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Ride This: The Covers E.P.
Earlier this year, Los Lobos were joined by a gaggle of impressive guest artists and admirers on The Ride. On Ride This, they return the favor by covering seven of their favorite tracks by said friends, including pieces from Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello and others. The band deftly rearranges the dynamics of each […]
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All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions
Almost a decade after his passing, appreciation for Jerry Garcia as a quintessential American artist has replaced the Cosmic Noodler stereotype. He took the trinity of American roots music — blues, country and jazz — and melded it into a unique hybrid, a true American beauty that is his legacy. The six-CD All Good Things […]
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Mighty Like a Rose
In time you can turn these obsessions into careers," sings Elvis Costello on Mighty Like a Rose. This is true. Almost a decade and a half after emerging as punk's brightest angry young man, Costello faces a musical midlife crisis. Will his caustic anger, once so cathartic and cleansing, congeal into bitterness? Is he stuck […]
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