With Christmas out of the way, and the year almost over, it's time I finally get around to compiling my Top 20 albums of the year of 2011 (in fact, there are 21 entries). Each album is represented on the mix with a song, and each entry has a link to the artist's homepage or other outlet where the album can be ordered from. Because this list is intended not only to show off my impeccable taste, but also to showcase artists, all data files in the mix have been downscaled to 128kbps. This is not really a chart, but [...]
Over the Rhine has come a long way since the days where they'd play intimate, candlelit shows at Stache's . These days, some 20+ years after OTR's core members Karin Bergquist (vocals, guitars) and Linford Detweiler (multi-instrumentalist) first put the band together (and 15 years since the duo married), Over the Rhine is more suited for large stages such as the one at Lincoln Theatre where they'll be performing on Wednesday night. Earlier this year, Over the Rhine released the Joe Henry [...]
Over The Rhine , though having undergone a few different line-ups through the years, has gone in and out of music consciousness for over two decades. Now made up of married couple Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist, the Cincinnati-based group has released record after record of calm—if not a little sedated—coffee house rock. Now in its twenty-third year of existence, the group comes off riddled with self-reflection and the contemplative thoughts that apparently come from growing older. Over the Rhine's website comes complete with journal entries detailing members' reflection on older journal entries from way back when, trying to complete [...]
Sunday's selections: ► The rootsy raconteurs known as HoneyHoney visit the Troubadour for a hometown date — the duo of Suzanna Santos and Ben Jaffe released their second album, "Billy Jack," in October on Lost Highway Records. [Get a taste of "Ohio" and "Turn That Finger Around," and check out KCRW's post on "LA River." ] ► Big-time rockers go acoustic tonight at the Viper Room , where Everclear's Art Alexakis hosts a bill that includes Scott Russo of Unwritten Law, Max Collins of Eve 6 and Chris Taylor [...]
Fans Bumbershoot 2010 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Every day for the month of May Bumbershoot will be announcing an act for this year's Festival. You can watch the line-up announcement trickle out live via Bumbershoot's Twitter or Facebook or you can bookmark this post and check back daily. Here's the eclectic line-up announcement by day [...]
Fans Bumbershoot 2010 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Every day for the month of May Bumbershoot will be announcing an act for this year's Festival. You can watch the line-up announcement trickle out live via Bumbershoot's Twitter or Facebook or you can bookmark this post and check back daily. Here's the eclectic line-up announcement by day [...]
Fans Bumbershoot 2010 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Every day for the month of May Bumbershoot will be announcing an act for this year's Festival. You can watch the line-up announcement trickle out live via Bumbershoot's Twitter or Facebook or you can bookmark this post and check back daily. Here's the eclectic line-up announcement by day [...]
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Fans Bumbershoot 2010 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Every day for the month of May Bumbershoot will be announcing an act for this year's Festival. You can watch the line-up announcement trickle out live via Bumbershoot's Twitter or Facebook or you can bookmark this post and check back daily. Here's the eclectic line-up announcement by day [...]
The world is ending today. In fact, it might end before I get to post this, or before you get to download these five songs. It's the day of Rapture. And we tend to get a lot of those these days. Yesterday Any Minor Dude said to me: "You can't predict the end of the world." Like the pedantic shit that I am, I reponded: "Oh, you can predict. You can always make a prediction, but most likely you'll be wrong if you try and predict the last day of the world." So whichever crazy cult said the world would [...]
Fans Bumbershoot 2010 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Every day for the month of May Bumbershoot will be announcing an act for this year's Festival. You can watch the line-up announcement trickle out live via Bumbershoot's Twitter or Facebook or you can bookmark this post and check back daily. Here's the eclectic line-up announcement by day [...]
This past weekend, I attended Days 2 and 3 of the Nelsonville Music Festival in Nelsonville, Ohio, which took place at Robbins Crossing at Hocking College. The festival's three-day lineup focused primarily on folk artists, but as you'll see, the 2011 slate was a rather diverse sampling of genres. Compared to other music festivals I've [...]
Fans Bumbershoot 2010 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Every day for the month of May Bumbershoot will be announcing an act for this year's Festival. You can watch the line-up announcement trickle out live via Bumbershoot's Twitter or Facebook or you can bookmark this post and check back daily. Here's the eclectic line-up announcement by day [...]
(Day 2 photos coming soon, courtesy Cary Whitt.) Mud & Music, that was Day 3 of Nelsonville. Lots of both. Mud isn't quite as interesting to photograph, though, so here's some bands. Over the Rhine Wanda Jackson I was a little worried when I saw [...]
A collection of Alt Country stalwarts come together for a laid-back tribute to the Rolling Stones with 'Paint It Black.'
Photographic Evidence by Jeremiah Robinson The Scene: Cafe 939 Boston, MA 03/25/11 Over the Rhine - The Laugh of Recognition free mp3 download! OVER THE RHINE - Touring this year behind new fan-funded album, The [...]
It's shaping up to be Tributes and Cover Compilations week here at Cover Lay Down, thanks to a wave of strong cover albums coming over the dam in the next few weeks. Today, we kick off our take on this delightful collection of new and impending coverage early with a look at the newest in Rolling Stones tributes - including two exclusive tracks never before heard outside the studio. Tribute producer Jim Sampas, whose stellar indie covers collection Subterranean Homesick [...]
Yesterday I gave you the first 10 songs in my list of favorite songs of this year. I know the just over 3 months have passed, but a lot of great music has come out already. So here is the next 10 songs in my list. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 25. The Jayhawks - Settled Down Like Rain These guys may have actually pulled off the impossible and made a great reunion record (one that might be their best yet). 24. Bobby Long - Who [...]
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