Thu 24 Sep 2015
The son of alternative country artist Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle sings his own mix of folk, blues and country. From his second CD, Midnight at the Movies, released in 2009:
Wed 23 Sep 2015
Rhiannon Giddens is the lead singer of the Grammy-winning old-time country and blues band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Here is the title track of her first solo CD:
Tue 22 Sep 2015
Colleen Green is a “DIY grunge-popper” from Boston, whatever that means. “Taxi Driver” is a song from her CD Sock-It-to-Me.
Mon 21 Sep 2015
From this country singer’s CD Welder, which ranked #23 on Rolling Stone‑​s list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010:
Sun 20 Sep 2015
“Big Swing Face,” by the Buddy Rich Big Band, from the LP of the same name. Recorded live at the Chez Club, Hollywood, California, 1967. The CD released in 1996 has six additional tracks.
UPDATE: This new video, for as long as it stays up, should play directly, instead of diverting you to YouTube. It consists of the entire original LP, starting with “Norwegian Wood.”
Sat 19 Sep 2015
From Good, the first album recorded by the Boston-based alternative rock trio Morphine:
Thu 17 Sep 2015
Often a warm-up act for folk singer Glenn Yarbrough, the psychedelic folk-rock due (Clark) Maffitt & (Brian) Davies made one LP in 1968, The Rise and Fall of Honesty. It was released on CD in 2010 with six bonus tracks.
Wed 16 Sep 2015
Jazz singer Diannne Reeves, from her CD I Remember (Blue Note, 1991) —
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Hurray for the Riff Raff is an American folk-blues band based in New Orleans. The lead vocalist is singer-songwriter and banjo player Alynda Lee Segarra.
From their latest CD, Small Town Heroes: