17 May 09 Album Review – Bill Aspinwall “Free Range Trout”
Bill Aspinwall offers us an album that crosses a number of Texas musical styles including folk, pop and blues. He has brought together a talented set of friends to produce an album that highlights their versatility and creativity including Gibson, the dog and Satchmo, the cat (highlighted in “Mister Crippen’s Banjo”). This is the first of two albums that we will be reviewing that were recorded by Lloyd Daniel at…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Bill Aspinwall, Free Range Trout, Lloyd Daniel, Mike Darnell, Smythe and Taylor
10 May 09 Album Review: Connie Mims “Go Deep”
At the recent Texas Music Awards, Connie Mims was named Songwriter of Year. Though that is an honor in itself, Connie also found herself that afternoon among a quintet of Houston songwriters, all excellent musicians and performers. This year, Connie stood out among that elite group of peers as the one selected to be Songwriter of the Year. Behind that award is a career of songwriting and performing that started…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Connie Mims, Songwriting
23 Apr 09 Album Review – Blues Rockers: For Adults Only
This album has been out for a while, but it is notable from several aspects – production value, the songwriting, and the performance. The versatility of the singer/songwriters comprising the Blues Rockers is evident in the diversity of compositions presented. From the heavy rock aspects of “Democracy” and “Window Pain” to the exquisitely heart-wrenching story in “Appletown” to the bluesy “Dreaming” and “Coins and Lace”, the musicians illustrate how flexible…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Appletown, Blues Rockers, Micheal Reames, Wayne Folse
