MUSIC & BOOKS
St.
Louis Post-Dispatch
FEATURES / REVIEWS MUSICIAN STEVE EARLE TELLS A NEW STORY IN "I'LL NEVER
GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE" JIMMY BUFFETT
TURNS UP THE HEAT FOR PARROTHEATS THE
ROCKHOUSE
RAMBLERS ARE RAMBLIN' AGAIN JASON
& THE SCORCHERS TURN UP TWANGFEST HEAT JASON
& THE SCORCHERS ARE BACK IN A BLAZE OF
GLORY LIKE PARKER, SPENSER TAUGHT US LESSONS
WORTH FOLLOWING THE OZARK MOUNTAIN
DAREDEVILS: MUSIC, MILEAGE, MAYHEM THE WACO BROTHERS BRING TWANGFEST BACK TO ITS ROOTS, June 9, 2008 Twangfest 12: June 4-7, 2008 Rock with a Mission Express on Day 1: Chuck
Prophet, Centro-Matic, Dynamite
goes off on Day 2:
The Gourds, the Dynamites featuring Charles Walker The twang
returns for Day 3:
The Old 97's, Hayes Carll, The punks
are back in town for Day
4: The Waco Brothers, with Ha Ha Tonka,
JON LANGFORD
AND THE WACO BROTHERS BRING EVERY SONG LIKE A MOVIE: BOTTLE
ROCKETS BLAZE IN LAUNCHING JIMMY
BUFFETT'S ROMANTIC
MUSE RETURNS, ROOTS
HERE -- AND ABROAD CORAL REEFER
BAND STILL
DELIVERS THE
COSMIC
COWBOY LIVES
ON BACK
TO THE FUTURE: &ldquoWORKING
SCHMOES&rdquo FORTUNATE
SON NEIL YOUNG WOWS CROWD AT THE FOX THEATRE, November 20, 2007 LOS LOBOS' CULTURAL ROOTS RUN DEEP, November 15, 2007 CHRIS HILLMAN HELPED INVENT COUNTRY ROCK, August 2, 2007
Diversity rules on Day 1: Centro-Matic, Backyard Tire Fire and William Elliott Whitmore, June 6, 2007 Twangfest goes to the Mountain on Day 2: Blue Mountain, Tim Easton, Carrie Rodriguez and Two Cow Garage, June 7, 2007 Graham
Parker teaches Mike
Gent and the Figgs crank out GRAHAM PARKER KEEPS ROCK INTENSE, June 6, 2007 THE SOUL OF JOHN BLACK FEATURES THE BLUES, May 24, 2007 CD REVIEW: &ldquoRICKY SKAGGS
& BRUCE HORNSBY&rdquo CD REVIEWS: JOE ELY, BUTCH HANCOCK DELIVER
CONTRASTING ALBUMS CD REVIEW: SMITHEREENS,
&ldquoMEET THE SMITHEREENS&rdquo CHRIS THILE CULTIVATES HIS BRAND OF BLUEGRASS, February 15, 2007 CD
REVIEW: JOHN
MELLENCAMP,
&ldquoFREEDOM'S ROAD&rdquo CD
REVIEWS: ROOTS
MUSIC TAPS
HONEST EMOTION |
BEST BETS / KEVIN GORDON KATHLEEN EDWARDS TOM RUSSELL
WITH GRETCHEN PETERS BEST OF 2007 NEIL YOUNG THE
INCURABLES GEORGE JONES MELODY DEN ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION KEVIN GORDON CHUCK MEAD TOM RUSSELL QUESTION MARK &
THE MYSTERIANS THE SILOS, JON DEE GRAHAM AND ROUGH SHOP THE GINN SISTERS ASYLUM
STREET SPANKERS THE ELDERS JON DEE
GRAHAM LAST TRAIN
HOME CENTRO-MATIC THE IGUANAS ASYLUM STREET
SPANKERS BEST OF 2005 HEALTHY
WHITE BABY DANA
COOPER KEVIN
GORDON DON
WILLIAMS ROBERT EARL
KEEN THE KINGSTON
TRIO TOM
RUSSELL THE MOODY BLUES TODD SNIDER DICK DALE DAVID ALLAN COE THE OLD 97's
|
BOB SEGER ROCKS
OUT TO A MULTIGENERATIONAL CROWD,
December 6, 2006
BOB SEGER: RAMBLIN' FAMILY MAN, November 30, 2006
CD REVIEW: JERRY LEE LEWIS,
&ldquoLAST MAN STANDING&rdquo
Hey, Mama: He's still the killer, November 14, 2006
CD REVIEW: PF SLOAN,
&ldquoSAILOVER&rdquo
Rare PF Sloan recording
shows off his lasting power, November 7, 2006
CD REVIEW: JIMMY
