AltWeeklies Wire
Ryan Adams: Could He Summon Debut Shine?new
The heroic singer-songwriter rediscovers his capabilities in Easy Tiger.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Easy Tiger, Ryan Adams
A Fitting, If Uneven, Paeannew
Anchored In Love is as much of a tribute to a passing -- or passed? -- time as it is to the woman and her music.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Wilco's Latest Shinesnew
Gone are the beds of noise and extended, Crazy Horse-esque fireworks of the band's last two records, but upfront and accounted for are the hum-worthy and affable ditties with dark underbellies.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Joshua Loewen |
05-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
Cory Morrow: Hello Nash-Vegasnew
Have you ever bet everything on a nag to win, and then watched your horse burst out of the starting gate like a comet, only to blaze out and limp down the home stretch? Welcome to Cory Morrow's latest album.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
05-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Cory Morrow, Ten Years
Coastal & Westernnew
This is one of Taylor's strongest efforts and well worth a listen.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
05-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Times, Larry Joe Taylor
Booze-soaked Texas Mythology Turned Up to 11new
With their blend of breakneck two-step and pick-scraping punch, The Von Ehrics clearly worship at the altar of St. Johnny (Cash) and take their communion from Reverend Horton Heat, but they don't trip over any psychobilly cliches.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Steward |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
Leonard Cohen's Backup Singer On Her Own for Third Solo Albumnew
If you're in the mood for molasses-sweet songs about the human condition, it's a good choice for a late-evening listen.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
04-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Anjani, Blue Alert
The Hardest-working Unsigned Band Around?new
The five guys in Oliver Future have apparently been studying their vinyl record collections.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Joshua Loewen |
04-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Oliver Future, Pax Futura
Metallic Family Treenew
Rock and Roll Resurrection has its moments, but it's nothing we haven't heard a million times since Sabbathasaurus ruled the Earth.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Steward |
03-08-2007 |
Reviews
Sincere Spiritualitynew
Cash: Ultimate Gospel is a nice collection from a man equally familiar with the devil, the people and God.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Johnny Cash, Cash: Ultimate Gospel
Rollick 'n' Rollnew
On 16 songs -- two of them hers -- Feeney deals with 1950s civil rights struggles, gay marriage, illegal immigration, letting the rich fight their own wars, and the, uh, good ol' days, "when men were really men, and women knew their place."
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Funny Power-Popnew
This collection of hard-to-find work will renew faith in Folds' creativity, but it will ultimately generate a longing for the piano man's next concerted studio effort.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Zack Shlachter |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Melding Musical Mindsetsnew
In a just world, Begin would do for Spektor what Come Away With Me did for Nora Jones in 2002, propelling her to Grammy awards and fame and fortune.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
12-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Regina Spektor, Begin to Hope
The Perfect Finalenew
It's hard to imagine a better retrospective of Jennings' career than this 92-song box set.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
10-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nashville Rebel, Waylon Jennings
