In their song "Old Salt Wells," the honky-tonk musicians of the Alkali Flats - based out of Sacramento, California - perform an up-tempo ode to the titular establishment, described in one of songwriter Tim White's lyrics as "the place where I first fell in love." It begins: "If you ever get the notion / That you'd like to see some motion / And you really wanna have yourself a ball / There's a roadside attraction / That'll give you satisfaction / They let it all hang out and that ain't all."
But if you're unsure about exactly what sort of roadside attraction the band is referring to, a subsequent introduction to its employees might help:
It's a busy day for Daphne Willis.
Kent Burnside is the grandson of blues legend R.L. Burnside, the nephew of blues musicians Duwayne and Dan Burnside, and the cousin of blues performer Cedric Burnside. Yet during a recent phone interview, the 36-year-old Kent recalls that when he decided to finally embark on his own professional blues career in 2006, his inspiration for doing so wasn't one of his famed family members.
The
first sound on the EP Nothing
Without You has the
full-throated force of Robert Plant, and it leaves a strong
impression.
If
you want to see the full extent of Ben Kenney's talent, check out
his video for "Eulogy."
If
you're listening to Martin Sexton's Seeds
and occasionally find yourself confused by the lyrics, don't
despair.
As
he prepares for his third solo studio album, the guitarist Johnny A.
- who will perform Saturday at the Redstone Room - wants to
return to where it all started nine years ago.