BUFFETT, &ldquoTAKE THE WEATHER WITH YOU&rdquo
Jimmy Buffett sails smoothly with the weather, October
31, 2006
CD REVIEWS: ALAN
JACKSON, GEORGE STRAIT AND MORE
Alan Jackson, &ldquoLike Red on a Rose” George
Strait, &ldquoIt Just Comes Natural”
Mark Chestnutt, &ldquoHeard It in a Love Song” Pat
Green, &ldquoCannonball”
and Tom Wurth, &ldquoTom Wurth,&rdquo October
24, 2006
AEROSMITH AND MOTLEY
CRUE COME THROUGH LOUD
AND CLEAR,
October 17, 2006
CD
REVIEW: BOB SEGER,
"FACE THE PROMISE&rdquo
Seger roars back with a long-awaited "Promise," October
10, 2006TAKE A SPIN ON SOME
ROOTSY PLATTERS, September
26, 2006
CD reviews of:
Sammy
Hagar, "Livin' It Up"
Ozark Mountain Daredevils,
"Rhythm & Joy: The 1980 Reunion Concert"
Billy Burnette, "Memphis in Manhattan"
James Hunter, "People Gonna Talk"
Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, Fats Kaplin, "Lost Jonn Dean"
Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, "The River in
Reverse"
"SPEAK
OUT AGAINST THE MADNESS":
A few fans leave concert when CSNY
sings of impeachment, September
5, 2006
CD
REVIEW: TOM PETTY,
"HIGHWAY COMPANION"
Petty slides behind the wheel for some rockin' and relfectin', September
5, 2006
CD
REVIEW: JON DEE GRAHAM,
"FULL"
Raw honesty makes CD a worthwhile challenge, August
22, 2006
CD
REVIEWS:
RECKLESS KELLY, "RECKLESS KELLY WAS HERE"
SOLAS, "REUNION"
Fans get more with these live
sets, August 15, 2006
CD
REVIEW: LINDA RONSTADT AND ANN SAVOY, "ADIEU FALSE HEART"
Ronstadt, Savoy meld influences in Cajun-influenced CD, August
1, 2006
CD
REVIEW: MARTY STUART
AND HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES, "LIFE AT THE RYMAN"
Stuart produces a rip-roaring Ryman performance, June
27, 2006
CD
REVIEW: ROUGH SHOP,
"FAR PAST THE OUTSKIRTS:
St. Louis group has the sound to cover a lot of ground, June
20, 2006
CD
REVIEW: ALLISON MOORER,
"GETTING SOMEWHERE"
Moorer draws strength from rocky past, June
13, 2006
TWANGFEST 10 BOTTLE ROCKETS LIFT CROWD AT TWANGFEST 10, June 11, 2006 TWANGFEST 10 MAKES A ROCKING GOOD START, June 6, 2006 TEN YEARS OF TWANG |
KEVIN GORDON: POET AND SONGWRITER KEEPS
THOSE WORLDS APART, June 8, 2006
CD
REVIEW: THE BOTTLE ROCKETS, "ZOYSIA"
"Zoysia" solidly covers the roots landscape, June
6, 2006
CD
REVIEW: YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING
BAND,
"YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND"
Yonder Mountain takes new direction to the peak, May
30, 2006
CD
REVIEW: T BONE BURNETT,
"THE TRUE FALSE IDENTITY"
Burnett returns to recording, challenges listeners, May
23, 2006
CD
REVIEW: PAUL SIMON,
"SURPRISE"
Paul Simon again takes the road less traveled,
and that makes all the difference, May 16,
2006
CD
REVIEW: THE RAINMAKERS,
"BALLS"
"Balls" recalls a great bar band, May
9, 2006
CD
REVIEW: KRIS KRISTOFFERSON,
"THIS OLD ROAD"
Kristofferson retains genius, adds softness, May
9, 2006
AFTER 20 YEARS, TOM RUSSELL FINALLY WRITES ABOUT LOVE, March 23, 2006
STILL ROCKING:
NEW ALBUMS SHOWCASE THE ENDURING TALENTS
OF RAY DAVIES, DION AND WANDA JACKSON, March
