Articles by Jason Schneider

Cowboy Junkies
At The End of Paths Taken
PUBLISHED May 23, 2007
The Cowboy Junkies are already planning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough The Trinity Session this September with a r...
Golden Smog
Blood On The Slacks
PUBLISHED May 23, 2007
Coming hot on the heels of last summers Another Fine Day, fans could be forgiven for thinking that their favourite alt-country supergroup...
Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang
Dislocation Blues
PUBLISHED May 23, 2007
The death of singer/guitarist Chris Whitley in November 2005 was a huge loss, but even sadder was how the music media virtually ignored it....
The John Butler Trio
Grand National
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007
While a big star in his native Australia, Butlers funky folk style has yet to find a firm toehold in North America, where the festival cir...
McCarthy Trenching
McCarthy Trenching
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007
With opening dirge "I Am Not Long For This World, singer/songwriter Dan McCarthy lays bare his desperate existence on this album comprised...
Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard/Ray Price
Last Of The Breed
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007
Collaborations amongst these three country music legends have been frequent over the years but with all of them now well into their 70s, La...
Mavis Staples
We'll Never Turn Back
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007
Starting with her family group, the Staples Singers, Mavis Staples has been one of the signature voices in gospel music for the past 40 yea...
Kat Goldman
Sing Your Song
PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2007
After nearly losing her life in a freak accident a few years ago, Toronto singer/songwriter Kat Goldman has returned strong with this album...