It’s interesting and a somewhat sad commentary on music blogs that someone like Johnny Dowd , whose new record was released in March of this year, is nowhere to be found. While the regular cast of music bloggers that I like write about stuff that is under the radar, on the whole it seems like if you don’t issue multiple press releases with several different pr firms you’re not going to get any attention on the blogs.
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Johnny Dowd – “Wake Up The Snakes”
Miss Leslie is both a fan and creator of real country music based out of Houston, Tx.
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Honkey-Tonk Tuesday with Miss Leslie
The Swedish americana band Strayfolk released a new song on the netlabel Bad Panda Records .
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Strtayfolk – “What Wouldn’t I do”
It’s been a couple of years since I wrote about Tift Merritt . And it’s been a couple years since her great record Another Country . I’m sure things have changed in her life, and there is a new producer (Tucker Martine) and apparently the world is spinning of its axes.
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Tift Merritt – “See You On The Moon” (Fantasy, June 1)
Alright just a quickie post about an Austin singer-songwriter named Lincoln Durham .
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Lincoln Durham
After I went through and deleted each and every email from the publicists, promoters, and myriad labels that pester me daily I was left with only one thing to post.
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New (final) EP from Bark Hide and Horn
Last week’s string of posts revisiting great records reviewed recently on Songs:Illinois was fun and I hope you liked it but I didn’t have room to write about Sam Corbin’s 2009 release Michigan Waltz . So this is the last in a series of posts encouraging you to seek out great records from Corin Raymond, Chris Coole, Matt The Electrician, and Adam Carrol with Michael O’Connor
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Sam Corbin Redux – Revisiting “Michigan’s Waltz”
I went a little overboard in my first post about this record back in January. But now with hindsight and many more listens I agree with everything I said in that post
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Adam Carroll and Michael O’Connor Redux – Revisiting the Texas Record of the Year
I’m liking this idea of revisiting unheralded but important records I have reviewed in the recent past (see earlier posts on Corin Raymond and Chris Coole ).
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Matt The Electrician Redux – Rivisiting “Animal Boy”
All the artists profiled this week have been reviewed on Songs:Illinois in the recent past.
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Chris Coole Redux – “Old Dog” (riyl Old Yeller)
I’ve been trying to convince and conjole people in the industry that Corin Raymond’s song “There Will Always Be A Small Time” is the best song about the travails of country music since “Crazy Heart” by Ryan Bingham.
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Corin Raymond Redux
I know I should be doing a SXSW preview, but this new music from Roy Davis is a pressing matter and it couldn’t wait. Roy Davis’ new record is called We Are A Lightning Bolt and came out back in January. I wrote about Roy Davis back in 2008 and thankfully Roy remembered and followed up with me.
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Roy Davis – “We Are A Lightning Bolt”
It’s so rare that I get to do a post that fits on both Songs:Illinois and Swedesplease . I like to do them too because I can expose a worthy artist to both groups of readers. Lucas Dawson is certainly worthy.
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Lucas Dawson – “Another Way To Say Goodbye”
This morning I almost wrote about new records by Matt Harlan and Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers but in both cases other blogs beat me to the punch and did a good job sharing their music ( here and here ). So instead I will mention the new record by Raina Rose called When May Came
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Raina Rose – “When May Came” (February, Constant Clip Records)
The new record from Danny and the Champions of the World has been very widely praised in the UK. It’s just been released (Jan.
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Danny and the Champions of the World – “Streets Of Our Time” (Jan. 25, Loose Records)
If you asked me what one of my favorite records of all time is you’d get kind of a strange answer. It would probably be this little record from Bob Cheevers called Gettysburg To Graceland .
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Bob Cheevers – “Tall Texas Tales” (Feb. 14)
Music Bloggers get a lot of email and that’s the truth.
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Jonathan Burks – “Loudmouth Soup”
I went a little bit off the deep end for the songs of Jon Jackson about two years ago. As a result I’m now a lifelong fan.
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Jon Jackson – “The Magnetic Fields covers”
Tim Barry’s last record was arguably one of the best records of 2008/09. It’s simple honesty in both its music and lyrics made it a staple here at casa Songs:Illinois. I expect the same from the new record
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First song from Tim Barry’s “28th and Stonewall” (Suburban Home Records, January 26)
Hey Guys, I’ve been away for a couple days. Had a nice little long weekend.
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South Memphis String Band – “Home Sweet Home” (Memphis International Records, Jan. 19)
No one (except Rawkblog ) is writing about the new Idaho Falls record. I don’t know if that will change in the next couple of days with a press release announcing the new album or if there will be a sudden change of heart wherein music bloggers start to look outside of their email inboxes and P4k’s “forkcast” for music recommendations
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The Idaho Falls – “The Spark”
I know that as a roots rock fan I should be bowing down to the alter of Ray Wylie Hubbard right about now. But I’d rather point out a record that tackles it’s subject with a relentless energy and one track mind and one that will no doubt be overshadowed by the new Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Adam Carroll and Michael O’Connor – “Hard Times”
I don’t do product reviews. I don’t do website or app reviews. I don’t have any intention of being the next Stereophile, Engadget or Gizmodo
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Specimen Product’s Little Horn Speaker Reviewed (riyl Andrew Bird’s live show)
Paul Cebar (as well as friend and collaborator Willy Porter) have led “go to” bands that play Chicago during the summer festival season.
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Paul Cebar – “One Little Light On”