Articles by Jason Schneider

Tom Russell

Blood And Candle Smoke

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2009

Consummate singer-songwriter Tom Russell's latest effort is a departure, of sorts. After becoming smitten with Calexico's work on the I'm N...

Drive-By Truckers

The Fine Print (A Collection of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008)

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2009

"One person's trash is another's treasure" is the usual party line when it comes to rarities collections, and with most artists that's a sh...

Pixies / Spirits

The Casbah, Hamilton, ON August 28

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2009

When Spirits singer Brad Germain couldn't help but blurt out early in his band's set, "Did that just really fucking happen?" he was only ec...

Joe Henry

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2009

When thinking about Joe Henry, the description "the straw that stirs the drink" readily comes to mind. Like his mentor, T-Bone Burnett, he...

Willie Nelson

American Classic

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2009

Willie Nelson's 1978 album, Stardust, was a simply conceived collection of Tin Pan Alley chestnuts, which nevertheless went on to become on...

Exclusive: Joe Henry Celebrates the Release of <i>Blood From Stars</i>, Begins New Projects with Harry Belafonte and Mose Allison

PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2009

While today (August 18) marks the release of Joe Henry's 11th album, Blood From Stars, the singer-songwriter/producer extraordinaire is alr...

Memphis Legend Jim Dickinson: 1941-2009

PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2009

One of pillars of the post-Sun Records Memphis music scene, Jim Dickinson, died Saturday (August 15) at the city's Methodist University Hos...

Delbert McClinton

Acquired Taste

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2009

It could easily take several thousand words to try to come to a conclusion as to why Delbert McClinton isn't more highly regarded than he i...