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Music Reviews
“Valleys Of Neptune”
Countless Jimi Hendrix greatest hits and live albums have been released since the legendary guitarist’s death in 1970. “Valleys of Neptune” is likely the closest to a “new” Hendrix that will ever be released. Of the 12 tracks, two are cover tunes and three are different versions of songs Hendrix had previously released. Read more...
“The Way of The World”
After a 12-year absence, Mose Allison is back with a much-anticipated album that’s as pure Mose as it gets. The venerable pianoman has a whole new band of fresh, young players to record with him, and performs his first ever duet with daughter Amy Allison on “This New Situation.” She wrote a song for the album as well, “Everybody Thinks You’re An Angel.” Read more...
“Magic Casket”
A lot of sound comes from the one-man act that is The Slow Poisoner of San Francisco. Read more...
“Sordid Sentinels EP”
Tacoma’s straight up, honest rock band the Sordid Sentinels have a way about them, which essentially translates to the fact that if you hear the band once, or see what they can do live - you will be immediately hooked. Read more...
“Songs For My Soldier”
Elli is the stage name of Dawn Joyner, a wife of a soldier stationed at Fort Lewis. “Songs For My Soldier” is 62 minutes of patriotic cover tunes all selected to fit a theme of a woman thinking of her husband in harm’s way overseas – a theme that touches deeply in the lives of Elli and thousands of other spouses in the Tacoma area. Read more...
“Crows”
Allison Moorer is no stranger to the country music scene. The Sugar Hill Records recording artist has eight albums under her belt, beginning with her first, “Alabama Song” released by MCA in 1998. Read more...
“Need You Now”
With an appearance at the Grammy Awards, a top five hit with the title track of their second album and a tour opening for Tim McGraw, 2010 is looking good so far for this trio from Augusta, Ga. Lead vocalists Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott and multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist Dave Haywood seem well-suited for much success in contemporary country music. Read more...
“To All You Thieves and Assassins”
The men of local outfit Blackbird Pie serve up nine tracks of folky pop rock on their 2009 release “To All You Thieves and Assassins.” Read more...
“The Fall”
Five-time Grammy winner Norah Jones seems to have a magic touch. Her albums consistently sell like hotcakes, and she’s also made welcomed appearances on the silver screen in films like the popular “Two Weeks Notice” with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant (Jones plays herself in that role). Read more...
“Kids in the Back”
Tacoma rapper Rockwell Powers offers an autobiography set to music on his new CD with Ill Pill. Read more...
