5313

5313 - SONNY MOORMAN GROUP - Live As Hell (2008)

THE SONNY MOORMAN GROUP
''LIVE AS HELL''
2008
74:19

1. Chitlins Con Carne /6:59
2. Highway 61 Revisited /9:19
3. Everybody's Blues /4:35
4. Tired of Tryin' /4:41
5. Whiter Shade of Pale /5:34
6. Wham /3:05
7. If You Have to Know /5:04
8. Cincinnati Jail /7:21
9. Harlem Nocturne /4:31
10. Key to the Highway /5:13
11. Early in the Morning /5:05
12. Rattlesnake Shake /4:19
13. Green Manalishi /4:32
14. Oh Well /4:01

Sonny Moorman/Guitar, Vocals
Marc Hoffman/Bass Guitar
Dave Fair/Drums

BIOGRAPHY
by Richard Skelly
"Power blues" is how Ohio-based bluesman Sonny Moorman describes the music he creates with his trio, the Dogs.
Moorman and his band have extended the 1960's blues and blues-rock revival into the new millennium, borrowing from their prime influences, black and white: Eric Clapton, early Fleetwood Mac, Rory Gallagher, Roy Buchanan, Jimi Hendrix and B.B. King.
Moorman, raised by parents who ran nightclubs in the Cincinnati area, was exposed to guitar maestro Lonnie Mack, up close and personal, at an impressionable age.
Moorman didn't begin playing out professionally until he was into his junior year in college at Michigan State University. After getting out of college, he spent 15 years playing in bands in the Detroit and Los Angeles areas before coming back home to Hamilton, Ohio, near Cincinnati. Highlights of his time in Los Angeles included tenures with the Tomcats, which included members of Sly and the Family Stone, as well as with Warren Zevon's touring band.
After a show at Memphis' Crossroads festival in 1994, the group signed with Sun Records' 706 label. Moorman and the Dogs have two releases on 706 Records, Sun Studios' house label in Memphis. [The '706' refers to the studio's address on Union Avenue in Memphis.] Moorman and the Dogs' releases include "Live," and "Telegraph Road." "Telegraph Road" was recorded at Sun Studios, in the same room where Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Howlin' Wolf, Big Walter "Shakey" Horton and Jerry Lee Lewis made their first recordings.
Moorman and the Dogs continue to perform regionally around southern Ohio, Kentucky, Memphis and parts of the south.
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5312

5312 - Sandbox: The Music Of MARK SANDMAN, Disc Two (2004)

MARK SANDMAN
''SANDBOX, DISC TWO''
NOVEMBER 16 2004
110:39

DISC ONE
1/Double Stripper Double Sax/1:05
2/I Can Do That/1:53
3/Tomorrow/3:28
4/Patience/3:27
5/Cocoon/4:11
6/Imaginary Song/2:53
7/Goddess/3:57
8/Jealous Dream/2:56
9/Justine/4:27
10/The Phone/2:24
11/Devils Boots/4:50
12/Born Again/3:10
13/Wig/3:27
14/51%/2:32
15/Good Time Last Night1:35
All Tracks By Mark Sandman

DISC TWO
1/Riley the Dog/3:24
2/Some Other Dog/3:28
3/Snow/3:48
4/Doreen/4:39
5/Get Along/3:13
6/Monas Sister/3:23
7/Hombre/4:11
8/Hotel Room/3:52
9/Lets Not Talk/2:42
10/Bathtub/3:21
11/I Wanna Go Home/5:08
12/Deep Six/2:48
13/Livin With U/3:49
14/They Bent Me/5:45
15/Middle East/5:44
16/Early Man/5:09
All Tracks By Mark Sandman

Chris Ballew /Bass
Rick Barry /Drums
Billy Beard /Drums
Jabe "Charlie The Bubble Palantino"
Mickey Bones /Drums
David Champagne /Guitar (Electric)
Jim Clements /Drums
Dana Colley /Horn
Billy Conway /Drums, Producer
Rich Cortez /Bass
Larry Dersch /Drums
Jerry Deupree /Drums
Toni Elka /Vocals (Background)
Colin Fisher /Horn
Russ Gershon /Horn
Tom Halter /Horn
Jay Hilt /Drums
Jim Janota /Drums
Charlie Kohlhase /Horn
Rick McLaughlin /Bass
John Medeski /Keyboards
Mike Moss /Horn
Riley /Vocals (Background)
Michael Rivard /Bass
Jimmy Ryan /Mandolin
Mark Sandman /2-String Bass, Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Organ, Piano, String Bass, Synthesizer, Tritar, Vocals
Laurie Sargent Vocals (Background)
Jane Scarpantoni Strings
Frank Swart Bass
Ron Ward Drums
Connie White Vocals (Background)
Harvey Wright Drums
Joel Yennior Horn
Dominique Zar Drums

REVIEW
by Rovi
A singer, songwriter, poet, artist, inventor, and player of numerous instruments, as well as an all-around mysterious, charismatic rock & roll figure, Mark Sandman was the stuff cult legends are built on, a status hastened by his premature death in 1999. Best known as the leader of "low rock" band Morphine, Sandman forged an idiosyncratic sound out of swamp-blues rumble, smoky jazz noir, and beat-inspired lyrics. SANDBOX, a two-CD set that also includes a DVD and photo-packed booklet, offers a definitive look at Sandman's achievements, including his recordings with Morphine and early bands Treat Her Right and the Hipnosonics.
The best moments on SANDBOX map the terrain of Sandman's shadowy interior, from the bluesy isolation anthem "Cocoon" through the dreamy "Imaginary Song" to the minor-key soul-jazz of "Justine." While Disc One focuses on the familiar sax/bass/drums sound of Morphine, Disc Two collects some of Sandman's experimental outings (the percussion/voice duet "Riley the Dog"), early roots-rock tunes ("Doreen"), and genre curveballs (the call-and-response funk-rap jam "Deep Six"). All told, the set works marvelously as an introduction to and an overview of Sandman's unique achievements, and comes highly recommended for Morphine fans and lovers of offbeat rock.

BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Multi-instrumentalist/singer Mark Sandman was best known as the frontman for self-described "low-rockers" Morphine. An intensely private person, not much is known about Sandman's early days, just that he was born in 1952 (growing up in Newton, MA), and after graduating from UMass Boston, did some traveling before working on a fishing boat in Washington. By the mid-'80s, Sandman had moved back to the Boston area where he formed and played guitar/sang in the blues roots rock quartet Treat Her Right (along with guitarist/singer David Champagne, drummer Billy Conway, and harmonica player Jim Fitting). The group enjoyed minor success with the college rock crowd, issuing a total of three albums: 1986's self-titled debut, 1989's Tied to the Tracks, and 1991's What's Good for You, before splitting up.
During the latter years of Treat Her Right, Sandman could be seen playing in any of several side projects, including Supergroup (with future Presidents of the United States member Chris Ballew), Treat Her Orange (a collaboration with Blood Oranges frontman/mandolin player Jimmy Ryan), and the horn-driven funk outfit Hypnosonics. But of all the Sandman-related bands at the time, it was Morphine that caused the biggest stir. Comprised of drummer Jerome Dupree, tenor/baritone saxophonist Dana Colley, and Sandman on vocals and a homemade, detuned two-string bass that he built himself, the trio specialized in stripped-down jazz-lounge rock complete with Kerouac-like lyrics, which would have provided the perfect soundtrack to a dimly lit, late night bar.
In the midst of their debut album's recording sessions, Dupree was replaced with former Treat Her Right skinsman Billy Conway, resulting in 1992's Good on the Accurate/Distortion label. The band's regional buzz grew worldwide with incessant touring and such further releases as 1993's Cure for Pain and 1995's Yes, both issued for Rykodisc Records (who in turn reissued their debut). Morphine's buzz had grown too loud for the major labels to ignore any longer, as Dreamworks signed the trio and issued the slightly disappointing Like Swimming in 1997. The album failed to catapult Sandman and the group to the big time, but their large and devoted cult following remained intact. With Morphine working long and hard on what would be their fourth studio album overall (Sandman in particular wanted the album to take the group to the next level musically, he was weary of the group repeating the same formula over and over), the trio toured Europe in the summer of 1999. Sadly, on July 3 at a festival performance in Rome, Sandman collapsed on stage, dying shortly thereafter from an apparent heart attack.
The studio album that Morphine had just completed, The Night, was issued posthumously a year later, as was a live album chronicling a 1994 show, which Sandman was overseeing at the time of his death. After Sandman's death, the remaining members of Morphine toured as the Morphine Orchestra (which was supplemented by added players), while the Mark Sandman Music Education Fund was founded, which benefits music education in the Cambridge public school system. In addition to his recording output with Morphine, Sandman guested on other artist's recordings over the years, including a pair of albums by the Either/Orchestra (Across the Omniverse and Half Life of Desire), Duke Levine's Lava, and Wooden Leg's self-titled debut.
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5311

5311 - Sandbox: The Music Of MARK SANDMAN, Disc One (2004)

MARK SANDMAN
''SANDBOX, DISC ONE''
NOVEMBER 16 2004
110:39

DISC ONE
1/Double Stripper Double Sax/1:05
2/I Can Do That/1:53
3/Tomorrow/3:28
4/Patience/3:27
5/Cocoon/4:11
6/Imaginary Song/2:53
7/Goddess/3:57
8/Jealous Dream/2:56
9/Justine/4:27
10/The Phone/2:24
11/Devils Boots/4:50
12/Born Again/3:10
13/Wig/3:27
14/51%/2:32
15/Good Time Last Night1:35
All Tracks By Mark Sandman

DISC TWO
1/Riley the Dog/3:24
2/Some Other Dog/3:28
3/Snow/3:48
4/Doreen/4:39
5/Get Along/3:13
6/Monas Sister/3:23
7/Hombre/4:11
8/Hotel Room/3:52
9/Lets Not Talk/2:42
10/Bathtub/3:21
11/I Wanna Go Home/5:08
12/Deep Six/2:48
13/Livin With U/3:49
14/They Bent Me/5:45
15/Middle East/5:44
16/Early Man/5:09
All Tracks By Mark Sandman

Chris Ballew /Bass
Rick Barry /Drums
Billy Beard /Drums
Jabe "Charlie The Bubble Palantino"
Mickey Bones /Drums
David Champagne /Guitar (Electric)
Jim Clements /Drums
Dana Colley /Horn
Billy Conway /Drums, Producer
Rich Cortez /Bass
Larry Dersch /Drums
Jerry Deupree /Drums
Toni Elka /Vocals (Background)
Colin Fisher /Horn
Russ Gershon /Horn
Tom Halter /Horn
Jay Hilt /Drums
Jim Janota /Drums
Charlie Kohlhase /Horn
Rick McLaughlin /Bass
John Medeski /Keyboards
Mike Moss /Horn
Riley /Vocals (Background)
Michael Rivard /Bass
Jimmy Ryan /Mandolin
Mark Sandman /2-String Bass, Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Organ, Piano, String Bass, Synthesizer, Tritar, Vocals
Laurie Sargent Vocals (Background)
Jane Scarpantoni Strings
Frank Swart Bass
Ron Ward Drums
Connie White Vocals (Background)
Harvey Wright Drums
Joel Yennior Horn
Dominique Zar Drums

REVIEW
by Rovi
A singer, songwriter, poet, artist, inventor, and player of numerous instruments, as well as an all-around mysterious, charismatic rock & roll figure, Mark Sandman was the stuff cult legends are built on, a status hastened by his premature death in 1999. Best known as the leader of "low rock" band Morphine, Sandman forged an idiosyncratic sound out of swamp-blues rumble, smoky jazz noir, and beat-inspired lyrics. SANDBOX, a two-CD set that also includes a DVD and photo-packed booklet, offers a definitive look at Sandman's achievements, including his recordings with Morphine and early bands Treat Her Right and the Hipnosonics.
The best moments on SANDBOX map the terrain of Sandman's shadowy interior, from the bluesy isolation anthem "Cocoon" through the dreamy "Imaginary Song" to the minor-key soul-jazz of "Justine." While Disc One focuses on the familiar sax/bass/drums sound of Morphine, Disc Two collects some of Sandman's experimental outings (the percussion/voice duet "Riley the Dog"), early roots-rock tunes ("Doreen"), and genre curveballs (the call-and-response funk-rap jam "Deep Six"). All told, the set works marvelously as an introduction to and an overview of Sandman's unique achievements, and comes highly recommended for Morphine fans and lovers of offbeat rock.

BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Multi-instrumentalist/singer Mark Sandman was best known as the frontman for self-described "low-rockers" Morphine. An intensely private person, not much is known about Sandman's early days, just that he was born in 1952 (growing up in Newton, MA), and after graduating from UMass Boston, did some traveling before working on a fishing boat in Washington. By the mid-'80s, Sandman had moved back to the Boston area where he formed and played guitar/sang in the blues roots rock quartet Treat Her Right (along with guitarist/singer David Champagne, drummer Billy Conway, and harmonica player Jim Fitting). The group enjoyed minor success with the college rock crowd, issuing a total of three albums: 1986's self-titled debut, 1989's Tied to the Tracks, and 1991's What's Good for You, before splitting up.
During the latter years of Treat Her Right, Sandman could be seen playing in any of several side projects, including Supergroup (with future Presidents of the United States member Chris Ballew), Treat Her Orange (a collaboration with Blood Oranges frontman/mandolin player Jimmy Ryan), and the horn-driven funk outfit Hypnosonics. But of all the Sandman-related bands at the time, it was Morphine that caused the biggest stir. Comprised of drummer Jerome Dupree, tenor/baritone saxophonist Dana Colley, and Sandman on vocals and a homemade, detuned two-string bass that he built himself, the trio specialized in stripped-down jazz-lounge rock complete with Kerouac-like lyrics, which would have provided the perfect soundtrack to a dimly lit, late night bar.
In the midst of their debut album's recording sessions, Dupree was replaced with former Treat Her Right skinsman Billy Conway, resulting in 1992's Good on the Accurate/Distortion label. The band's regional buzz grew worldwide with incessant touring and such further releases as 1993's Cure for Pain and 1995's Yes, both issued for Rykodisc Records (who in turn reissued their debut). Morphine's buzz had grown too loud for the major labels to ignore any longer, as Dreamworks signed the trio and issued the slightly disappointing Like Swimming in 1997. The album failed to catapult Sandman and the group to the big time, but their large and devoted cult following remained intact. With Morphine working long and hard on what would be their fourth studio album overall (Sandman in particular wanted the album to take the group to the next level musically, he was weary of the group repeating the same formula over and over), the trio toured Europe in the summer of 1999. Sadly, on July 3 at a festival performance in Rome, Sandman collapsed on stage, dying shortly thereafter from an apparent heart attack.
The studio album that Morphine had just completed, The Night, was issued posthumously a year later, as was a live album chronicling a 1994 show, which Sandman was overseeing at the time of his death. After Sandman's death, the remaining members of Morphine toured as the Morphine Orchestra (which was supplemented by added players), while the Mark Sandman Music Education Fund was founded, which benefits music education in the Cambridge public school system. In addition to his recording output with Morphine, Sandman guested on other artist's recordings over the years, including a pair of albums by the Either/Orchestra (Across the Omniverse and Half Life of Desire), Duke Levine's Lava, and Wooden Leg's self-titled debut.
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5310

