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Carrie Rodriguez: Love and Circumstance

A little bit more than a little bit country Trekking on others’ musical property is a risky maneuver. Carrie Rodriguez thinks otherwise. On her third solo release the Texan singer-songwriter/fiddler boldly takes on timeless folk-country grit—the likes of the Williams’ (Hank Jr. and Lucinda), Merle Haggard (“Today I Started Loving You Again”) and Townes Van Zandt (“Rex’s Blues”)— with a suave back-country elegance. Each track sees small-batch wisdom intertwine with Rodriguez’ earthy vocals that slather themselves, oftentimes too gently, over simple acoustic plucking. The arrangements, while occasionally tedious, still impress with their affable charm....  read more

Jason Schwartzman, Coconut Records, and more

embedStationLite ("http://www.pastemagazine.com/cultureclub/podcasts/mp3/pmcc_11.1.07.mp3", "Paste Magazine Culture Club - November 1, 2007") That's right, we got to talk to Jason Schwartzman a few weeks ago. You may have heard a clip from this interview on the podcast, but you don't want to miss the full interview - Jason talks about his band Coconut Records, The Darjeeling Limited, working with Wes Anderson, and more. embedStationLite ("/stationlite/jasonschwartzman_full.mp3","Jason Schwartzman interview"); Podcast links: Carrie Rodriguez Warm in the Wake Via Audio...  read more