This is not the tofu version of crap that's been peddled to
listeners of so-called "country" by big labels for far too long.
Those
Darlins are playing the chicken-fried steak version,
complete with a heaping helping of gravy and biscuits for sopping.
These ladies would make predecessors like Patsy Cline and Loretta
Lynn feel proud.
Today brings the debut album from Nasvhille all-girl
country-rockers Those
Darlins (it rules), the newest from Def Jux rapper
Cage, heartbreaking
rock from Scots Broken
Records, and some classic jazz from the
Matt Wilson
Quartet!
"Produced by the Grammy winner Don Was in a recession-efficient
two days -- 'there's no bread to dilly-dally anymore,' Mr. Was said
-- Mr. Snider's ninth studio record marks a relatively calm patch
in a volatile career and should finally help secure his place
alongside peers like Steve Earle as one of music's great populist,
if not popular, singer-songwriters."
We're thrilled to bring you the new album from Asobi Seksu,
one week before it's out anywhere else! Today we've also got new
music from Miranda Lee
Richards, Simply Red,
The
Long Lost, and more -- find it all after the
break!
Levon
Helm, longtime drummer for The Band, is on tour through NY
and NJ! Find dates after the break, including a few Midnight Ramble
gigs (named "Best Jam Sessions" by Rolling Stone).
DC's These United
States are now on tour throughout the US midwest/northeast;
find their November dates after the break!
"[Crimes is] a phenomenal record... this is
almost as much of a supergroup as The New
Pornographers or Broken Social Scene. And even though they
might not have a fraction of those bands' fame, to judge solely on
Saturday's performance, they've already started playing with a
level of energy that suggests that nobody bothered to tell them." -
You Ain't No Picasso
The newest album from DC's prolific country-rockers These United
States has the grace of a measured classic, yet never loses
the band's fun-loving, freewheeling spirit. Read our full review
after the jump!
With a sound deep-seated in Americana and an added rock-and-roll
pulse, Old Crow
Medicine Show's latest release is the musical remedy to all
your ailments. Tennessee Pusher is available for purchase
today!