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Artist: Johnny Moeller Title: BlooGaLoo! Label: Severn Records 0049 Released: April 2010 Genre: Blues Johnny Moeller was billed as the next guitar phenom by club owner, Clifford Antone. Fifteen years later, with a history of live dates with Gary Primich, Darrel Nulisch, Doyle Bramhall II, LouAnn Barton, Guy Forsyth and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Moeller has […]
There’s an identity crisis happening with this band. There is an obvious amount of production minutia to make the piece sound idiosyncratic. The most obvious is the arena rock power chords contrasting with simple single finger synth riffs and pop hooks. There is a youthful buoyancy in the female singer’s delivery with some sweet nonsense syllables, reminiscent of the sixties girl group sound
Mercer went beyond his usual stylings in melody and voice, to distance himself from the Shins, to make Broken Bells as distinct project, a separate entity of its own.
Artist: Kings Go Forth Title: The Outsiders Are Back Label: Luaka Bop 90075 Release Date: April 20, 2010 Genre: Neo-Soul Miss Sara from the KFAI’s Rockhouse pitched this disc to me with the preface, “These guys are out of Milwaukee. They’re supposed to be the next big thing to challenge Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.” […]
The album title, IRM is the French equivalent to the medical MRI, giving point of reference to the head trauma Ms. Gainsbourg suffered during a recent skiing accident. The opening cut, “Master’s Hands” lands you in squarely in the hospital.
Artist: Marshall Crenshaw Title: Jaggedland Label: 420 Records 17771, 2009 Genre: Pop / Power Pop Unofficially, rock and roll has been around for about 55 years. in different evolutions, from rockabilly to psychedelia, from soul to funk, punk to grunge, rap to hip-hop, it has been a music of youth and rebellion. Songs about cars, […]
The combination of the two intrigued me; Jones, a deep country artist and Pitney, a veteran of the Phil Spector machine, film soundtracks and pop success.
Roy Wood Wizzo BandSuper Active Wizzo Warner Brothers UK K6388, 1977 Genre: Rock Format: Vinyl Price Paid: $8.99 Roy Wood has lead his band mates down some strange roads and they have followed. How he got them in this convoy I have no clue. Super Active Wizzo is a strange mess. It’s Emerson Lake & […]
Artist: Adriana Evans Title: Weather Man 12″ Label: 101 Distribution Release Date: January 12, 2010 Genre: Neo-Soul A very catchy 12” from neo-soul artist, Adriana Evans, that should be filling up dance floors. The grooves are dug deep to the early 70’s, with a TK/Glades/Alston-type vibe. But unfortunately for Ms. Evans, it is 2010 and […]
At Lee’s Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, January 16, 2010