Blog: PopMatters

Texas outfit's full power revealed at last. Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward is a powerful live band but the Texas outfit's two studio albums, Blow The Soot Out and The Lonesome Dirge, as good as both are, have failed to capture the group's full abilities. This 13-song set, recorded at the band's headquarters in Corinth, Texas, gets listeners as close to the actual live show as possible and captures one of the most powerful live acts in the state of Texas...