Articles by Jason Schneider

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  Spoon River

  Kingdom Of The Burned

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2010

  A few years ago, Montrealer Tavis Triance and his cohorts in the Royal Mountain Band caused a bit of stir when they appeared in I'm Not The...

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  Willie Nelson

  Country Music

  PUBLISHED May 11, 2010

  The notion of an artist as universally beloved as Willie Nelson working with a producer as unwaveringly consistent as T Bone Burnett sets u...

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  Roky Erickson

  Back On Earth

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2010

  It's easy to believe Roky Erickson when, in his jovial Texas drawl, he describes himself as a lucky man. Through the support of family and...

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  Dr. Dog

  Shame, Shame

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

  After two critically acclaimed homemade albums and tours with My Morning Jacket, Wilco and the Raconteurs over the past five years, Philade...

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  Merle Haggard

  I Am What I Am

  PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2010

  Keith Richards has got nothing on the Hag. At 73, and recently beating lung cancer, Merle just keeps doing what he's always done: making gr...

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  Greg MacPherson

  Mr. Invitation

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2010

  From the opening lines of "First Class," this latest effort from MacPherson feels almost like a Tom Clancy thriller. The Winnipeg singer-so...

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  The Flying Museum Band

  Dufferin Succotash

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2010

  On the surface, this Brampton, ON five-piece seem like just another in the ever-growing field of young bands turning to country rock as a m...

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  Mose Allison

  The Way Of The World

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2010

  Although revered by songwriters from Pete Townshend to Frank Black for over 50 years, Mose Allison remains an enigma to many. At the dawn o...