Review 音 Review August 31, 2014 by Diego Olivas Labor Day Weekend Driving Playlist: Destination Songs Sailcat – 1972 Looks like I’ve made it. This is what the August theme, “End of Summer Driving Songs”, was building to…an… August 31, 2014
Review 音 Review August 30, 2014 by Diego Olivas The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Ripplin’ Waters, (All I Have to Do Is) Dream, and Mother of Love (1975) The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Linda Ronstadt There’s something special about this three song stretch from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s… August 30, 2014
Review 音 Review August 29, 2014 by Diego Olivas Heartsfield: Music Eyes (1973) Racin’ the Sun (1974) Magic Mood (1975) and Southern Girl (1976) Heartsfield rockin’ the Burbs Heartsfield, Oh, Heartsfield, you are the type of southern rock I was searching for all of my life.… August 29, 2014
Review 音 Review August 28, 2014 by Diego Olivas The Outlaws: Heavenly Blues (1977) and Girl From Ohio (1976) The Outlaws Now, ain’t this somethin’. I already had a driving song outlined to highlight from the Outlaws, their “Green Grass and… August 28, 2014
Review 音 Review August 27, 2014 by Diego Olivas Poco: Crazy Eyes, Magnolia, and Let’s Dance Tonight (1973) Poco in the 70s Have any of y’all ever heard that final three song stretch from Poco’s Crazy Eyes? If, you haven’t, do… August 27, 2014
Review 音 Review August 26, 2014 by Diego Olivas The Marshall Tucker Band: The Marshall Tucker Band Now here’s a band that ran with the sound Dickey Betts hinted at with the Allman Brothers. True… August 26, 2014
Review 音 Review August 25, 2014 by Diego Olivas Dickey Betts: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (1970) and Bougainvillea (1977) Dickey Betts 1971 Now we’re getting somewhere. Way down south, in West Palm Beach, Florida, Dickey Betts was born and raised. By… August 25, 2014
Review 音 Review August 24, 2014 by Diego Olivas John Prine: Quiet Man and Donald and Lydia (1971) John Prine 1971 John Prine, born and raised in Maywood, Illinois from West Virginia transplants, is an artist that needs a bit… August 24, 2014
Review 音 Review August 23, 2014 by Diego Olivas Gene Clark: Here Tonight and She’s the Kind of Girl (1972) Gene Clark – 1972 Further north from Texas, in Tipton, Missouri, lies the hometown of ex-Byrds singer and songwriter, Gene Clark. Together… August 23, 2014
Review 音 Review August 22, 2014 by Diego Olivas Jerry Jeff Walker: Hill Country Rain (1972) and Long Afternoons (1976) Jerry Jeff Walker – 1976 Texas is like a vortex, we tend to suck in some of the creatures other places would… August 22, 2014
Review 音 Review August 21, 2014 by Diego Olivas Kinky Friedman: Catfish and Dear Abbie (1976) Kinky Friedman – 1976 We’re in Texas now, via a Chicago to Texas transplant, and I’m not talking about my bizarro self… August 21, 2014
Review 音 Review August 20, 2014 by Diego Olivas Starbuck: Moonlight Feels Right (1976) and Allen Toussaint: Southern Nights (1975) The Outlaws…Good Ol’ Southern Rock Band What will follow for the remaining month of August (heck, even the remainder of the summer… August 20, 2014