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)Sam Kenny
See ThroughThe Storm
MICK HARVEY
Two of Diamonds
Eef Barzelay
Rocket Science Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peter Moren
The Last Tycoon
ROCKY VOTOLATO
The Brag & Cuss
THE 23 STRING BAND
bangin' and clangin'
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