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Waxed - Record Review from Issue #74 March-April 2008

Mars Arizona – Hello Cruel World

By Greg Yost Author’s blog »

According to the title of Mars Arizona’s latest release, the current state of affairs in the world is looking rather bleak. Though the album is filled with songs of struggle and sadness, Hello Cruel World is a bright spot on the Americana landscape. The San Francisco-based singer-songwriter duo of Paul Knowles and Nicole Storto manages [...]

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Town and Country - Shorter Artist Feature from Issue #59 Sept-Oct 2005

Mars Arizona – Passenger side

By Rick Cornell

As our phone interview takes place, Paul Knowles is in the passenger seat of a car that’s somewhere between Collinsville, Illinois, where he’s just visited his daughter and granddaughter, and Athens, Georgia, home of the next night’s gig. Behind the wheel and fielding the occasional question fragment that’s deflected her way is Nicole Storto, the [...]

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The Felice Brothers On Tour
The Felice Brothers will be hitting the road again this summer with a stop at the Newport Folk Festival August 1st before heading to Europe for several engagements. Upon their return to the U.S. in September the band will perform shows in Nashville, Sante Fe, San Francisco, Denver, Detroit, Washington and… […]
Freight Train Boogie podcast #80
TIM O'BRIEN's new CD, Chicken & Egg is featured on show #80. Also new music from ROMAN CANDLE, STONEHONEY and CHATHAM COUNTY LINE. The full playlist is posted below. Check the artist's w… […]
Hot Rize / Red Knuckles tour announced
Eight shows in late October early November. Featuring the astounding Bryan Sutton, Tim O'Brien, Nick Forster and Pete Wernick. This outfit rarely plays more than a few festivals per year so catch them when they stop at your local honky tonk. ' /> […]

Most depressing albums of all time?
A sad song on an album is expected, but an album full of depression and substance abuse is genius. I'm wondering, what are some of your favourite albums - sad or not - that manage to tear you up/depress the hell out of you? […]
A review of Mark Erelli's "Hillbilly Pilgrim"
"Turn the lights off, close your eyes, and you might actually think you're sitting at a stage-side table in a roadhouse on a two-lane somewhere between, say, Austin and Laredo." Read the rest of the review here: http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=1896 The album's been out for a while. Anyone have an favorite tracks? I […]
What is the best Son Volt album?
I'm kinda digging these guys. A local record store has a bunch of their CDs used ($5 each). I might run by after work and grab one or two. What would you say are their best albums? In case they don't have what you consider to be their top album, what are the next best ones? Also, I'll go ahead and welcome myself to the board. I'm just st […]