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Reliving the Newport Folk Festivalnew
The folk-blues revival was a lively movement of rediscovery. It ran circa the early-1960s through Bob Dylan's death-knell summer of '65 performance captured on this DVD.
Shepherd Express |
Martin Jack Rosenblum |
12-07-2007 |
Reviews
1956's Composed New Soundnew
At the risk of bludgeoning the band with a comparison that it is bound to resent over the next couple of months, 1956's latest album, Saboteur, sounds an awful lot like The National.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cloud Cult's Green Operationnew
The band's label, Earthology Records, which Minowa founded in 1997, is a nonprofit that donates to environmental charities. On the road, each band member keeps careful tabs on how much energy is expended or wasted; even amps are monitored for ecological output.
Shepherd Express |
Paul Smaxwill |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cloud Cult, The Meaning of 8
Young Franknew
A Voice in Time's material shows the surprising, youthful vulnerability and naïve romanticism of early Sinatra — a far cry from the cocky swagger of his Vegas years.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-30-2007 |
Reviews
Bob Schneider's New Focus on Rocknew
His newest album, The Californian, showcases a sound previously underrepresented on his albums: full-tilt roots rock.
Shepherd Express |
Alan Scully |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Schneider, The Californian
Coheed and Cambria: Dedicated to Conceptsnew
The full album title is Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 2: No World For Tomorrow, and it's the second part of the two-part conclusion of a five-part science-fiction rock opera about two characters named Coheed and Cambria, which is of course also the name of the band.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
11-19-2007 |
Reviews
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Team Upnew
If Robert Plant and singer-fiddler Alison Krauss seem an unlikely duo, remember: The roots of Led Zeppelin and bluegrass grow from the ancient drone of Anglo-Celtic folk music.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-12-2007 |
Reviews
Guitarist Bryan Lee Remembers Hurricane Katrinanew
The title track, also written by Lee, stands out, as the slow, sad and meditative number describes people's suffering during and after the hurricane.
Shepherd Express |
Sonia Katchadourian |
11-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Lee, Katrina was Her Name
Modest Mouse + American Idol = Funnynew
When Modest Mouse released "Float On" in 2004, some dismissed it as the band's bid for commercial radio play. Its appeal proved broad enough for both a children's music compilation and a top-rated television program.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Modest Mouse
Beirut Stays Low Keynew
As his needs and imagination dictate, Beirut can expand into a live orchestra or contract into a small combo.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Beirut, The Flying Club Cup
Recycle, Repackage, Repurchasenew
Few figures from the punk era have benefited from the push to recycle as much as the prolific Elvis Costello, whose albums have been issued and reissued again on CD, always with more bonus tracks.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
The Sadies in Touch with Their Inner Cowboysnew
Their latest album, New Seasons, continues the country-rock winning streak they've been racking up, both on their own and with friends like Neko Case and Jon Langford.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: New Seasons, The Sadies
Element Gets What She Wantsnew
The Black Elephant singer/rapper goes solo.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Element, Life is a Heist
Robyn Hitchcock Revisits the Pastnew
Hitchcock came across exactly as his songs portray him: intelligent, witty, self-effacing and just a touch odd.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Interplay' Captures Coltrane in a Collaborative Rolenew
While this new box set doesn't contain any previously unreleased tracks or outtakes, it does present a wide selection of lesser-known material in one lavish package.
Shepherd Express |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
10-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Coltrane, Interplay