14, 2006
CD
REVIEW: BR549,
"DOG DAYS"
BR549 is back for more roots rockin', February
7, 2006
CINDY BULLENS'
LYRICS STIR THE HEART;
HER MUSIC MOVES THE BODY, January 19, 2006
MIX
OF CALEXICO WITH IRON AND
WINE CREATES
A BORDER SOUND WITHOUT BORDERS, December 8,
2005
TWANG SISTERS: IN
ROOTS MUSIC, WOMEN DON'T HAVE TO ROAR TO BE HEARD, November
23, 2005
CD Reviews of
Patricia Vonne / "Guitars and Castaneets"
Adrienne Young and Little Sadie / "The Art of Virtue"
Shannon McNally / "Geronimo"
Shannon O'Connor / "Low in Paradise"
Cindy Bullens / "dream #29"
Shelly Fairchild / "Ride"
CD
REVIEW: MARTY STUART,
"BADLANDS: BALLADS OF THE LAKOTA"
Stuart's artistry is showcased in tribute to the Lakota Sioux, November
15, 2005
CD
REVIEW: DOLLY PARTON,
"THOSE WERE THE DAYS"
Parton carries CD of '60s music with very little help from
friends, November 8, 2005
JOHN MAYALL
IS ONE OF THE BEST AT SHARING THE
SPOTLIGHT, AND THE BLUES
October 27, 2005
CD REVIEW: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, "HOWL"
Tough rockers show flair for roots music, October
14, 2005
CD REVIEW: STEPHEN BRUTON,
"FROM THE FIVE"
Wave the white flag and surrender to Bruton's sound, October
4, 2005
ST. LOUIS SINGER EMORY JOSEPH HAS A FRIEND IN BONNIE RAITT, October 2, 2005
CD REVIEW: SARAH LEE GUTHRIE & JOHNNY IRION, "EXPLORATION"
Guthrie: The 3rd generation, September 20,
2005
CD REVIEW: ELIZA GILKYSON,
"PARADISE HOTEL"
Gilkyson sings of love and war with equal artistry, September
6, 2005
CD REVIEW: TERRY ALLEN,
"SILENT MAJORITY: TERRY ALLEN'S GREATEST MISSED HITS"
Allen entertains with potpourri of sounds, September
6, 2005
CD LOCKDOWN: ONLY ONE TO A CUSTOMER, August 28, 2005
BRIAN WILSON GIVES FANS A LOT OF REASONS TO SMILE, August 26, 2005
CD REVIEW: DELBERT McCLINTON, "COST OF LIVING"
McClinton's living is worth the cost, August
23, 2005
CD REVIEW: RODNEY CROWELL, "THE
OUTSIDER"
Get this guy started and enjoy the treat, August
23, 2005
CD REVIEW: HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH, "LOOKING FOR LUCKY," August 23, 2005
WHEN BRIAN WILSON PUTS ON A "SMILE," THE WHOLE WORLD SMILES WITH HIM, August 18, 2005
CD REVIEW: HANNA-McEUEN, "HANNA McEUEN," August 16, 2005
CD REVIEW: BRIAN SETZER, "ROCKABILLY RIOT! VOLUME 1: A TRIBUTE TO SUN RECORDS," August 9, 2005
CD REVIEW: JAMIE HARTFORD, "PART OF YOUR HISTORY: THE SONGS OF JOHN HARTFORD," August 9, 2005
CD REVIEW: VARIOUS ARTISTS, "THE DUKES OF HAZZARD: ORIGINAL TV SOUNDTRACK," August 5, 2005
CD REVIEW: BOBBY PURIFY, "BETTER TO HAVE IT," August 2, 2005
CD REVIEW: HAYES CARLL, "LITTLE ROCK," July 26, 2005
FLORES IS STILL WORKING ON THAT ROSIE SOUND, July 21, 2005
CD REVIEW: CHRIS SCRUGGS, "HONKY TONKIN' LIFESTYLE," July 19, 2005
CD REVIEW: THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS, "PAINTED ON," July 17, 2005
CD REVIEW: THE KNITTERS, "MODERN SOUNDS OF THE KNITTERS," July 17, 2005
CD REVIEW: DWIGHT YOAKAM, "BLAME THE VAIN," July 12, 2005
CD REVIEW: THE GREENCARDS, "WEATHER AND WATER," July 5, 2005
