Articles by Jason Schneider

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  Howie Beck

  How To Fall Down In Public

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2009

  As a somewhat unheralded figure within the Canadian indie rock scene over the past decade, partly due to his shyness of the spotlight, the...

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  John Lee Hooker

  Anthology: 50 Years

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2009

  Unlike many other performers, John Lee Hooker isn't remembered as much as a songwriter or instrumentalist but as creator of a vibe. His idi...

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  Charlie Louvin

  Sings Murder Ballads And Disaster Songs

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2009

  As one half of the legendary Louvin Brothers, Charlie Louvin can claim to have as much influence on the entire alt-country movement as anyo...

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  Vetiver

  Tight Knit

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2009

  Coming on the heels of their excellent exploration of obscure folk rock nuggets, Thing Of The Past, along with their work on Gary Louris's...

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  William Elliott Whitmore

  Animals In The Dark

  PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2009

  Recent current events have resulted in a lot of art reaching back to Old Testament touchstones for some kind of explanation but listening t...

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  Mark Olson & Gary Louris

  Ready For The Flood

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2009

  From the opening harmonies on leadoff track "The Rose Society," fans of the original Jayhawks will swoon over this reunion of that seminal...

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  Ryan Adams & the Cardinals

  Cardinology

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2009

  While the title may suggest that this latest release from the prodigious Adams and his full-time band is some kind of retrospective, Cardin...

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  Blind Brand X

  Black Dog Blues

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2009

  Several months ago, I received a disc from a decidedly mysterious figure called Ragtime Ralph, containing reputed recordings from the '30s....