Near the end of his hour-long set at Duke Gardens, Eric Bachmann appeared to get a little emotional. His voice cracked ever so slightly and his face contorted the way people’s faces do when they’re fighting back tears. As he thanked a few people for helping him “live the dream, which was sometimes a nightmare,” [...]
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March 23, 2009
Album Review: Kaki King – Mexican Teenagers EP
If you are familiar with Kaki King, first hearing the 5-song EP Mexican Teenagers (CD) is like grabbing an electric eel when you expected the smooth feel of a seashell. While King has progressively loosened her stylistic reins with each of her releases, this instrumental EP reveals a heretofore unseen area of her musical radar.
The [...]
March 3, 2009
Album Review: Larry Keel and Natural Bridge – Backwoods
Backwoods (CD – MP3) was produced by Larry Keel and Keller Williams, and the album bears more of Williams’ technical touch than Keel’s signature grit, striking a balance that is awfully becoming of the group. While it sounds a bit slick for such a down-and-dirty group like Keel and Natural Bridge, there’s a clarity and [...]
February 6, 2009
John Frusciante – The Empyrean
I must admit, when I settled in to check out John Frusciante’s The Empyrean (CD – MP3 – LP), I was not expecting one of the most emotional, engaging, patently pleasing album experiences of 2009 so far. While most are familiar with Frusciante’s work with Red Hot Chili Peppers, relatively few are so enamored with [...]
