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A Chris Gaffney Tribute Brings Near-Perfect Mix of Blue-Eyed Soulsters and Roots-Rockersnew
What started out as a rallying cry to help a sick friend in need turned into a post-mortem tribute album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
05-21-2009 |
Reviews
The Gourds Deliver Their Music From a Ground-Level Perspectivenew
The whores, hitchhikers, metalheads and country gals who populate Haymaker!, the band's ninth studio release, come off unvarnished and real, set to a midtempo twang spiced with accordions, fiddles and piano that never gets ahead of itself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
01-21-2009 |
Reviews
Contradictory Attitudesnew
The Brit Box captures many of America's paradoxes for better and worse.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
02-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, The Brit Box
A Nice Slice of Contextnew
Snippets of Strummer are captured on his "London Calling" radio show for the BBC World Service, with introductions to everything from Elvis Presley's "Crawfish" to Tim Hardin's "Black Sheep Boy."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
Make Up for Lost Timenew
Galactic collaborates with some of the hippest hip-hop artists around.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
09-20-2007 |
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Bryan Ferry Walks the Tightrope Successfullynew
These versions feel so effortless you'd guess he'd written them himself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Ferry, Dylanesque
Soul-man Groovenew
Cleary twinkles on four-song EP.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
06-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Do Not Disturb, Jon Cleary
Norah Jones Plumbs New Depthsnew
The result is a surprisingly thematic mix from someone so perfect but breezy on her breakthrough debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Norah Jones, Not Too Late
Familiarity is Their Greatest Weaponnew
Merle Haggard and George Jones trudge into the studio again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
11-30-2006 |
Reviews
Pre-Disco Bee Geesnew
Perhaps the most intriguing -- some might argue maddening -- aspect of listening to this six-disc box set that revisits the Bee Gees' first three albums is just how versatile the group sounded in its pre-disco years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
11-24-2006 |
Reviews
Second Line's Second Lifenew
New Orleans brass bands' long march home.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
11-10-2006 |
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