Author: John Marks
Live Reviews from web archive January 12, 2009
Grupo Fantasma
Maybe it was the spectacle of a pack of New Englanders busting their Latin moves in the deep midwinter. Maybe it was the prospect of winning a Grammy next month for their most recent record Sonidos Gold. Or maybe it was the fact that they’d just played a few songs in New York the night [...]
Record Review from web archive December 6, 2008
Sacred Shakers
For those who haven’t been saved, as Christian true believers call their condition, it may be hard to contemplate listening to a gospel record, much less buying one. Still, every now and then, a record comes along that makes even a die-hard heathen feel a little wistful. The debut of the Boston-based Sacred Shakers may [...]
Column from web archive November 3, 2008
“Someone’s shouting, lord…”
As election day approaches, truth to tell, I feel more dread than hope in my general vicinity. Halloween horror has been usurped by a much more pervasive anxiety. On those rare occasions when I talk to family members back in Texas about politics, I hear about fear. One of my cousins told me that she [...]
The Long Way Around - Feature from Issue #75 May-June 2008
Old 97′s – More fun in the new world
Like so many songs by the Old 97′s over the years, the last song on their new record Blame It On Gravity spins a yarn about a love affair, but this love doesn’t go bad, and for once, the object of affection isn’t female. There are no stick-leg girls, pretty as pennies; no timebombs or [...]
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