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Part IV of my ongoing 50 states project in which I am marrying my interest in retro travel-postcards with music indigenous to each state. Today we find ourselves in Louisiana, home to one […]

Recorded in 1969 at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL, Pickett was aided by (a then unknown session player) Duane Allman. Allman’s nasty guitar at the end of the track was a […]

Having heaped praise on SLF’s debut album last week, I figured the following tracks are worth some added hype. I found these demos on their Web site from 2003-2004 — you’re sure to appreciate if you […]

We are somewhere in the hills and canyons that make up Los Angeles. That much is true. The lonesome harmonies, light organ fills and pedal-steel accompaniment remind us so. But […]

DOWNLOAD:B-side from “Coast Is Never Clear” sessions1. Waiting for the Sunset Concert from the John Peel Show @ BBC – April 20, 20001. Emma Blowgun’s Last Stand 2. I Love John, She Loves Paul 3. Sunday Under Glass 4.

NC based indie-alt-folker-outfit, The Kingsbury Manx, release their 4th LP today on Yep Roc Records . You may have heard them the past week on the radio to the right, and if not, […]

Tonight, pour one out for Gram Parsons. The “Cosmic-American-Music” trailblazer died today in 1973…but his legacy lives on. **This guy’s songs just kill me sometimes.DOWNLOAD:MP3: Gram Parsons – A Song For You MP3:

Last week’s Steve Earle post got me digging through his catalog again & this Stones’ cover seemed particularly suited lyrically to his past. The other tune can be found on […]

Most folks came to know this old standard by way of the two versions below*^. Which cover is the most definitive for you, and how did you first hear it? […]

Weekend Edition  · Neil Young extended audio interview with NPR’s Scott Simon. “The creation of Neil Young’s latest album, Prairie Wind, was punctuated by a life-changing “medical event” for the […]