Sunday, January 1 1995
Michael Peterson, Being Human
The country music industry is about ready for the same type of change that Noir brought to Hollywood. Michael Peterson is not, however, leading the…
Rahsaan Patterson: Love in Stereo
Rahsaan Patterson is no more distinguishable from the cabal of similarly sounding R&B acts that proliferate today. He sounds sort of like Stevie Wonder, sort…
Cecil Payne: Chick Boom - Live at the Jazz Showcase
This is the type of mainstream, straight-ahead jazz that is apparently selling well in the wake of Ken Burns’ “controversial” history of the subject. Lively,…
Palace of Oranges: Prepare to Greet a Guest
From the very beginning of Prepare to Greet a Guest, Palace of Oranges reveals an intense amount of energy. Guitar-heavy without being loud, Palace of…
Prince, The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
Just when you least expected it, Prince, of all people, has reemerged on the music scene. First, it was announced that The Artist had signed…
Primal Scream: Exterminator
Radical critiques of American foreign policy with a good beat that you can dance to are few and far between. When it comes to the…
Kendall Payne, Jordan’s Sister
The experience of playing Kendall Payne’s Jordan’s Sister is like listening to a really great cover band. It is as if Payne had been hanging…
Peglegasus, Tired of Adventures
It’s worth unpacking this Austin-based band’s odd name because it gives some insight into their situation. Like all indie bands, they’re crippled by the pegleg…
Penny’s Pet Dragonfly: In a Frail Daydream
Penny’s Pet Dragonfly are from Las Vegas. A reserved modern rock band coming out of the city where anything goes? Might seem like a diamond…
Joel RL Phelps: Blackbird
OK, so it snowed. A lot. But the snow itself is not the problem. You know what the problem is? Meteorologists. If the stupid meteorologists…
Pinkie: My Little Experiment
Heartbreak, loneliness, feeling like an outcast in society . . . these themes have no doubt filled a near-infinite number of recorded minutes, from the…
Paxton: Ginger’s Dish
Ah, the joys of “alternative” pop/rock. The endless counting off of variations on what remains, really, less than a handful of themes. The reason why…
Perez Prado: Coleccion de Oro
These are the original irresistible, propulsive mambos that earned Perez Prado his crown as “The King of Mambo.” The first track here is the first…
Pink Floyd: Is There Anybody Out There?
We all recognize The Wall, Pink Floyd’s magnum opus released in 1980. We might not know it as well as the band’s ever-popular The Dark…
Peace Orchestra (Peter Kruder), Peace Orchestra
Peace Orchestra is a rare gem. An electronic album that manages to be origional, funky, and sophisticated all at once.
Dolly Parton: Little Sparrow
Dolly Parton exudes such charisma and personality that it is easy to forget just what made her a star in the first place. While Parton…
Projektor: Red Wolf Glass
Endearing Records seems to be on a mission to keep the spirit and substance of mid-‘90s rock alive and kicking into the new millennium. Just…
Podunk: Throwin’ Bones
From the bowels of Port Arthur, Texas, comes a hard rocking quartet with AOR written all over them. One listen to “Wings” or “Catch The…
Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek
The recording and distribution of live music is undergoing massive changes right along with the rest of the record industry. This 19 track, two-CD release…
Pavement, Terror Twilight
With every British band namechecking Pavement of late (think Blur and Radiohead), it shouldn’t come as any shock that the influence goes both ways. O.K.…
