Articles by Jason Schneider

Everest

Ghost Notes

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008

Upon first impressions of this L.A. quintet, it's easy to see how they landed on Neil Young's label and are currently opening for the man a...

Daniel Martin Moore

Stray Age

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008

It’s hard to fathom what motivates a single person with only an acoustic guitar to put themselves out there in this world of impossibly sho...

Lucinda Williams

Little Honey

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008

Fans who found Williams' last release, West, too much of a dour meditation on loss will definitely be pleased with this latest effort. From...

RIP Nathaniel Mayer

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2008

Although Nathaniel Mayer’s 45-year career as a soul singer was marked by continuous hardships, it’s fair to say that it ended on as high a...

Healey Family Urges Fans Not To Buy New Jeff Healey Compilation CD/DVD

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2008

The release of archival recordings always occurs upon the passing of any notable musician, and such is the case with Canadian guitar hero J...

Johnny Dowd

A Drunkard's Masterpiece

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

Never a songwriter to play by the rules of country, blues or rock’n’roll, Dowd goes even further outside those boundaries with this concept...

Eden & John's East River String Band

Some Cold Rainy Day

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

If you’re an old time music artist there’s no greater endorsement you can receive than having Robert Crumb do your album artwork. While man...

No Horses

No Horses

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

From the opening assault of "Grab Yer Coat,” built upon a fuzzy stomp that immediately conjures the ghost of Crazy Horse’s Danny Whitten, t...