Cabinet of Obscurities: The Hilltops – “Holler”

An occasional feature showcasing excellent music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. This one is unique, as I’ve never owned the actual album or even seen the cover. I’ve never seen it for sale on ebay, or anywhere else on the Internet. So, yeah, it’s pretty obscure – but Holler,…

Cabinet of Obscurities: Vova Nova

An occasional feature showcasing music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. “A balmy Saturday night. Lights melt by the car windows as we drive through the dusk.  We get a table and a couple of beers. The band soon arrives and tunes their instruments. Behind the stage is a large…

Cabinet of Obscurities: Suzi Katz

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…

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,…

Cabinet of Obscurites: “Rock & Roll Summer Camp 98”

An occasional feature showcasing excellent music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. It’s raucous. It’s communal. It’s a rock n’ roll summer camp! Back in the 1990s, Chris Hudson, cousin of Americana/roots band Blue Mountain’s leader Cary Hudson, had a small record label called Black Dog. In the summer of…

Cabinet of Obscurities: Gallygows- “Give It To Her”

An occasional feature showcasing excellent music by little-known artists who (generally) only put out one or two albums. A mellow melange of mellifluous pop, Give It To Her (2000) by Spain’s Gallygows was the band’s second album. Their only readily available release these days, a debut called Into the Dessert Ice is long out of print…