CD REVIEW: JIMMY LaFAVE, "BLUE NIGHTFALL," July 5, 2005
MELLENCAMP, FOGERTY REACH BACK FOR OLDIES, June 30, 2005
CD REVIEW: JOHN HIATT, "MASTER OF DISASTER," June 28, 2005
CD REVIEW: VAN MORRISON, "MAGIC TIME," June 21, 2005
TWANGFEST 9 MAKES A CASE FOR GREAT SMOKY BALLADS, ROOTS ROCK, June 9, 2005
AT TWANGFEST 9, SUPERSUCKERS WILL SERVE IT UP BOTH WAYS, June 2, 2005
CD REVIEW: THE FORTY-FIVES, "HIGH LIFE HIGH VOLUME," April 14, 2005
CD REVIEW: LAST TRAIN HOME, "BOUND AWAY," April 10, 2005
A PETE ANDERSON COMPLEMENT IS QUITE A COMPLIMENT, April 7, 2005
JIMMIE DALE GILMORE PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS DAD, TRADITIONAL COUNTRY, April 7, 2005
CD REVIEW: SHOOTER JENNINGS, "PUT THE 'O' BACK IN COUNTRY," March 17, 2005
ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION DAZZLE AT THE FOX, March 3, 2005
TOM RUSSELL REVIVES LOST VOICES THROUGH 'HOTWALKER', March 3, 2005
ANDREW HARDIN: ACCOMPANY MAN, March 3, 2005
DAVE ALVIN IS A GUILTY PLEASURE, February 10, 2005
CD REVIEW: C.C. ADCOCK, "LAFAYETTE MARQUIS," February 3, 2005
CD REVIEW: SONNY LANDRETH, "GRANT STREET," February 3, 2005
CD REVIEW: BIG BUILDINGS, "HANG TOGETHER FOR ALL TIME," January 27, 2005
RICKY SKAGGS MAKES SURE THE BLUEGRASS CIRCLE IS UNBROKEN, January 20, 2005
BEST ALBUMS, CONCERTS OF 2004, January 2, 2005
MOUND CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL: The benefit concert will usher in a new day for Son Volt ... and (with luck) a better day for 2 ailing musicians, December 9, 2004
NEIGHBORHOOD INSPIRES SONGWRITER TODD SNIDER, December 2, 2004
KEITH URBAN MAKES HIS MARK WITH HYPNOTIC BLEND OF COUNTRY AND ROCK, December 2, 2004
CD REVIEW: CONNECTING THE BLUEGRASS DOTS, November 18, 2004
ROSANNE CASH REVS UP "BLACK CADILLAC" FOR METAPHORIC RIDE HOME FROM THE FUNERAL, November 18, 2004
CD REVIEW: ANDERS PARKER, "TELL IT TO THE DUST," November 4, 2004
CD REVIEW: VARIOUS ARTISTS, "ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH: THE SONGS OF WARREN ZEVON," October 21, 2004
CD REVIEW: THE SILOS, "WHEN THE TELEPHONE RINGS," October 21, 2004
CD REVIEW: TH' LEGENDARY SHACK*SHAKERS, "BELIEVE," October 14, 2004
CD REVIEW: BRIAN WILSON, "SMILE," October 14, 2004
CHUCK BERRY TRIBUTE CD WILL HAVE 'EM ROCKIN' IN BOSTON, ALL OVER ST. LOUIS, October 10, 2004
SIDEBAR:
MUSICIANS HAVE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
WITH CHUCK BERRY, October 10, 2004
MOOT DAVIS DOES HIS PART TO MAKE A HONKY-TONK WORLD, October 8, 2004
"MEXICAN ELVIS" MEETS ROOTS ROCKER MARY McBRIDE AT BLUEBERRY HILL, October 7, 2004
CD REVIEW: JASON RINGENBERG, "EMPIRE BUILDERS," September 30, 2004
CD REVIEW: JOHN FOGERTY, "DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN," September 30, 2004
SALUTE TO CHUCK BERRY WAS A ROCKIN' GOOD TIME, September 20, 2004
FOR OL' BROWN EYES: TRIBUTE CD TO CHUCK BERRY ROLLS OUT, September 16, 2004
IT'S BUDDY MILLER TIME, September 9, 2004
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EMMYLOU HARRIS, September 9, 2004
