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18 Nov 2009
This long-time-coming second release is for those who like their moods swinging and who find focus vastly overrated, as horns, hazy female vocals and quite possibly the spirit of Curtis Mayfield in action-soundtrack mode make cameos in this shifty mix.
18 Nov 2009
(Music: Record Review)
4 Nov 2009
Swank has recorded, written, broadcasted and promoted in the indie-roots world for 15 years, so he's sort of beyond concessions.
4 Nov 2009
(Music: Record Review)
28 Oct 2009
On this expanded collection, Cockrell's mountain-spring tenor and the accompanying arrangements possess a warmth that could leave a coal stove jealous.
28 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
Hell, it's not all that much to ask. The protagonist of Mylow, the first solo release from Backsliders co-founder Chip Robinson, just wants to get home.
28 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
Derek Trucks on inspirations sweet and soulful, Bob & Mavis, and the tragic final days of Clarence Gatemouth Brown
28 Oct 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
23 Sep 2009
The Baseball Project is R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, The Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn, The Miracle 3's Linda Pitmon and Young Fresh Fellow Scott McCaughey.
23 Sep 2009
(Music: Feature)
From Gear Daddies' "(I Wanna Drive the) Zamboni" to Sister Wynona Carr's "15 Rounds for Jesus"
23 Sep 2009
(Music: Feature)
2 Sep 2009
Caitlin Cary, Greg Humphreys & more talk their songs and Snüzz
2 Sep 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
26 Aug 2009
The Red Fox Chasers—a Depression-era, northwestern North Carolina string band—are chronicled on a new two-CD set.
26 Aug 2009
(Music: Feature)
8 Jul 2009
The Durham band Bombadil is a little different. The guys—Daniel Michalak, Bryan Rahija, James Phillips, Stuart Robinson, multi-instrumentalists all—like reading, politics, art walks and early rock shows.
8 Jul 2009
(Music: Feature)
24 Jun 2009
"I think it's something that comes naturally to early-20-something guys: just hop in a van and survive on the road for a while. It's in our DNA."
24 Jun 2009
(Music: Feature)
3 Jun 2009
It's not that the Red Clay Ramblers live in the past. It's that they bring the past to life.
3 Jun 2009
(Music: Feature)
20 May 2009
Kenny Roby on battle wounds, thievery and doing what Prince would do
22 May 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
6 May 2009
"I just like [vintage music] better than the stuff that's happening today, which to me has a soulless, commercial sound."
8 May 2009
(Music: Feature)
29 Apr 2009
Brian Fallon on team colors, the mysterious Jackson and turning up the cool
29 Apr 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
22 Apr 2009
Next weekend, the label's old employees and a sample of its sizable roster gather to celebrate the label's legacy.
22 Apr 2009
(Music: Feature)
15 Apr 2009
Watson & Roy throw open all the house doors, wedding albums and family memories, giving the listener an all-access pass.
15 Apr 2009
(Music: Record Review)
8 Apr 2009
By day, Ken Friedman directs a molecular genetics program; by night, he compiles N.C.'s lost musical gems.
8 Apr 2009
(Music: Feature)
1 Apr 2009
Ask Tim Duffy about the origins of Music Maker Relief Foundation, the benevolent musicians' assistance organization he's overseen for 15 years now, and receive a story that feels half Southern mythology and half stark reality.
1 Apr 2009
(Music: Five Words with...)
11 Mar 2009
After retirement gave him more chances for picking and singing, Jim Avett recorded this album as a joyous excuse to work with his own children—Scott and Seth of The Avett Brothers—and to create a keepsake for their children.
11 Mar 2009
(Music: Record Review)
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