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Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #38 March-April 2002

Stewart Francke – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: The Best Of Stewart Francke

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Stewart Francke is a Detroit-based “singer-songwriter,” but his music recalls an era when that description didn’t instantly conjure images of lone vocalists scrunching their eyes and strumming acoustic guitars. Francke’s chief singer-songwriter models are more of the 1970s variety: Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen and Curtis Mayfield, as well as fellow Detroiters Bob Seger and Stevie [...]

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No Depression Top 40 Retail Chart - Retail Chart from Issue #38 March-April 2002

Retail Chart from Issue #38

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1 Various Artists, O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack (Mercury/Lost Highway) 2 Bob Dylan, Love And Theft (Columbia) 3 Ryan Adams, Gold (Lost Highway) 4 Lyle Lovett, Anthology Vol. 1: Cowboy Man (Curb/MCA) 5 Alison Krauss & Union Station, New Favorite (Rounder) 6 Various Artists, Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt (Pedernales/Freefalls) 7 Gillian [...]

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Box Full of Letters - Letters to the Editor from Issue #38 March-April 2002

Box Full of Letters from Issue #38

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Grateful Dead: Gold in that thar box! Loved issue #37 [Jan.-Feb. 2002] as usual. Your side-by-side reviews of the new Grateful Dead and Creedence Clearwater Revival boxes sounded just like I had written it…in 1973. Jerry Garcia was the tie-dyed SF hippie noodling aimlessly for hours. John Fogerty came out of the swamp (well, Oakland [...]

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Hello Stranger - Editor's Note from Issue #38 March-April 2002

Hello Stranger from Issue #38

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One never knows what stirs the passions that drive us to write. For Christy McWilson, it may be those hours lying awake and wondering about the weight of the world. For Lonesome Bob, it may be the way that weight of the world settles on your shoulders in the wake of tragedy. For Caitlin Cary, [...]

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Field Reportings - News from Issue #38 March-April 2002

Field Reportings from Issue #38

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ROCKIN’ AROUND THE HOF: Country and rock pioneer BRENDA LEE will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on March 18. Other inductees include TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS and the late CHET ATKINS. The induction ceremonies will be telecast March 20 on VH1. Lee and Atkins join an elite group of [...]

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  • Keb’ Mo’ on Tour: Behind the Scenes with Musician Michael B. Hicks
    Newly arrived in Singapore, the band headed straight from the airport for the familiar Golden Arches and a welcome taste of home.   Half a world and half a day away, it can be a challenge to stay connected to everyday places and to the people that matter.  As tour dates have stretched across time and continents, the newest and youngest member of the Keb’ Mo’ […]
  • How To Take Your Children To a Music Festival and Enjoy It
    Going to a music festival and taking a family weekend excursion usually are not the same, but they can be--and it can be fun.  Taking your children to a music festival can also be one of the worst parenting decisions you will make.  Whether your jaunt to the festival becomes the story your children tell their children about their favorite childhood memories […]
  • I Would Do It Again! An Interview With Dallas Moore
    Since the age of 16, Dallas Moore has mastered the art of performing. With several albums under his belt and the experience of sharing the stage with almost all of his heroes, Dallas and his band have brought hangovers and excitement to Outlaw Country fans everywhere. On the evening of April 12. Before The Dallas Moore Band took the stage, Dallas and I sat d […]
  • A Summer Music Festival Prayer for Non-Attendees
    Two years ago the family went to the Clearwater Festival in the Hudson Valley, a long way from our digs here in So Cali. I must admit to you right up front: I hadn't been to a music festival for decades, unless you count some small, local bluegrass weekends in Old Town Temecula. I won't bore… […]
  • The Honey Dewdrops: Silver Lining
    Silver Lining, the third album from the  Honey Dewdrops, will be released on June 1st. It’s a record that Fiddlefreak alluded to in this previous post — and we are the lucky ones with an advance copy! As we hoped, Silver Lining has emerged as a silky-smooth collection of original songs that take the listener on a pleasant ramble through the Blue Ridge Mounta […]

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