CD REVIEW: TRAVIS TRITT, "MY HONKY TONK HISTORY," September 2, 2004
CD REVIEW: STEVE EARLE, "THE REVOLUTION STARTS ... NOW," August 26, 2004
BE IT RESOLVED: BODEANS STICK TO THEIR FORUMULA, August 26, 2005
CD
REVIEW: THE BODEANS, "RESOLUTION,"
August 12, 2004
CD REVIEW: DAVE
ALVIN, "ASHGROVE," August 12, 2004
LOS LOBOS: THRIVING AND SURVIVNG AT 30, August 5, 2004
CD REVIEW: OLD 97s PROVE TOP NOTCH, August 5, 2004
CD
REVIEW: BRIAN WILSON GIVES 'EM
SOMETHING TO DEBATE, July 29, 2004
CD REVIEW: BUFFETT, NASHVILLE
TAKE BEACHCOMBER GETAWAY, July 29, 2004
JOHN
HIATT HOLDS
HIS OWN, July 8, 2004
GUITAR
MASTER DAVID LINDLEY
TURNS TO OUD, BOUZOUKI, July 8, 2004
THESE OLD
97S NEVER WRECK, THEY JUST ROCK ON, July
1, 2004
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL DELIGHT
LARGE CROWD AT SAVVIS, June 27, 2004
WANDA JACKSON, QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY, HAS RULED OVER FIVE DECADES, June 24, 2004
TWANGFEST 8 FEATURED LOTS OF GREAT AND FEW PRETENTIOUS MOMENTS, June 17, 2004
IT'S A DARK, WINDING, GOTHIC COUNTRY ROAD TRAVELED BY THE HANDSOME FAMILY, June 10, 2004
ADRIENNE YOUNG IS HARMONY WITH MUSIC AND THE UNIVERSE, June 10, 2004
OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS' OLD STUNTS ARE NEW AGAIN, June 6, 2004
IF THE MUSIC HAS ANY KIND OF TWANG, YOU'LL FIND IT AT TWANGFEST 8, June 3, 2004
CD REVIEW: NEW LOS LOBOS IS A GREAT RIDE, May 20, 2004
HIGH MOUNTAIN TUNES ARE A CONSTANT JOY, May 14, 2004
GRETCHEN WILSON IS THE REAL THING, May 13, 2004
BONNIE BRAMLETT RETURNS WITH A CAREER'S WORTH OF CREDITS AND A NEW ALBUM, April 24, 2004
CD REVIEW: THE LOST TRAILERS PUMP OUT HEARTLAND ROCK, April 22, 2004
CD REVIEW: DAN BAIRD IS STILL SHAKIN' IT WILD, April 18, 2004
CD REVIEW: NASHVILLE'S CALLING ON THESE BR549 ORIGINALS, April 15, 2004
IT'S NOT YET TIME FOR MARAH'S LAST HURRAH; PHILLY KIDS KICK UP THE PACE, April 8, 2004
CD REVIEW: ERIC CLAPTON CD LACKS RAW PASSION OF BLUES, April 8, 2004
CD REVIEW: CAREER DISC REVEALS JOHNNY CASH'S LIFE AND SOUL, April 1, 2004
ERIC BURDON'S MUSIC IS NOSTALGIC, YET TIMELESS, March 28, 2004
IAN MOORE'S GOT THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY - AND AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, March 25, 2004
KELLY CLARKSON AND CLAY AIKEN PROVE TO BE TRUE IDOLS, March 23, 2004
CD REVIEW: TOM RUSSELL ORIGINALS GRACE NEW COWBOY CD, March 18, 2004
CD REVIEW: THREE TEXANS SWAP SONGS, GET WINNER: FLATLANDERS, March 11, 2004
JACK INGRAM TOUCHES ALL BASES WITH HIS SONGS, MUSIC, OUTREACH, March 4, 2004
CD REVIEW: GARRISON STARR'S DARK SONGS TURN HOPEFUL, February 26, 2004
CD REVIEW: NATURAL VOICE SAYS IT ALL FOR REBA McENTIRE, January 22, 2004
CD REVIEW: STEVE EARLE SOBERS DOWN IN 2ND LIVE ALBUM, January 8, 2004
CD REVIEW: JET TAKES OFF WITH OLD-SCHOOL ROCK, January 1, 2004
CD REVIEW: THE LOST TRAILERS KEEP ON PULLING, IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD, December 11, 2003
