Features
Wednesday, January 21 2009
Part 1: AmpLive to Damien Jurado
From AmpLive to Damien Jurado, PopMatters offers up the first batch of Slipped Discs, 40 great albums that didn't quite make our year-end list in 2008, but our writers thought belonged there.
Thursday, December 18 2008
The Best Americana Music of 2008
It did seem -- perhaps because of the genre's traditional real-world concerns -- like a lot of the year's best Americana releases sensed the storm clouds gathering.
Wednesday, December 10 2008
The Best Singer-Songwriter Albums of 2008
Former (or current) members of the Dream Syndicate, Fleetwood Mac, and the Wallflowers are just a few of the best singer-songwriters stepping out on their own this year.
Reviews
Friday, August 6 2010
Alejandro Escovedo: Street Songs of Love
With songs as good as those on Street Songs of Love, Alejandro Escovedo may finally be recognized as one of America’s finest musical treasures.
Monday, October 12 2009
Bloodshot Records Beer B-Q at Hideout Block Party: 12 September 2009 - Chicago
Acting as a final curtain call on summer festivals in Chicago, the Hideout Block party was back for its 13th installment, but what a difference a year can make.
Wednesday, June 25 2008
Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal
A poetic country-gone-glam gem, the latest in Alejandro Escovedo's legendary alt-country career finds him chronicling the stories and characters of his past as a way to live in the present.
Monday, June 26 2006
Alejandro Escovedo: The Boxing Mirror
Escovedo's brush with death yields one of his best records.
News
Friday, April 29 2011
Alejandro Escovedo gets back to basics
At 60, Alejandro Escovedo is rocking like he did when he was a kid, playing in punk bands such as the Nuns, Rank & File…