5310 - RAY WILSON - Chasing Rainbows (2013)

RAY WILSON
''CHASING RAINBOWS''
APRIL 19 2013
53:18

1. Take It Slow /4:49
2. Easier That Way /4:14
3. Follow the Lie /4:58
4. Shouting in My Sleep /4:33
5. Wait for Better Days /4:46
6. She Don't Feel Loved /5:13
7. Rhianne /4:38
8. She's a Queen /4:02
9. Whatever Happened /2:31
10. I See It All /3:58
11. The Life of Someone /4:36
12. No Dreams Are Made of This /5:00

Ray Wilson - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Ali Ferguson - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Ashley MacMillan - Drums, Percussion
Lawrey MacMillan - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Steve Wilson - Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Philipp Thimm - Cello
Alicja Chrzaszcz - Violin
Barbara Szelagiewicz - Violin
Sebastian Schlecht - Viola
Marcin Kajper - Saxophone
Marie-Claire Schlameus - Cello (Life Of Someone)
Peter Hoff - Additional Keyboards, Programming
Mara Simpson - Vocals (Whatever Happened)
Darek Tarczewski - Piano, Fender Rhodes Mark 1, Yamaha SK20, Korg Polysix, Moog Opus 3, Nord Lead

BIOGRAPHY
by François Couture
Gifted with a warm, gravelly voice, Scottish singer Ray Wilson has had a career of high and lows thus far. A Levi's TV ad dragged him out of rock limbo and propelled his group Stiltskin into the U.K. charts. A few months later, his hiring as Phil Collins' replacement in Genesis shoved him into the spotlight, but only for a brief period of time. The group's quick abandon in the face of adversity (i.e. unsatisfactory sales of the album Calling All Stations) brought Wilson down and left him unfairly carrying the weight of the failure. He is slowly building back a solo career.
Wilson was born in Dumfries, Scotland, September 9, 1968. His first high school rock bands included his brother Steve. In 1988, he met pianist Paul Holmes at a piano bar where his girlfriend sang. They started a songwriting partnership and two years later they formed Guaranteed Pure, which also included Steve Wilson and future Cut bassist John Haimes. The group released a couple of tapes and one CD, Swing Your Bag which they recorded at Fish's studio. The title track appeared on the Fish curated compilation Outpatients '93, but the group failed to attract much interest. Holmes returned to the piano bar circuit and Guaranteed Pure disintegrated.
Ray Wilson was not left without a band for long. In January 1994 he was asked to join Stiltskin. The group immediately entered the studio to record The Mind's Eye (1995). In the meantime, the song "Inside" got featured on television in an advertisement for Levi's jeans. The exposure shot the single to number one, but the group fell apart over internal dissensions.
That's when Wilson heard that Genesis was looking for a new singer. He passed the audition and sang and contributed lyrics to the 1997 album Calling All Stations. His voice being somewhat reminiscent of Peter Gabriel's, fans of the band were hoping for a return to the group's earlier sound, but the singer never had a chance to leave his imprint. After album and ticket sales failed to meet expectations in America, part of Genesis' 1998 world tour was canceled, the group put on the ice, and Wilson unofficially sacked. He immediately formed Cut with drummer Nir Z. (Collins' drumming replacement), John Haimes, and brother Steve, releasing Millionairhead on the German market in 1999. In 2001. he made an acoustic solo tour of Europe which yielded the self-released album Unplugged, retitled Live and Acoustic when picked up by Inside Out Music in mid-2002.
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5309

5309 - RAOUL AND THE BIG TIME - You My People (2009)

RAOUL AND THE BIG TIME
''YOU MY PEOPLE''
JUNE 1 2009
43:15

1. You My People/2:54
2. One Card Trump/3:08
3. Live Without Me/3:45
4. Where The Wind Blows on Shore/5:35
5. Movin' Out/3:48
6. All To Myself/2:20
7. Born To Love/3:45
8. Gypsy Woman/2:52
9. Breathin' In/2:37
10. Killing My World/3:51
11. Sad State Of Affairs/2:18
12. Menthol Mamma/2:56
13. We Can Change/3:25

Raoul Bhaneja harmonica, vocals
Darren Gallen on guitar
Tom Bona on drums
Terry Wilkins upright bass

REVIEW
By John Taylor
There aren’t too many bands these days writing thoughtful, original blues songs. But then, not too many blues bands are blessed with a charismatic singer / harmonicist like Raoul Bhaneja, an accomplished actor who’s held down a regular role in a television series, appeared in several feature films, and has toured the world in support of his one-man production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Shakespeare and the blues may seem odd bedfellows, but Bhaneja’s abilities as both writer and performer give You My People, the third outing by Raoul And The Big Time, a uniquely hip vibe.

Bhaneja wrote most of the material (some with help), following conventional blues forms but adding a personal stamp through rhythmic twists and a unique approach to harmonica. He deftly avoids cliché, even when dealing with time-honored topics; titular opener “You My People,” a boastful party-starter, succeeds with winning good-spirits, while “Where The Wind Blows On Shore” borrows from “Black Night” but expands the poetic imagery substantially.

“Killing My World” is an angry indictment of those in power who are poisoning the earth, while “Sad State Of Affairs” addresses the plight of the working poor. “Menthol Mama” is a clever look at what it’s like to live with an unrepentant smoker, and closer “We Can Change” (co-written with guest vocalist Theresa Levasseur) is a hopeful declaration of defiance in the face of all that can tear a relationship apart. Covers include a stripped down and stunning “All To Myself” (Ray Charles), Muddy Waters’ “Gypsy Woman,” enlivened by guest Tyler Yarema’s sparkling piano work, and “One Card Trump,” an easy-going shuffle written by Toronto-based jazz chanteuse Elizabeth Shepherd.

