LOL! Belying appearances, this naked tape is not the 1997 solo LP by Kansas violinist David Ragsdale! Nah, it’s a rather good late-period rehearsal recording of my ’90s band, Jenifer Convertible.
Ouderkirk comes at Americana from an arty, jazzy perspective, and the work holds up.
Three wild tracks of avant-garde jazz fusion created by longtime stalwarts on the Brooklyn music scene, and featuring bassist Percy Jones of Brand X!
This undated tape by Houston, Texas-based Trey Clark is terrific, and listening now, it’s obvious why I held onto it. If you’re a country-music fan, give it a listen!
Another wildly ambitious and imaginative outing by Billy James, featuring guest appearances by Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart alumni!
This excellent and now-forgotten Milwaukee band seemed perched to break out in 1997. Didn’t happen!
What do the Wall Street Journal and an early ’90s NYC street-punk band have in common?
Five satisfying slabs of majestic, forceful rock from one of Indiana’s first grunge bands!
Cessna 21 was the first of two tapes that showed up in my Sunnyside POB in October 1995.
Strange music from a guy who went on to edit The Real Housewives of Dallas!