An occasional feature showcasing music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. Introspective singer/songwriters were seemingly a dime a dozen in the late 80s/early 90s – especially female ones (Suzanne Vega, Jewel, Shawn Colvin, Lisa Loeb, Tori Amos, etc.) Suzi Katz, however, released two such albums (Suzi Katz, 1991 and Three…
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It’s a band! It’s a book! It’s Dando Shaft!
In the late 60s and early 70s there was a band called Dando Shaft. They were part of the British folk rock scene, along with bands like the Incredible String Band, Pentangle, and Fairport Convention. Though nowadays they’re less remembered than some of those luminaries, it wasn’t for lack of quality material or playing. In…
Some thoughts on Jim Harrison
I hadn’t read anything by author Jim Harrison (Legends of the Fall, Wolf) in a long time and none of his writing had crossed my mind in years. But, for some strange reason, a few weeks ago – on March 25th to be precise – I had a passing thought that Harrison might not be…
Towed Out of the Ditch: Tom Petty’s “Trailer”
Sometimes lost songs find their way back, even if it takes years. The summer of 1985 was the summer of Tom Petty for me – Southern Accents was released that year and you really couldn’t escape it, not that I wanted to. It set me on a path to buying all his older albums (on…
Cabinet of Obscurities: Clean Living
An occasional feature showcasing music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. There were countless bands in the early 70s who were perfectly serviceable, and quite talented, but never “made the big time”. The reasons are as many as the fish in the sea (or as many as the multicolored cows…
Cabinet of Obscurities: Missy Roback’s “Just Like Breathing”
An occasional feature showcasing music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. Just Like Breathing, from 2002, is the only album author and singer/songwriter Missy Roback has released so far. That’s quite a while ago at this point, though she did contribute a song to a 2012 tribute to the Reducers,…
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