Bhaneja doesn’t have a huge vocal range, but his delivery is invariably effective, employing sly phrasing and quiet confidence to get his message across. The core band is exemplary – bassist Terry Wilkins is a local legend, and drummer Tom Bona and guitarist Darren Gallen are first-call (and first-rate) players for countless acts. All play with exquisitely restraint, honoring the obvious care and craft Bhaneja’s put into each composition. Some pretty high-profile guests are on board as well, including west-coast wonder Junior Watson, master of quirky yet killer guitar solos, and Mark Hummel, who joins in on harp for a pair. (His duet with Bhaneja on the aptly-named instrumental, “Breathin’ In,” is an exquisite exercise in chromatic cooperation). Also on hand are Vancouver-based Gospel quartet The Sojourners, with additional guests contributing horns as appropriate.

Bhaneja shows a sure hand at pulling everything together – the varied instrumentation seems just right for each track, and when addressing topical issues he keeps things clever rather than preachy. Production is ideal, with an extra richness in the bottom (co-producer Wilkins’ bass standup based has a wonderfully warm presence throughout) that’s never obtrusive, and an appealing immediacy to Bhaneja’s voice and harp.

Blues is music of extraordinary depth and emotional resonance, all too often reduced to formulaic reconstruction. Bhaneja and company don’t exactly re-invent things, but their approach brings the blues into a thoroughly contemporary urban setting without sacrificing the music’s timeless potency.

Artistically accomplished and a thoroughly enjoyable listen, this one’s a winner indeed!
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5308

5308 - ODETTA - The Best of the M.C. Records Years 1999-2005 (2006)

ODETTA
''THE BEST OF THE M.C.RECORDS YEARS 1999-2005''
SEPTEMBER 4 2006
72:07

1 - Blues Everywhere I Go/4:50
2 - Good Night Irene/4:55
3 - Please Send Me Someone To Love/2:31
4 - This Little Light of Mine/4:40
5 - Bourgeois Blues/4:29
6 - Trouble In Mind/4:24
7 - New Orleans/4:37
8 - Fredom Trilogy/6:32
9 - Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread/3:21
10 - Roberta/5:32
11 - Can't Afford To Lose My Man/2:53
12 - Midnight Special/4:35
13 - Poor Little Jesus/2:15
14 - Alabama Bound - Boll Weevil/7:16
15 - What Mounth Was Jesus Born In/1:46
16 - Oh Papa/2:58
17 - You Gotta Know How/3:37

Henry Butler /Guest Artist, Piano
Mark Carpentieri /Drums
Richard Crooks /Drums
Popsy Dixon /Drums, Guest Artist
Dr. John /Guest Artist, Piano, Vocals
Seth Farber /Organ, Piano
Sherman Holmes /Bass, Guest Artist
Wendell Holmes /Guest Artist, Guitar, Piano
Freddy Koella /Violin
Michael Merritt /Bass (Acoustic)
Shawn Pelton /Drums
Pinetop Perkins /Guest Artist, Piano
Jim Saporito /Percussion
Brad Vickers /Bass
Jimmy Vivino /Banjo, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Kim Wilson /Guest Artist, Harmonica

REVIEW
by William Ruhlmann
When Odetta began recording for M.C. Records in 1999, she was 68 years old and had not made a new studio album in more than a decade. The result was a late-career renaissance, as she turned out a blues LP (Blues Everywhere I Go), an album of Leadbelly songs (Looking for a Home, Thanks to Leadbelly), a Grammy-nominated live holiday collection (Gonna Let It Shine), and a set of spirituals (Shout Sister Shout, A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe). She even found time to guest on labelmate Pinetop Perkins' Ladies Man. All these records are sampled for Acadia's compilation The Best of the M.C. Records Years 1999-2005, a 17-track summary of the label affiliation. It's apparent from the opening track, "Blues Everywhere I Go," that Odetta was not going to stick to her acoustic folk style, as she fronts a traditional blues band. Elsewhere, her collaborations with guests Dr. John ("Please Send Me Someone to Love"), Perkins ("Trouble in Mind"), and Henry Butler (who plays piano on "New Orleans," aka "House of the Rising Sun") produce felicitous results, but she is just as effective on her own. Her music was always a mixture of folk, blues, and spiritual styles; at this point, as much as 50 years into her career, she was still in good voice and was leaning more toward the blues and spiritual sides of her music.

BIOGRAPHY
by Philip Van Vleck
One of the strongest voices in the folk revival and the civil rights movement, Odetta was born on New Year's Eve 1930 in Birmingham, AL. By the time she was six years old, she had moved with her younger sister and mother to Los Angeles. She showed a keen interest in music from the time she was a child, and when she was about ten years old, somewhere between church and school, her singing voice was discovered. Odetta's mother began saving money to pay for voice lessons for her, but was advised to wait until her daughter was 13 years old and well into puberty. Thanks to her mother, Odetta began voice lessons when she was 13. She received a classical training, which was interrupted when her mother could no longer afford to pay for the lessons. The puppeteer Harry Burnette interceded and paid for Odetta to continue her voice training.
When she was 19 years old, Odetta landed a role in the Los Angeles production of Finian's Rainbow, which was staged in the summer of 1949 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It was during the run of this show that she first heard the blues harmonica master Sonny Terry. The following summer, Odetta was again performing in summer stock in California. This time it was a production of Guys and Dolls, staged in San Francisco. Hanging out in North Beach during her days off, Odetta had her first experience with the growing local folk music scene. Following her summer in San Francisco, Odetta returned to Los Angeles, where she worked as a live-in housekeeper. During this time she performed on a show bill with Paul Robeson.
In 1953, Odetta took some time off from her housecleaning chores to travel to New York City and appear at the famed Blue Angel folk club. Pete Seeger and Harry Belafonte had both taken an interest in her career by this time, and her debut album, The Tin Angel, was released in 1954. From this time forward, Odetta worked to expand her repertoire and make full use of what she has always termed her "instrument." When she began singing, she was considered a coloratura soprano. As she matured, she became more of a mezzo-soprano. Her experience singing folk music led her to discover a vocal range that runs from coloratura to baritone.
Odetta's most productive decade as a recording artist came in the 1960s, when she released 16 albums, including Odetta at Carnegie Hall, Christmas Spirituals, Odetta and the Blues, It's a Mighty World, and Odetta Sings Dylan. In 1999 she released her first studio album in 14 years, Blues Everywhere I Go. On September 29, 1999, President Bill Clinton presented Odetta with the National Endowment for the Arts' Medal of the Arts, a fitting tribute to one of the great treasures of American music.
The next few years found Odetta releasing some new full-length albums, including Livin' with the Blues and a collection of Leadbelly tunes, Looking for a Home. She toured North America, Latvia, and Scotland and was mentioned in Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary, No Direction Home. That same year Odetta released Gonna Let It Shine, which went on to receive a 2007 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Folk Album. In December 2008, she died of heart disease in New York.
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5307

5307 - LIGHTNIN MALCOLM - Rough Out There (2013)

LIGHTNIN MALCOLM
''ROUGH OUT THERE''
APRIL 13 2013
66:35

1. Workin /4:14
2. My Lifes a Wreck /4:50
3. Dellareesa /3:52
4. Reality Check /5:18
5. So Much Trouble /5:30
6. Rough Out There /4:41
7. Took Too Long /6:00
8. Givin You Away /3:10
9. Money /4:46
10. Chiefs /3:48
11. Young Woman, Old Fashioned Ways /4:49
12. Mama /5:38
13. Stomp Yo Feet, Clap Yo Hands /6:26
14. How Blessed You Are /3:33

BIO
Lightnin Malcolm has come to exemplify the modern day Deep Blues Guitar groove. Its a sound which traces back to the origins of blues, when a single guitarist rocked the house all night long. When these ancient droning patterns consisting of bass, rhythm, and lead syncopated together are plugged into modern sound systems and teamed up with driving drum beats, Malcolms guitar becomes larger than life, bringin state of the art primal Mississippi Juke Joint Blues to the big stage.

