2010-09-17
I think I've found the godfather of local artist Drew Nelson. Veteran singer-songwriter sings thoughtful, contemplative numbers that hang together thematically - and while Drew helps us understand our own backyards here in Michigan, Smith describes the broad and sometimes desolate expanse of West Texas ("75 Miles of Nothing" is an apt thesis statement). He's performed this entire set on stage with a band and an orchestra, as if it were a long symphony movement. "Sierra Diablo,""Bull by the Horns,""Don't It Go to Show" and "Over My Beating Heart" are the most immediately approachable songs, the easiest to pull out of the intended start-to-finish opus. 09/10 MJVD F-Americana (Texas)Steppin' In It
Simple Tunes For Troubled Times
MISSY HIGGINS
The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
Genna & Jesse
Asphalt Rhapsody
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
Genuine Negro Jig
Michael Franti
Songs from the Front Porch
SALLY BARRIS
Restless Soul
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