Darrell Scott
A Crooked Road
(Full Light)
Darrell Scott did not set out to record a double album; that is just what happened along the crooked road. The accomplished singer songwriter penned each of the twenty-one songs on Crooked Road as well as played all the instruments heard on the record: guitar, mandolin, lap steel,keyboard,drums, bass,harp and cello. Widely respected throughout the songwriting community, he’s worked with numerous musicians and penned the Grammy nominated Dixie Chicks hit, Long Time Gone.
Willie Nile
The Innocent Ones
(Riverhouse Records)
The New York Times called him “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years”. Over the years the singer has recorded and performed with Ringo Starr, Lucinda Williams, Richard Thompson, Roger McGuinn, Levon Helm, The Pretenders and Counting Crows. Now Willie has just completed a new album, The Innocent Ones.
Jefferson Airplane
Return to the Matrix
(Collectors Choice)
Fourth of four collections of UNRELEASED and in some cases, historic concerts – handpicked by a team of devotees and sporting digi-packs annotated by frequent Airplane flier Craig Fenton. The Airplane returned to the club where they started, the Matrix in San Francisco, for this 103-minute show that is so chock-full of goodies for fans that is hard to know where to start!
The Michael Schenker Group
Live in Tokyo: 30th Anniversary
(Inakustik)
Michael Schenker has seen many musicians come and go over the years with MSG. This reunion completes a nice circle after 30 years and is a sheer joy to see how these savvy musicians give their utmost and how they keep the fire alive throughout the whole concert. You listen to them spellbound as they charge the set of 18 songs with their boundless energy – whether it’s the great classics from the early days or the later more powerful tracks.
