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Norah Jones: Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC 8/8/10

Bryan Rodgers August 30, 2010 No Comments

The Durham Performing Arts Center has quickly become known as the finest upscale venue in central North Carolina, and one of the best on the east coast. In hosting everything from Wicked to Wilco to Lewis Black to Leonard Cohen, the 2700-seat room has made an impact on a wide variety of people since it opened less than two years ago. The impeccable sound and performance-enhancing power of the ultra-modern building was on full display as Norah Jones stopped in Durham on her seemingly endless The Fall tour.

The Levon Helm Band (w/ special guest Steve Earle)/ Jenny Lewis: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 8/15/10

Joe Raniere August 30, 2010 No Comments

It took awhile, but the Levon Helm Band finally made it to California soil. Ever since the iconic drummer of the Band returned to performing after a nearly career-ending bout with throat cancer about a decade ago, he’s rarely played beyond the northeast. In fact, he’s rarely even left the grounds of his property in the Catskill Mountains of Woodstock, New York

Natalie Merchant: Fox Theater, Oakland, CA 8/11/10

Peter Zimmerman August 27, 2010 No Comments

Natalie Merchant recently broke a seven-year silence with her rapturous, albeit lengthy, double album Leave Your Sleep. The offering was met by many fans with resistance, and at some level ambivalence. It had been almost ten years since a fully Natalie Merchant-penned album, so while she wasn’t digging up and reviving older folk songs (as was done on 2003’s The House Carpenter’s Daughter), Leave Your Sleep is comprised of 26 songs whose lyrics come from 19th and 20th Century poetry, all dealing with or written by children.

Lyle Lovett: Boardinghouse Park, Lowell MA, 8/13/10

Gerry Hardy August 24, 2010 No Comments

It was Lyle Lovett, in town for an outdoor show at the Lowell, MA Boardinghouse Park on a perfect summer evening, here to tell us that for tonight we were forgiven for not being Texans, and for a few hours he took us in, boots, belt buckle and Texas twang. Lovett was back on the road, in support of his new record Natural Forces, halfway through a tour that started in July in Oklahoma and will wind up at the end of the month outside of Burlington, VT.

North Park Music Thing: Lafayette Hotel, San Diego, CA 8/13 – 8/14/10

Kathrine Bryan August 24, 2010 No Comments

Held during the weekend of August 13-14, 2010, the two-day festival featured 16 panels, 14 stages and over 150 musical acts. Hosted by Lafayette Hotel, the panels covered everything from music industry basics, to legal issues, tour budgets, and the resurgence of independent labels. Panelists came from a variety of backgrounds and attendants participated in the sessions, with the hopes of learning how to make it in the exciting, yet competitive industry of music.

John Prine: In Person & On Stage

Jason Macneil August 24, 2010 No Comments

John Prine’s In Person & On Stage is nothing stellar but the live collection of tracks shows that the longtime singer-songwriter is still doing quite well for himself. With a tandem of guitarist Jason Wilber and bassist Dave Jacques fleshing out most of the 14 songs, Prine begins with the warm, toe-tapping “Spanish Pipedream” and rarely misses the mark on other gems like “Unwed Fathers,” “Paradise” and “Bear Creek Blues.”

John Mark McMillan: The Medicine

Jason Rooks August 24, 2010 No Comments

North Carolina singer/songwriter, John Mark McMillan, is a relatively unknown name recalling vocal comparisons to Ryan Adams with a fresh new sound that blends americana, indie and country. McMillan’s major label debut, The Medicine, combines his unpolished rock-n-roll with anthem-style choruses and spiritually charged lyrics that we will call “Sacred Twang.”

Rough Seven: Give Up Your Dreams

Shawn Donohue August 24, 2010 No Comments

Coming from the heart of New Orleans is this pack of rebel-rousers known as the Rough Seven, with their blinding, fantastic debut disc Give Up Your Dreams. Containing former members of 9th Ward cult heroes Morning Forty Federation, the new outfit strives for a gutter gospel sound and achieves it winningly.

Twistable Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to Shel Silverstein

Bryan Rodgers August 23, 2010 No Comments

Many people know Shel Silverstein as the brilliant mind behind the poetry and art of books like A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and Falling Up. A much smaller number of people know about Silverstein's equally impressive composing skills, but the tribute album Twistable Turnable Man will surely change that. Since Silverstein is known less as a songwriter than as an artist and poet, the entire experience of listening to Twistable Turnable Man is colored by the listener's perception. But no matter where Silverstein fits into your life, there's plenty to love on this album, and it is guaranteed to stoke your appreciation for him.

Eric Krasno: Reminisce

Timothy Stout August 23, 2010 No Comments

Soulive fans looking for an all-together-different side to Eric Krasno’s playing style on his debut solo record Reminisce will most likely be disappointed. This is far from a stylistic departure for Krasno as his knack for the groove comes through as sharp as ever, which, for most, is a good thing.

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