Disclaimer

DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/29/11)

/by

This listening session was dominated by hit makers of yore. Ricky Skaggs, Tracy Lawrence, Sawyer Brown, Michael Martin Murphey and Roy Head with Jeff Chance are all on board with new sounds. Ricky and Tracy, in particular, are audio delights.

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/22/11)

/by

Our three contenders for this edition’s DisCovery Award can all be found on independent labels and the Disc of the Day goes to the combo of Rascal Flatts with New Zealand born and Britain-created pop warbler Natasha Bedingfield.

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/15/11)

/by

You can tickle my dancing feet or dazzle my brain with word play, but if you really want to get my attention, pierce my heart.

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/8/11)

/by

We have a mixed bag of sounds on tap today. The listening session was dominated by indies. Some of them were quite listenable (Stephanie Urbina Jones, Aaron Einhouse), others not so much.

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/1/11)

/by

When the Americana Music Association announced its 2011 awards contenders recently, it jolted me into awareness of how long it has been since I penned an Americana review column.

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/24/11)

/by

It’s John Rich’s world, we just live in it. On Sunday, he won this season’s Celebrity Apprentice championship. He’s a publisher on the No. 1 hit “Don’t You Wanna Stay.” He has two new Warner “Six Pak” albums, Rich Rocks! and For the Kids. And now he has two tunes in the same “DisClaimer” column

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/18/11)

/by

Five newcomers, four up-and-comers and one Hall of Fame member—those are the ingredients for this edition of “DisClaimer.”

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/10/11)

/by

You remember albums, don’t you? They are collections of songs that ask you to experience several of a favorite performer’s thoughts of the moment.

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/04/11)

/by

A look at the current Bluegrass Unlimited chart shows that there are lots and lots of new faces popping up with popular tunes. Alongside the field’s superstars such as Rhonda Vincent, Alison Krauss and Peter Rowan are a number of up-and-comers. In fact, there are several on the BU chart who are there with debut CDs, including The Boxcars, who win this column’s DisCovery Award.

Read more

DISClaimer Single Reviews (4/27/11)

/by

It will come as no surprise to most of you that Kenny Chesney has hit another home run. “You and Tequila” is a minor masterpiece of songwriting, vocal performance and production. And it wins Disc of the Day.

Read more

RECENT NEWS