This sound didnt just come out of nowhere. Born in Missouri in mid 70s, Malcolm started playing his music and traveling on the road in his late teens. He lived his music, playing night and day where ever the road took him, surviving off his versatility. “Music had been on my mind since 6 or 7, but it took till my teen years to start gettin around on my own, and you know, put it into action. I played mostly solo then, playin guitar,singing, and kick and snare drums with my feet as a 1 man band.”

His travels took him all over but it was North Mississippi that he identified with most and took him in. He immediately befriended and began perfoming with many of the Legends living there such as Big Jack Johnson, Cedell Davis, R.L. Burnside, Hubert Sumlin, Honeyboy Edwards, T Model Ford, Sam Carr, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Otha Turner, Robert Belfour and many others. Over thousands of nights playing the rough and tumble juke joints, soaking up the rhythms and culture, Malcolm learned to be an alert and durable performer.

“I used to show up at juke joints solo, and they would be listenin’ to the jukebox and everybody dancin’ to Al Green, Johnnie Taylor, and Tyrone Davis. Then they would shut the jukebox off and stick me out in the middle of the floor…and man I’d be so nervous cuz the jukebox sounded so good and I didnt think they would accept or want to hear me… But this was how I was surviving and failure was not an option… You had to win them over on the first song or you wasnt gonna get another try! Guitar solos werent important but basslines and rhythm was mandatory for the dancers, and you had to sing with everything you got! And once you won them over you was bout to have the greatest night of your life!!

This rigid training ground and the help of his Legendary teachers taught Malcolm to be an intense performer, with the stamina to channel and electrify the audiences emotions. Drums are an important part of Malcolms music and over the years hes worked with the best in Mississippi including Kenny Kimbrough, Cedric Burnside, Calvin Jackson, Cameron Kimbrough and many others. Whoever is anchoring the drums, the music takes on a churning force of tribal rhythms, where both instruments push each other to new heights. “Everywhere we go people say the same thing. I cant believe its just 2 of you…You guys sound like 5 or 6 pieces!”

In 2009 Malcolm won Blues Music Award for Best New Artist and toured the world with Burnside on drums. In 2011 he released the critically acclaimed album RENEGADE, a true showcase for Malcolms developing songwriting and vocals, infusing soul, reggae, hip hop and rock into his hill country sound. 2011 also saw Malcolm serving as “musical director” on Hubert Sumlin and Honeyboy Edwards final tour of their lives, which also included rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters.

Malcolms new album BRAND NEW OLD SCHOOL is scheduled for release in mid/late 2012, featuring slide great Luther Dickinson and memphis rapper Larry P. The 14 originals continue Malcolms signature melodic genre blending sound and direct lyrics, all deeply rooted in the Hill Country.
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5306 - EUGENE HIDEAWAY BRIDGES - Roots And Vines (2013)

EUGENE HIDEAWAY BRIDGES
''ROOTS AND VINES''
2013
66:12

1. Glory Glory /3:27
2. Farewell, My Darling /2:49
3. My Baby Loves Me /3:33
4. Good Old Days /3:42
5. Hold On /3:43
6. They Call the Wind Mariah /2:58
7. Rise Above It /4:04
8. I Will Still Be In Love With You /4:43
9. A Thing Called Love /3:08
10. Under My Roof /4:28
11. 17 Miles to Go /3:18
12. How Long Will It Take /3:06
13. Nelly Bell /3:43
14. Wayward Wind /4:17
15. Basil's Bar /4:19
16. Don't Call It Supper /4:41
17. School House Blues /6:13

Ellie Bluebird /Handclapping
Eugene Hideaway Bridges /Bass, Composer, Foot Stomping, Guitars, Vocals
Clayton Doley /Hammond B3
Daniel Dowling /Handclapping
The Hill County Handclappers /Handclapping
Lloyd Maines /Pedal Steel
Pat Manske /Cajon, Drums, Handclapping, Maracas, Percussion
David Webb Hammond B3, Piano, Wurlitzer

BIOGRAPHY
by Rovi
Born in 1963, USA. Raised in Texas and Louisiana, while still a small child Bridges performed on stage with his father, guitarist Slim ‘Hideaway’ Bridges. Briefly forsaking the guitar, he joined his brothers to form a gospel group, the Bridges Brothers, and he also sang with the choir of his local church. He continued to perform both sacred and secular music, the latter with his own R&B band, the Five Stars. In his mid-teens Bridges served in the US Air Force and in his late teens, military service now behind him, he sang and played in the New Chosen Singers and then the Mighty Clouds Of Joy. A later group was the Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges Band, with which he toured nationally from his Houston, Texas home base. He also visited Europe as a solo act, playing in France and the UK where he became popular first with the Memphis Blues caravan and later in his own right, becoming highly rated in blues magazine polls in both countries. It was a UK company, Armadillo Records, that saw Bridges’ potential and signed him in 2000. In addition to touring Europe, Bridges also visited Australia and New Zealand where he attracted enthusiastic audiences.
A vibrant and enthusiastic singer and guitarist, Bridges brings fire and intensity to contemporary blues, which he laces with hints of his gospel singing past.
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5305

5305 - DAVID SHELLEY & BLUESTONE - Trick Bag (2013)

DAVID SHELLEY & BLUESTONE
''TRICK BAG''
MAY 23 2013
47:13

1. When I Was Your Superman/3:50
2. Trick Bag/5:23
3. Blackwater River/4:44
4. You Got a Heart of Stone/3:43
5. Birth of the Blues/3:40
6. High Alert/4:06
7. War Party/4:22
8. Carolina Bound/4:16
9. Nothin to Lose/3:37
10. Fallen Rain/5:25
11. City of Angels/4:07

David Shelley/Vocals, Lead Guitar, Dejembe
Dave Scott/Lead Guitar
Charles Gasper/Bass Guitar
Randy Ridenour/Drums
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5304

5304 - DAVE SCHMIDT & SHOT DOWN BLUES BAND - Shot Down By a Woman (2013)

DAVE SCHMIDT & SHOT DOWN BLUES BAND
''SHOT DOWN BY A WOMAN''
MAY 17 2013
39:40

1. Think You've Got the Blues /3:15
2. Southwest Blues /2:44
3. Shot Down By a Woman /4:10
4. One Way Love /4:42
5. Fly By /4:08
6. So Hard On Me /3:45
7. Don't Tell Me (I'm Not Right for You) /3:39
8. Iggy Shuffle /3:18
9. Text Message Blues /2:17
10. Dipsy Doodle /3:56
11. Mojo Man /3:46

Dave Schmidt/Lead Guitar, Vocals
Jeff Cunningham/Bass Guitar
Robert Thompson/Keyboards
Patrick Doody/Drums
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5303

5303 - BILLY FLYNN - Blues Drive, Disc Two (2009)

BILLY FLYNN
''BLUES DRIVE, DISC TWO''
MARCH 17 2009
93:24

DISC ONE
1/Blues Drive/4:09
2/Hearts on Fire/4:38
3/Big Money Problems/5:10
4/Blue Mood/3:31
5/I'm Hooked/5:11
6/Time Has Told Me/5:43
7/First Stage of the Blues/4:30
8/It Could Happen to You/5:13
9/Nite Blues/5:32
10/Shakin the Boogie/4:26
11/Blues Thru the Winter Time/4:05

DISC TWO
1/Tearin It Up/6:22
2/Down-Load/4:03
3/Sitar Blues/6:14
4/Talk About It/5:01
5/New Beginnings/5:28
6/Pickin 6-A Go-Go/5:12
7/Lady J/4:49
8/Whole Lotta Love/4:07

Billy Flynn/Guitar, Sitar, Harp, Vocal
Kim Wilson/Vocal On 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, Harp On 1.10, 1.11
Roosevelt Hatter Purifoy/Piano, Organ
Felton Crews/Bass, Backing Vocals On 2.1
Ricky Nelson/Drums, Vocals On 1.6, 2.1
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5302

5302 - BILLY FLYNN - Blues Drive, Disc One (2009)

BILLY FLYNN
''BLUES DRIVE, DISC ONE''
MARCH 17 2009
93:24

DISC ONE
1/Blues Drive/4:09
2/Hearts on Fire/4:38
3/Big Money Problems/5:10
4/Blue Mood/3:31
5/I'm Hooked/5:11
6/Time Has Told Me/5:43
7/First Stage of the Blues/4:30
8/It Could Happen to You/5:13
9/Nite Blues/5:32
10/Shakin the Boogie/4:26
11/Blues Thru the Winter Time/4:05

DISC TWO
1/Tearin It Up/6:22
2/Down-Load/4:03
3/Sitar Blues/6:14
4/Talk About It/5:01
5/New Beginnings/5:28
6/Pickin 6-A Go-Go/5:12
7/Lady J/4:49
8/Whole Lotta Love/4:07

Billy Flynn/Guitar, Sitar, Harp, Vocal
Kim Wilson/Vocal On 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, Harp On 1.10, 1.11
Roosevelt Hatter Purifoy/Piano, Organ
Felton Crews/Bass, Backing Vocals On 2.1
Ricky Nelson/Drums, Vocals On 1.6, 2.1
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5301 - BLUESIN' THE GROOVE - Let's Get High (2011)

BLUESIN' THE GROOVE
''LET'S GET HIGH''
APRIL 29 2011
52:57

1. Let's Get High /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/3:42
2. Bluesin' The Groove /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/4:45
3. Cuttin' In /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/3:57
4. Cow Cow Blues /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/4:40
5. (Tell Me) How Do You Feel /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/4:31
6. Come Back Baby /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/3:42
7. It's The Plitz /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/4:40
8. Things Have Got To Change /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/5:30
9. Wee Baby Blues /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/4:38
10. Reconsider Baby /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/4:42
11. Alimony /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/3:28
12. Fool's Paradise /Tommy Schneller, Christian Rannenberg, Alex Lex/4:42

Tommy Schneller/Tenor Sax, Vocals
Christian Rannenberg/Piano
Alex Lex/Drums, Vocals

What happens when two Giants of the German Blues Scene cross paths with a Young Lion playing drums at a jam session and discover they are made for each other?
They decide to form a joint project to present their amazing Groove - and as they all came together through sheer love of music a trio is born that seeks to express that freshness and spontaneity. There‘s no guitar or bass but that‘s no drawback: the sound is uniquely light and clear.
When tenor sax player and singer Tommy Schneller, the legendary piano player Christian Rannenberg and drummer Alex Lex make music together, the seasoned Blues lover experiences a totally new and thrilling sound.
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5300 - WAYNE PERKINS - Ramblin' Heart (2005)

WAYNE PERKINS
''RAMBLIN' HEART''
2005
45:20

1 - Just Dropped In/4:16
2 - Ramblin' Heart/3:36
3 - Big Stratocaster/4:51
4 - Many Rivers To Cross/5:06
5 - Mendo Hotel/4:23
6 - Money No Good/4:58
7 - Little Girl Eyes/3:33
8 - Fool To Fool With You/4:04
9 - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams/4:59
10 - Goin' To Brownsville/5:11

ABOUT
Wayne Perkins was born David Wayne Perkins in Birmingham, Alabama. He grew up in a family where both parents played guitar and sang gospel and country music.
By the time Wayne was 18, he had a job as a session guitarist in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
He later recorded and played with some of the most renowned artists in the world.
Wayne is the only American that was considered to replace Mick Taylor in the The Rolling Stones.
His work has appeared on over 50 Platinum albums and 5 Gold albums.
Wayne Perkins lives in Birmingham and is writing and producing.
To hear his music see his music page, or his myspace at:
http://www.myspace.com/wayneperkinsmusic
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5299 - SONS OF BILL - One Town Away (2009)

SONS OF BILL
''ONE TOWN AWAY''
JUNE 23 2009
52:01

1/Joey's Arm
James Wilson/4:09
2/Broken Bottles
James Wilson/3:54
3/The Rain
James Wilson/4:11
4/One Town Away
Sam Wilson/4:23
5/Going Home
James Wilson/3:59
6/Never Saw It Coming
Seth Green / James Wilson/5:17
7/Western Skies
Abe Wilson/4:45
8/So Much for the Blues
James Wilson/3:40
9/Rock and Roll
James Wilson/3:18
10/Charleston
James Wilson/4:35
11/In the Morning
Sam Wilson/4:45
12/The Song Is All That Remains
James Wilson/5:15

Brian Caputo /Drums, Percussion
Seth Green /Bass
Greg Leisz /Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Pedal Steel, Pedal Steel Guitar
Abe Wilson /Organ, Piano, Vocals, Wurlitzer
Annabelle Wilson /Organ, Piano, Vocals, Wurlitzer
James Wilson /Guitar, Vocals
Sam Wilson /Guitar, Harmonica, Lap Steel Guitar, Vocals

BIO
“Have you read the Odyssey? I haven’t read that book in years,
How he killed off all her lovers, then he burst into tears.”– Sons of Bill, “Bad Dancer”

“The most arresting band I’ve heard in years.” — Garden and Gun

Bill Wilson is from central Virginia. He is professor emeritus of philosophical theology and southern literature at the University of Virginia; a singer, songwriter, and a father of six. His three eldest sons, along with long-time musical compadres Seth Green and Todd Wellons, started a rock band upon their return to Virginia, and they called it Sons of Bill.

