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Otis Taylor Shines New Light on an Ancient Instrumentnew
With each record, Otis Taylor has blazed a trail, or at the very least carved a trailhead, moving from self-described "trance-blues" to special blends that draw on jazz and back-mountain country, on the internal and the universal. His current release, Recapturing the Banjo, brings Taylor and most of his collaborators on the project to Duke University.
INDY Week |
Rick Cornell |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Josh Ritter on Crosswords, Inspiration and Toll Boothsnew
On Ritter's latest release, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, "The Temptation of Adam" claims Most Ambitious cut.
INDY Week |
Rick Cornell |
11-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rebuilding the Soul of the Carolinasnew
Jason Perlmutter has curated collections of obscuring Carolina soul and funk music. In short, he's making it possible for people to take music that was all but lost back home.
INDY Week |
Rick Cornell |
10-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Various Artists, Carolina Funk
Persistence in a Bottlenew
It took almost 20 years and eight albums, but The Bottle Rockets frontman Brian Henneman finally did it: He made the album he wanted to make.
INDY Week |
Rick Cornell |
01-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bottle Rockets
Taking It to Church Againnew
Young bluesman Slick Ballinger turns to the gospel; keeps promises to family.
INDY Week |
Rick Cornell |
12-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Slick Ballinger
