Posted in January, 2016

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Pat Boone

Either as a successful singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality and motivational speaker, Pat Boone is likely a name you have heard before. With over 60 years in the entertainment … Read more

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Blinddog Smokin’

These guys don’t play around and don’t ease you in gently. Track one, “Pimp Shoes,” has everything you need to get your Saturday night going. The funk is top notch … Read more

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Buck Owens

Fifty original recordings by the late country legend Alvis Edgar “Buck” Owens Jr. and his band, the Buckaroos, sound better today than ever before with the release of Buck ‘Em! Volume … Read more

Saying Goodbye To Legendary Metal God Lemmy

Lemmy Kilmister, founder and frontman for the British heavy metal band Motörhead, died on Dec 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, after, according to his surviving bandmates’ post on Facebook, being diagnosed … Read more

Harvest Thieves

Started as a side-project by Cory Reinisch and Dustin Meyer, members of the Austin-based alt-country group Guns of Navarone, Harvest Thieves has earned its place as a full-time band with … Read more

David Bowie

At 69 years old, and with over 20 previous studio albums to his credit, one would think that at this stage of his life David Bowie has little left to prove. … Read more

Frank Zappa

Ok, I’m biased. I admit it. Frank Zappa & the Mothers’ seminal Roxy and Elsewhere album ranks as not only my favorite Zappa album but also as one of my … Read more

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Half Deaf Clatch

The first thing to say about this release is that it’s a truly remarkable overall package, bursting with spare, slippery acoustic fretwork on both guitar and banjo. The dozen tracks … Read more

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Lew Card

This is Austin singer/songwriter/guitarist Lew Card’s third album, but he is new to my ears. Card has logged plenty of experience as a sideman and session mandolin player for various … Read more