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Viva Railroad Earth

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I’ve been meaning to post something about Railroad Earth since I listened to their three-night New Year’s run a couple of weeks ago. Today I posted this on a mailing list of European Deadheads: The reason I think Railroad Earth is the best band of the current era is that they have many of the … Read more

Best “Weirdest” review yet!

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Dennis Cook reviews The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best in jamabase: Though the title suggests Captain Beefheartian oddity, this is in fact a very lovely, fairly pure folk-rock album, and perhaps David Gans finest recorded hour to date…. Gans has quietly grown & grown as a singer-songwriter in his own right, and … Read more

Nice review/feature on DG

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From jezebelmusic: Excerpt: The lyrics are generally optimistic, somewhat somber, and all about the good advice, a bowl of chicken soup. For example, the track titles “Shove in the Right Direction” and “It’s Gonna Get Better” speak for themselves. Though the album is predominately a positive message, some songs present a sense of cynicism. “Save … Read more

Gans on the road this week!

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Greetings! Today I am hitting the road, bound for Oregon, in my brand new Honda Fit. This car is tiny on the outside, huge on the inside, gets great gas mileage and is classified as an “ultra low emissions vehicle,” and it has a working sound system. I just hope it’s not snowing in the … Read more