UP ALL NIGHT ... GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS: That could be the title of a country music song, but it's just the process by which Robert Earl Keen writes country music songs, November 20, 2003
CD REVIEW: LOUISIANA HAYRIDE CDS CAPTURE CASH, CARTER YOUNG AND CORNY, November 13, 2003
BEAUSOLEIL LETS THE BEAUTY OF CAJUN MUSIC SHINE, November 6, 2003
CD REVIEW: GROWN-UP BOTTLE ROCKETS FIND "BLUE SKY," October 30, 2003
ROBBIE FULKS TAKES THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED IN SOLO CAREER
CD REVIEW: PATTY LOVELESS' GRANDPA IS WORTH KNOWING, October 16, 2003
FEET ARE PART OF THE FEAT FOR CHRIS SMITHER, September 25, 2003
CD REVIEW: RODNEY CROWELL'S GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON HIS MIND, September 11, 2003
EVERYBODY'S GOT A "LITTLE FAITH" IN JOHN HIATT, August 28, 2003
ROBERT CRAY: HE'S ONE SMOOTH BLUES GUITARIST, August 28, 2003
DEATH INSPIRES HIM: WARREN ZEVON IS RUNNING OUT OF LIFE, BUT NOT INSPIRATION, August 24, 2003
CD REVIEW: "THE WIND" HAS A LIFE OF ITS OWN, August 24, 2003
WARREN ZEVON: A SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY, August 24, 2003
CD REVIEW: MARTY STUART BLENDS MID-'80S POWER POP AND A HONKY TONK ATTITUDE
CD REVIEW: IT'S PROBABLY BEEN EASIER FOR MARSHALL CRENSHAW TO BE BUDDY HOLLY AND JOHN LENNON THAN IT HAS BEEN FOR HIM TO BE HIMSELF, August 14, 2003
FOREVER YOUNG: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST WITH THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, ETERNALLY CHALLENGING NEIL YOUNG, By Chris King, Barry Gilbert, Jeff Daniel, Daniel Durchholz and Richard Newman, August 10, 2003
CD REVIEW: THREE WORDS: DYLAN, RAP, ITALIAN, July 17, 2003
EMORY JOSEPH'S MUSIC -- AND HIS COOKING -- ARE GOOD AND SPICY, June 29, 2003
CD REVIEW: LONG GESTATION PAYS OFF IN "LABOR & SPIRITS," June 29, 2003
THE DARKNESS OF "MODERN ART": THEMES OF DEATH AND LOSS WEAVE THROUGH TOM RUSSELL'S MUSIC, April 17, 2003
SAY UNCLE! THE SOUND WON'T LET UP EVEN IF UNCLE TUPELO HAS SPLIT, April 13, 2003
BILLY JOE SHAVER'S ONE OF THOSE "HONKY TONK HEROES," December 15, 2002
RECONSIDERING PAUL McCARTNEY'S PLACE IN THE PANTHEON, October 6, 2002
CD REVIEW: BLUEGRASS-TINGED TRIBUTE IS ODD, BUT WRIGHT (Luther Wright & The Wrongs' "Rebuild the Wall"), September 12, 2002
CD REVIEW: HAYES CARLL IS A NEWCOMER WORTH WATCHING (CD review), September 2, 2002
FROM ROWDY TUNES TO FOLK BALLADS, JERRY JEFF WALKER WOWS CROWD AT SHELDON, August 31, 2002
RALPH STANLEY'S RIDIN' IN STYLE AS A DOUBLE GRAMMY WINNER, August 5, 2002
RICKY SKAGGS' RETURN TO BLUEGRASS IS "RIGHT," August 5, 2002
O BROTHER IS THIS STUFF HOT! THEN WHY ISN'T IT ON THE RADIO? August 4, 2002
CD REVIEW: DAVE ALVIN CAPTURES SNAPSHOTS OF BLUE-COLLAR AMERICA, July 8, 2002
CD REVIEW: JASON RINGENBERG IS "ALL OVER CREATION," July 8, 2002
CHICAGO, DOOBIES DAZZLE RIVERPORT CROWD WITH HITS FROM '70S, '80S, August 13, 2001
AC/DC KEEPS IT NAUGHTY AND LOUD, September 7, 2000
A LOOK AT JIMMY BUFFETT'S LYRICS PROVES HE'S MORE THAN JUST HOST OF A 30-YEAR PARTY, July 16, 2000.