Having been voted the best band in Charlottesville for the last 4 years running, Sons of Bill grew beyond being just Charlottesville’s best kept secret in 2012 with their third full-length album, Sirens. Produced by fellow Virginian David Lowery (Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven) the album debuted #12 on Billboard among new artists and garnered the band its first taste of critical acclaim for its mix of introspective lyricism and rock-and-roll bravado. As one writer put it– “It’s like southern gothic arena rock… it somehow manages to be fatalistic and triumphant at the same time.” With a live show known to evolve from acoustic ballads into sweaty stage dives, Sons of Bill has always kept a grueling tour schedule on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing the stage with artists ranging from My Morning Jacket to the Drive-By Truckers and playing coveted slots at Bonnaroo, ACL Fest, and SXSW.

For Record Store Day in the spring of 2013 Sons of Bill is set to release a limited edition 7? Vinyl 45, “Bad Dancer,” on locally based Warhen Records, followed by a tour across the States. An outsider’s anthem, the band describes the song as a love letter to their fans– “It’s for the John Cusacks and the Holden Caulfields–those who love hard but still linger on the outskirts of things. It’s something I see in so many of the people that are drawn to the music we make, and I wanted to write them a song. A rock-and-roll love song for the awkward lovers– A dance song for the bad dancers.”

Side B of the 45 features “Higher than Mine.” A song which “could be looked at as a love song without love or a break-up song without anger, sadness or spite…It’s just a glimpse at two aimless people who need each other, but for whatever reason are unable to let their guards down enough to fall in love.”
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5298 - SONS OF BILL - A Far Cry From Freedom (2006)

SONS OF BILL
''A FAR CRY FROM FREEDOM''
MAY 10 2006
50:38

1. Back to the Time /3:51
2. Far Cry /5:23
3. My Hometown /5:15
4. Texas /4:31
5. Roll On Jordan /3:22
6. Makin' It Through the Night /5:03
7. Whispering /4:59
8. Ballad of a Middle-Aged Heartache /3:59
9. Too Far Gone /3:41
10. Savannah Rain /5:17
11. Metaphysical Gingham Gown /5:17

BIO
“Have you read the Odyssey? I haven’t read that book in years,
How he killed off all her lovers, then he burst into tears.”– Sons of Bill, “Bad Dancer”

“The most arresting band I’ve heard in years.” — Garden and Gun

Bill Wilson is from central Virginia. He is professor emeritus of philosophical theology and southern literature at the University of Virginia; a singer, songwriter, and a father of six. His three eldest sons, along with long-time musical compadres Seth Green and Todd Wellons, started a rock band upon their return to Virginia, and they called it Sons of Bill.

Having been voted the best band in Charlottesville for the last 4 years running, Sons of Bill grew beyond being just Charlottesville’s best kept secret in 2012 with their third full-length album, Sirens. Produced by fellow Virginian David Lowery (Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven) the album debuted #12 on Billboard among new artists and garnered the band its first taste of critical acclaim for its mix of introspective lyricism and rock-and-roll bravado. As one writer put it– “It’s like southern gothic arena rock… it somehow manages to be fatalistic and triumphant at the same time.” With a live show known to evolve from acoustic ballads into sweaty stage dives, Sons of Bill has always kept a grueling tour schedule on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing the stage with artists ranging from My Morning Jacket to the Drive-By Truckers and playing coveted slots at Bonnaroo, ACL Fest, and SXSW.

For Record Store Day in the spring of 2013 Sons of Bill is set to release a limited edition 7? Vinyl 45, “Bad Dancer,” on locally based Warhen Records, followed by a tour across the States. An outsider’s anthem, the band describes the song as a love letter to their fans– “It’s for the John Cusacks and the Holden Caulfields–those who love hard but still linger on the outskirts of things. It’s something I see in so many of the people that are drawn to the music we make, and I wanted to write them a song. A rock-and-roll love song for the awkward lovers– A dance song for the bad dancers.”

Side B of the 45 features “Higher than Mine.” A song which “could be looked at as a love song without love or a break-up song without anger, sadness or spite…It’s just a glimpse at two aimless people who need each other, but for whatever reason are unable to let their guards down enough to fall in love.”
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5297 - SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB - Cipher (2008)

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
''CIPHER''
MARCH 25 2008
56:05

1. An Introduction To The Power Of Braces - Arms /1:17
2. This Land Is Our Land Redux /4:22
3. All About The Bullfrog In Three Verses /3:42
4. Americadio /4:12
5. An Introduction To The Power Of Braces - Legs /1:24
6. Children Of The Lord /4:21
7. Scac 101 /4:27
8. Ladies In The Know /2:31
9. Magalina Hagalina Boom Boom /3:51
10. An Introduction To The Power Of Braces - Teeth /1:06
11. Jesus Is In My Body - My Body Has Let Me Down /5:18
12. Red Pirate Of The Prairie /3:52
13. Everyone Is Guilty #2 /7:04
14. An Introduction To The Power Of Braces - Faith /1:25
15. That Fierce Cow Is Common Sense In A Country Dress /7:13

REVIEW
by Marisa Brown
Slim Cessna's Auto Club, the country-punk band who've been spreading their gospel of tongue-in-cheek hellfire since the early '90s, return to Alternative Tentacles for their fifth studio full-length, Cipher. As per usual, the album is a kind of puritanical sermon on good and evil, God and the Devil, combined with a Western lawlessness that can be nearly chilling at times. Slim's the main singer here, his half-crazed voice like one of a man who's been pushed too far one too many times, leading the way through the songs of sin and condemnation, women and whiskey, with only a very few hints at redemption. Slim's god is a vengeful one, as ready to punish as he is save. The momentously creepy "Jesus Is in My Body: My Body Has Let Me Down" tells the story of a destructive apocalypse, while "Everyone Is Guilty #2" goes from asking to open for Jesus ("your name still would draw a crowd/It would help our careers if we could warm up your show") to a menacing break in which the vocalist drawls out accusations and demands that Jesus take responsibility for them. The band doesn't let anyone else off the hook, either, naming, in the recurring "Introduction to the Power of Braces," the ways in which their own faith has bent and how they will attempt to straighten it, or listing off specific sinners -- themselves included -- in "Children of the Lord." The Auto Club play with familiar themes, like their take on Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" (itself a borrowed melody), called "This Land Is Our Land Redux," a near-violent demand to take back the country from what it's become, while the aforementioned "Children of the Lord" plays off the Sunday school song "Rise and Shine." There's a dark liveliness, a rebelliousness to the music, one that Slim Cessna has always exhibited, shown not only in the lyrics and vocal inflection but in the instrumentation, which is sprawling and tight at the same time, electric and acoustic, and the entire effect of which is absolutely captivating.

BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Slim Cessna's Auto Club play country gospel with a fervor that seems to emanate from a punk pulpit. The group's leader, Slim Cessna, a tall, lanky gentleman with a gold tooth and large white hat, sings in a high-lonesome voice and yodel, and "preaches" with conviction. (Sample sentiment from "Last Song About Satan": "So I said, Lucifer you piece of sh*t/I should kick your ass right where you sit.../My mother cries because of you.") The group released its self-titled debut in 1995; the album was tweaked and reissued in September 2001. By the time of 2000's Always Say Please and Thank You (released on the Jello Biafra punk label Alternative Tentacles), Auto Club's lineup included Danny Pants, Reverend Dwight Pentacost, Jay Munly (who has released records as Munly De Har He), John Rumley (who builds instruments at the Denver Folklore Center), and Ordy Garrison. Despite the fact that Cessna moved to his wife's home state of Rhode Island and Pentacost took up residence in Chicago, the band remained Denver-based, performing there regularly. In 2004 the group released The Bloudy Tenant Truth Peace, followed by 2005's Jesus Let Me Down (which came out on Smooch Records) and Cipher (back on Alternative Tentacles) in 2008. A collection of eight rarities and outtakes by the group titled Buried Behind the Barn was released in 2010. Unentitled was scheduled for a 2011 release.
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5296 - SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB - Jesus Let Me Down, Disc Two (2005)

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
''JESUS LET ME DOWN, DISC TWO''
OCTOBER 17 2006
84:28

DISC ONE
1. This Is How We Do Things In The Country /5:27
2. 32 Mouths Gone Dry /4:07
3. Cranston /3:24
4. Mark Of Vaccination /4:40
5. Pine Box /5:37
6. Jesus Christ /5:53
7. Thorny Crown /3:21
8. Mother's Daughter /3:51
9. Providence, New Jerusalem /6:13
10. Goddamn Blue Yodel #7 /3:49
11. Port Authority Band /4:00

DISC TWO
1. Jesus Is In My Body /5:57
2. Hold My Head /6:28
3. Unto The Day /5:43
4. Ladies In The Know /2:53
5. Lethal Injection /3:29
6. He, Roger Williams /9:36

BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Slim Cessna's Auto Club play country gospel with a fervor that seems to emanate from a punk pulpit. The group's leader, Slim Cessna, a tall, lanky gentleman with a gold tooth and large white hat, sings in a high-lonesome voice and yodel, and "preaches" with conviction. (Sample sentiment from "Last Song About Satan": "So I said, Lucifer you piece of sh*t/I should kick your ass right where you sit.../My mother cries because of you.") The group released its self-titled debut in 1995; the album was tweaked and reissued in September 2001. By the time of 2000's Always Say Please and Thank You (released on the Jello Biafra punk label Alternative Tentacles), Auto Club's lineup included Danny Pants, Reverend Dwight Pentacost, Jay Munly (who has released records as Munly De Har He), John Rumley (who builds instruments at the Denver Folklore Center), and Ordy Garrison. Despite the fact that Cessna moved to his wife's home state of Rhode Island and Pentacost took up residence in Chicago, the band remained Denver-based, performing there regularly. In 2004 the group released The Bloudy Tenant Truth Peace, followed by 2005's Jesus Let Me Down (which came out on Smooch Records) and Cipher (back on Alternative Tentacles) in 2008. A collection of eight rarities and outtakes by the group titled Buried Behind the Barn was released in 2010. Unentitled was scheduled for a 2011 release.
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5295 - SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB - Jesus Let Me Down, Disc One (2005)

SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
''JESUS LET ME DOWN, DISC ONE''
OCTOBER 17 2006
84:28

DISC ONE
1. This Is How We Do Things In The Country /5:27
2. 32 Mouths Gone Dry /4:07
3. Cranston /3:24
4. Mark Of Vaccination /4:40
5. Pine Box /5:37
6. Jesus Christ /5:53
7. Thorny Crown /3:21
8. Mother's Daughter /3:51
9. Providence, New Jerusalem /6:13
10. Goddamn Blue Yodel #7 /3:49
11. Port Authority Band /4:00

DISC TWO
1. Jesus Is In My Body /5:57
2. Hold My Head /6:28
3. Unto The Day /5:43
4. Ladies In The Know /2:53
5. Lethal Injection /3:29
6. He, Roger Williams /9:36

BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Slim Cessna's Auto Club play country gospel with a fervor that seems to emanate from a punk pulpit. The group's leader, Slim Cessna, a tall, lanky gentleman with a gold tooth and large white hat, sings in a high-lonesome voice and yodel, and "preaches" with conviction. (Sample sentiment from "Last Song About Satan": "So I said, Lucifer you piece of sh*t/I should kick your ass right where you sit.../My mother cries because of you.") The group released its self-titled debut in 1995; the album was tweaked and reissued in September 2001. By the time of 2000's Always Say Please and Thank You (released on the Jello Biafra punk label Alternative Tentacles), Auto Club's lineup included Danny Pants, Reverend Dwight Pentacost, Jay Munly (who has released records as Munly De Har He), John Rumley (who builds instruments at the Denver Folklore Center), and Ordy Garrison. Despite the fact that Cessna moved to his wife's home state of Rhode Island and Pentacost took up residence in Chicago, the band remained Denver-based, performing there regularly. In 2004 the group released The Bloudy Tenant Truth Peace, followed by 2005's Jesus Let Me Down (which came out on Smooch Records) and Cipher (back on Alternative Tentacles) in 2008. A collection of eight rarities and outtakes by the group titled Buried Behind the Barn was released in 2010. Unentitled was scheduled for a 2011 release.
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5294 - RUNAWAY EXPRESS - Howlin' At The Moon (2010)

RUNAWAY EXPRESS
''HOWLIN' AT THE MOON''
JANUARY 22 2010
56:31

1. Ozark Night /1:15
2. That Song About the River /3:00
3. Howlin at the Moon /3:42
4. River /4:28
5. Stuff That Works /4:51
6. A Cross Between a River and a Cross /3:27
7. Baby Sings the Blues /4:21
8. Child's Song /4:18
9. West Texas Wind /3:29
10. Sweet is the Melody /3:37
11. Stories We Could Tell /3:21
12. Ozark Night (for the Dillards) /2:56
13. Letter to Mom /2:50
14. Every Inch of the Way /3:51
15. Lay Down Your Weary Tune /1:23
16. Friend for Life/Dare of an Angel/How Can I Keep From Singing /5:42

BIOGRAPHY
by Greg Prato
Colorado's Runaway Express may not be widely known outside of the Rocky Mountain region, but they've issued quite a few albums over the years, have built up a repertoire of 1,200 songs, and have backed such renowned artists as Chuck Berry, the "Ragin' Cajun" Doug Kershaw, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen and Jimmy Ibbotson. The Runaway Express' leaders have remained singer/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Jim Ratts and singer Salli Ratts, who are currently joined by fellow members Scott Bennett (guitar), Chris Stongle (percussion), Ted Cole (flute, sax, vocals), Dr. Daniel Jones (pedal steel), and Ernie Martinez (banjo). On stage, Runaway Express mixes original compositions with a healthy dose of rock and roll/folk covers of the '50s and '60s, while such guests as David Bromberg, Michael Martin Murphey, the Kingston Trio, and John Prine have jammed with the group. The '90s saw release of such albums as Port of Mystery, Tilt A World, From the Archives, and a Buddy Holly tribute, Yeah, Buddy!, as the band won several local awards for their musical accomplishments. In addition to their Runaway Express duties, Jim Ratts has penned songs for the Limeliters, the Kingston Trio, and the Dillards, and has played with the side project, the Wild Jimbos, from time to time (issuing such albums as a self-titled debut and Wild Jimbos II). Additionally, Salli Ratts has issued her own solo album, Now & Then.
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