Nashville, Tennessee’s Cheap Time bring clang, fuzz, rattle and bang like Syd Barrett fronting The Kinks. The songs on the band’s latest for In The Red, Fantastic Explanations (and Similar Situations), recall the sounds of the British Invasion with their hook and drive, but the … Read More →
Giant Sand, Howe Gelb’s long-running, ever-shifting yet ever-constant outlet for his musical musings and wanderings, is back with a new album, Blurry Blue Mountain, and if lead-off track “Fields of Green” is any indication, the man from Tucson is in fine form. Over the last … Read More →
Over the weekend, los grillos disappeared deep into a dusty field of music and Heineken, and now that the dust has settled (in my lungs), up comes the cricket for some air and a little reflection. The weekend was loaded with big beers and bigger … Read More →
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 kicked off Friday night and, though there were a few minor adjustments to the set-up, the overall look and feel built on the laid back vibe that the fest has been cultivating over the last 5 years. It’s certainly younger … Read More →
Hudson Bell. Out of the Clouds.
The latest from San Francisco’s Hudson Bell, Out of the Clouds, promises to be, despite its small release, an ocean-sized album of epic guitar squalls surrounding glassy-calm moments of plaintive, acoustic introspection. Album track “Gunslingers” is infectious and affecting, recalling the fuzzed out, guitar driven pop of … Read More →