Posts by Jason Gonulsen

Recorded on August 9, 2003, Neko Case’s appearance on Austin City Limits is obviously a bit late to hit the stores. It only features one song (“Maybe Sparrow) off her latest album, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, instead concentrating on covers and material from Case’s older albums, all of which are performed with the usual cast of characters that she has taken on the road the past few years.

During his 20-song set at Foellinger Auditorium on the campus of the University of Illinois, Jeff Tweedy appeared happy and willing to go along with the hooting and hollering of obscure requests of college kids enjoying their Halloween weekend. In other words, he’s come a long way from the panicked and uptight figure that had to seek medical help in the past.

While In Concert, Volume One album doesn

It’s been seven years and four albums since Dan Messé first heard Sally Ellyson’s voice, as they would soon form the New York based Hem. With an elegant tone and silky vocals, Hem is crafting intimate southern songs that bite.

It’s not a stretch to say that Over the Rhine is at their creative peak. The last few years have produced the art rock Films for Radio, the addicting double album Ohio, and the intimate and personal Drunkard’s Prayer, not to mention a few internet-only live albums that have been sold to dedicated fans along the way. Granted, they haven’t caught national attention like Wilco or The Flaming Lips, but nonetheless, it’s been a great time to follow their lead and watch them evolve.

With the release of their new album, Zoysia, it appears that much has changed for The Bottle Rockets. For starters, Brian Henneman is no longer a drinker and not from Festus, Missouri anymore.

Noise of America a short listen at just over 35 minutes, but with constant powerful layers of melody and rocking riffs, this debut is a long enough engagement to make a bold statement: that Wydown is just getting started.

Funnel Cloud serves as the perfect soundtrack for a cool, lazy Sunday morning, one that you

While the Bottle Rockets’ last studio album, Blue Sky, might have crept up on you like a bunt single, Zoysia keeps growing until you

Tim Easton’s fourth solo album, Ammunition, is a collection of tunes that frowns upon the conservative people of his home state of Ohio, talks of revolution, and warns of returning to the pain.