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Rotation

By Roni Sarig, Hobart Rowland, Andy Langer, David Whitman, Michael Bertin, Jim DeRogatis and David Kronke
Jul 17, 1997

Brave Combo Group Dance Epidemic Rounder What Pavement said about Smashing Pumpkins was mean but true: Too much popular music is bereft of purpose. Most records coming out are neither enjoyable enough to qualify as real entertainment, nor enlightening enough to be particularly good art. So when Brave Combo advertise...
Rotation

By Hobart Rowland, Carrie Bell, Michael Bertin and Roni Sarig
Jul 3, 1997

World Party Egyptology The Enclave World Party's Karl Wallinger has his drawbacks. First off, he's not much of a singer. True, Wallinger can carry a tune -- but he carries it with only a scant measure of character. And lyrically speaking, he's less a true poet than a collector of...
Rotation

By David Cantwell, Keith Moerer, Carrie Bell, Craig D. Lindsey, Michael Bertin and Roni Sarig
May 22, 1997

Guy Clark Keepers: A Live Recording Sugar Hill "Keepers" is exactly right. The title of Guy Clark's latest disc suggests that what we have here is a collection of a legendary songwriter's best songs, recorded live. And we do. But what makes this one of the year's best albums is...
Rotation

By Hobart Rowland, Michael Bertin, Carrie Bell and David Cantwell
May 1, 1997

Son Volt Straightaways Warner Bros. Jay Farrar certainly picked an odd time to play it safe. Now that the hubbub over his former Uncle Tupelo cohort Jeff Tweedy -- who had the critics in the palm of his hand last year thanks to Wilco's Being There, a sprawling paean to...
Austin's Fave

By Hobart Rowland and Michael Bertin
May 1, 1997

Jimmy LaFave's meat-and-potatoes blend of rambunctious instinct and softhearted sincerity is about as awe-inspiring as blue-collar rock gets these days. That may explain why he's become a live music institution throughout Texas, even if fans in his adopted hometown of Austin would prefer to keep LaFave to themselves. And who...

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