(UNEDITED VERSION) JIMMY BUFFETT: SUBSTANCE UNDER THE SALT, submitted June 30, 2000; scheduled for publication July 16, 2000
BOB DYLAN AND DEAD ALUMNUS PHIL
LESH OFFER CLASSIC TUNES AND GREAT BANDS,
July 10, 2000
BEACH BOYS RIDE WAVE OF NOSTALGIA AT RIVERPORT, June 6, 2000
TIDES OF TIME HAVE CHANGED THE BEACH BOYS, BUT THE BAND PLAYS ON. June 4, 2000
OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS: "OLD" COUNTRY-ROCK BAND KEEPS ON WRITIN', STRUMMIN', SINGIN'. Sept. 16, 1999
(SIDEBAR) WASHINGTON LIONS CLUB SET FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY, NOW HOPES TO LIGHT BRIDGE. Sept. 16, 1999
JETHRO TULL'S OLD-NEW MIX CULTIVATES CROWD AT RIVERPORT. Sept. 14, 1999
BAD COMPANY PROVES THAT EXPERIENCE COUNTS. July 15, 1999
DAVE DAVIES of THE KINKS: HOW A 10-WATT AMP GAVE BIRTH TO HEAVY METAL. July 6, 1999
BLUEGRASS ROCKS: STEVE EARLE AND THE DEL McCOURY BAND, unpublished review of performance on March 31, 1999
The
Arizona Republic
NEW YORK: THE YANKEES, THE HOAGIE AND ... COUNTRY MUSIC, April 2, 1998
BAND MOVES, GROOVES TO ISLAND RHYTHMS: TRINIDAD CALYPSO KNOWS HOW TO PUT FANS IN CARNIVAL MOOD, Feb. 26, 1998
COMBAT ZONE: 5 BANDS TO COMPETE FOR SPOT IN H.O.R.D.E., Feb. 26, 1998
STONE COUNTRY: COUNTRY ARTISTS PERFORM THE SONGS OF THE ROLLING STONES, Feb. 19, 1998
WHISKEYTOWN SERVES UP SHOT OF ALT-COUNTRY, Jan. 29, 1998
MELISSA ETHERIDGE: MUSICAL FEAST IS SERVED TO HUNGRY CROWD IN 2 STAGES, Dec. 23, 1996
TECHNOLOGY
MP3 HARD-DRIVING MUSIC TAKES RECORDINGS INTO THE DIGITAL AGE. Oct. 17, 1999, St. Louis Post Dispatch.
(SIDEBAR) FOR THE ARTIST WHO USES MP3, UNSIGNED DOESN'T MEAN UNKNOWN. Oct. 17, 1999, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(SIDEBAR) PLENTY OF PLAYERS NOW OCCUPY THE BURGEONING MP3 LANDSCAPE. Oct. 17, 1999, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
BASEBALL ON THE WEB: CAN'T GET TO THE GAME -- OR THE TV -- YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A PITCH-BY-PITCH ACCOUNT ON YOUR PC. July 11, 1999, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.