Carbon Leaf — Constellation Prize
I’ve always felt bad that I haven’t been a better fan of Carbon Leaf. I their double live album, 5 Alive!, has been a faithful companion for many years now. But I’ve never made it out to their shows, nor…
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Drop Top Lincoln — Sixxx Dollar Suit
Those of you playing along at home may have noticed that the music that’s been featured here lately has been sad bastard music-ish. Not even sad bastard, really. More like thoughtful bastard, or musing bastard. Eff that noise, though. I…
Doug C and the Blacklisted
I got a rather pointed e-mail the other day. It read “Why do punk rockers think they can play country music?” from none other than Doug Carrion of the Descendants and Circle Jerks, among others. It’s a good question, though.…
Low Bow — Dig! The Guilt
I gotta say, lesson planning takes time and I just spent the last 6 hours preparing two extremely badass lessons about South Africa and Nelson Mandela. So unfortunately I’m going to have to give Dig! The Guilt shorter shrift than…
Ken and Brad Kolodner — skipping stones
Ken and Brad Kolodner’s skipping stones taught me a sobering lesson about judging a book by its cover. I looked at their press release and saw “father son duo.” Okay. Then I kept reading and saw “Appalachian old time music.”…