2010-09-17
I think I've found the godfather of local artist Drew Nelson. Veteran singer-songwriter sings thoughtful, contemplative numbers that hang together thematically - and while Drew helps us understand our own backyards here in Michigan, Smith describes the broad and sometimes desolate expanse of West Texas ("75 Miles of Nothing" is an apt thesis statement). He's performed this entire set on stage with a band and an orchestra, as if it were a long symphony movement. "Sierra Diablo,""Bull by the Horns,""Don't It Go to Show" and "Over My Beating Heart" are the most immediately approachable songs, the easiest to pull out of the intended start-to-finish opus. 09/10 MJVD F-Americana (Texas)SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
Spitzer Space Telescope
MATTHEW RYAN
DEAR LOVER
David Wilcox
Airstream
The Brothers Comatose
City Painted Gold
Various Artists - Produced by Jesse Harris
The Hottest State
MARE WAKEFIELD
Meant To Be
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