NEWS AND UPDATES
As brother Jobe over at Voodoo Wagon has noted this is a time of slim pickings for ROIOs so have posted an amalgam of what they have posted ( or well a Bob Dylan Isle of Wight set posted by Jobe) plus links to Big O's last noteworthy Dr John post some newsletter items from Big O (sheesh amongst the abuse and filth there is some voice of sanity in their excellent newsletter - you can avoid all the trolls by merely subscribing!)
So from my inbox this morning a couple of musical items worth reading . . . . . . .I have subscribed to NO DEPRESSION for a while now and its always worth a peruse! And the always reliable and erudite and FUNKY David Byrne!
Covered UpWhile there’s plenty of original music to celebrate in this week’s batch of new releases (including the one-of-a-kind Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! from Aaron Lee Tasjan, No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February), two of the reviews below are a loving celebration of other people’s songs. A.J. Croce applies his unique voice and lens to songs from across genres on By Request, and Shovels & Rope are back with a new installment in their long-running Busted Jukebox series, this one aimed at children (and their cool adult friends).
Along with our parent nonprofit, the FreshGrass Foundation, we’re excited to announce the latest installment in the #FreshStreams online concert series. Tune in next Thursday at 8 p.m. ET for performances from The Kronos Quartet and Kaia Kater. More info and RSVP here. — ND Assistant Editor Stacy Chandler |
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By Henry Carrigan A.J. Croce applies his deeply soulful vocals to covers of 12 songs from soul, rock, pop, and jazz, and he’s so attuned to the emotional force of each genre that he artfully, and joyfully, captures the musical essence of the songs he covers here. |
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By Maeri Ferguson Ignorance finds Tamara Lindeman, who records as The Weather Station, continuing her exploration of the sonic terrain of the last record. Driving percussion and melodies you can dance to envelop Lindeman’s deep, dark meditations on loss and grief, heartbreak and vulnerability. |
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By Chuck Armstrong If you were to judge Shovels & Rope’s new record by its cover, you wouldn’t be wrong to think it was a full-blown kid’s album. As the third release in their cover series known as Busted Jukebox, this volume is affectionately nicknamed “Busted Juicebox” thanks to its distinct tracklist. And while it certainly has children in mind with every note, Busted Jukebox, Volume 3 will no doubt be beloved by every listener, regardless of age. |
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By Stacy Chandler “How are you adjusting to the new regime?” Curtis McMurtry asks with more than a hint of a snarl in the spoken-word opening of his new album, Toothless Messiah. It’s less a question than an accusation, and the songs that follow find him inhabiting the range of reactions on display during the past four years of political trainwreck in America. |
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New ReleasesAndrew Marlin – Witching Hour
Rod Abernethy – Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore
John Mayall – The First Generation
The Staves – Good Woman
Taylor Ashton – Romanticize [EP]
More at nodepression.com |
Coming SoonJillette Johnson – It’s a Beautiful Day and I Love You (2/12)
Julien Baker – Little Oblivions (2/26)
Willie Nelson – That’s Life (2/26)
Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird – These 13 (3/5)
Valerie June – The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers (3/12)
More at nodepression.com |
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February 13th (Valentine's Day Eve), some musician friends of mine, and many I’ve never met, are doing a virtual concert to raise money for meals for New Mexico’s hardest hit. New Mexico ranks almost at the bottom in poverty (49th) in the US, and the Navaho and other Native American lands have long been shorted basic health, jobs and education services- so the impact of Covid on these folks has been devastating. How in the world are they going to fit all these folks into one show? We’ll see. Now for some folks my connection to these musicians might seem a little odd - we don’t exactly make the same kind of music - but I sense there exists some mutual appreciation. It’s certainly there from my end... I met Terry Allen, the artist and musician who helped put this together, in the mid eighties when I was making the True Stories movie. I love his music (and artwork). Terry often works within this vaguely country/Americana musical style, but he’s definitely on the artier end of the spectrum. Through him, I soon got to know fellow Lubbock alumni The Flatlanders - Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock. All great songwriters. Terry sent me a cassette with Steve Earle’s song “Billy Austin”, and eventually Earle and his then wife ended up singing on my Here Lies Love score. Alejandro Escovedo was in a punk band The Nuns, and Joe Strummer of the Clash and Joe Ely were close friends. A lot of boundaries get crossed with this crowd. So my being part of this is maybe not as surprising as folks might think.
-David Byrne
VIRTUAL CONCERT INFO:
The “Food for Love” virtual concert will start at 5pm MST on Feb. 13 and be available for viewing for 48 hours. The concert is free, but viewers will be encouraged to donate to the New Mexico Association of Food Banks.
More Info: http://www.foodforlove.org |
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