Articles by Jason Schneider

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  Ramblin' Jack Elliott

  A Stranger Here

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2009

  As an artist as steeped in American folklore as Elliott is - his storied life still overshadows his musical output - it's entirely appropri...

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  J.J. Cale

  Roll On

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2009

  Although Cale's previous effort, 2006's The Road To Escondido, was a long-overdue collaboration with Eric Clapton (who scored two of his bi...

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  Alasdair Roberts

  Spoils

  PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2009

  For all the tendencies of British folk musicians to lose themselves in twee mysticism, when an artist as melodically gifted as Alasdair Rob...

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  Heartless Bastards

  The Mountain

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009

  This Ohio trio's 2006 sophomore effort, All This Time, was a startling declaration that they belonged on the national scene, but now with T...

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  The DoneFors

  How To Have Sex With Canadians

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009

  Toronto singer-songwriter Janine Stoll certainly knows a good thing when she hears it. After assembling a band of top-notch players to back...

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  Kelly Joe Phelps

  Western Bell

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009

  Kelly Joe Phelps has built a reputation as a master solo slide guitarist throughout his 20-year recording career, and anyone who has ever s...

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  Mirah

  (a)spera

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2009

  With its elusive mixture of traditional and experimental song forms, this fourth album from the Portland, OR-based singer-songwriter is her...

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  Buddy & Julie Miller

  Written In Chalk

  PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2009

  It's rare that an artist's stature keeps increasing with age, at least not without a few stumbles along the way. But it's hard to find faul...