listen to Bob...
The Avett Brothers (Sony, 2009) The Avett Brothers are a sibling pair from North Carolina that for several years has been building a reputation as bluegrass...
Yo La Tengo (Matador Records, 2009) First off, Yo La Tengo is not a salsa band. They're not even Hispanic. They are white, artsy-bohemian types in their...
Levon Helm (Vanguard Records, 2009) Beginning in 1969, Levon Helm, with his mates in The Band, helped save rock and roll from psychedelia and all its pomps. In...
Elvis Costello (Hear Music, 2009) Elvis Costello goes bluegrass-that's the short take on Secret, Profane & Sugarcane. But this is not a novelty record...
Various Artists (Hear Music, 2009) And they do mean various! This CD/DVD release includes artists from India to Ireland, South Africa to Russia, Israel to...
Honey Moon The Handsome Family (Carrot Top Records, 2009) The Handsome Family is a perfectly postmodern family band. Unlike the ones that litter the bluegrass...
