14 Oct 2003

Jason Scorches One for Children

By John James
• As founder and frontman for Jason & The Scorchers, Jason Ringenberg's cowboy hat and corn-fed yelps fit his image of an original alt-country pioneer. This Tuesday it seems he's been spending more time corralling than hanging at the used-guitar shop, releasing his first-ever children's album, A Day at the Farm with Farmer Jason.
07 Oct 2003

New Film Mines Musician Culture

By John James
• Expanding his video background to feature-length film direction, Steven Hanft has created Southlander, a quirky, homespun production drawn from passed-down tall tales and quirky anecdotes found among the struggling Los Angeles musician community.
30 Sep 2003

The One-Man Jam Band

By Jeff Ignatius
Keller Williams is a unique artist, a multi-instrumentalist whose body can produce sounds reminiscent of Bobby McFerrin, a guitar virtuoso, a performer who can create a wall of sound on stage even though he's all by himself.
30 Sep 2003

Fun Lovin' Criminals Break Out with New Disc

By Administrator
• It might get getting chilly these fine fall nights, but my pick of the week is sunny-hot with the return of the Fun Lovin' Criminals and the band's new Welcome to Poppy's album, due next week on the DiFontaine/Sanctuary Records imprint.
23 Sep 2003

Pocket Dwellers Shine, Live and on Record

By Tom Swanson
I first caught Pocket Dwellers live at Hornucopia 2002. I was immediately taken by the band's musicianship, cohesiveness, originality, and of tons of energy - each of which was unrivaled by any band there, and touring favorites Liquid Soul headlined, if that helps make my point.
23 Sep 2003

Sweet CD a Family Affair

By John James
• It's a family affair this week with my sweet-as-sugar CD pick, Vintage Slide Collections From Seattle Volume I by the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, a trio of husband, wife, and nine-year-old daughter that seems best fitted to tour in some sort of Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang flying coach crusted in jewels and tassels.
16 Sep 2003

Brew Ha Ha Bands Bow New Discs

By Jeff Ignatius
The two Quad Cities-based bands providing musical accompaniment to WQPT's Brew Ha Ha in LeClaire Park on Saturday have both released new discs recently, and they're worthy efforts that suggest there will be plenty of great American music to help the beer go down.
16 Sep 2003

TSOL, Black Highlight Big Release Week

By John James
• With the mountain of new releases this coming week, it's hard to pick a single favorite, so I offer up two albums that I simply can't pry from my stereo. Old-school legends Jack Grisham and TSOL are back with Divided We Stand on the Nitro Records imprint, a rich, melodic pop-punk masterpiece.
09 Sep 2003

Local Record Stores Could Join Consumers as Big Winners with Price Cut

By Jeff Ignatius
On Monday, the Recording Industry Association of America filed copyright-infringement lawsuits against 261 people for sharing electronic music files over the Internet. The association, or RIAA, has cited electronic piracy as a major cause of plummeting CD sales.
09 Sep 2003

The One-Legged Flute Player Speaks

By Bruce Walters
Rupi's Dance, Ian Anderson's fourth solo album, is an exuberant, intelligent work. Anderson's flute playing is lively and melodic, and his voice seems to have shed 20 years. Although the music is complex, it seamlessly combines elements of Irish, Indian, jazz, and classical music.

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