Richard Buckner

Giant Sandcastles

Paula Frazer and Tarnation

Now It's Time (Birdman)

Merge Records' package tour, New Buffalo's Olivia Newton-John sweetness, and the return (yet again) of American Music Club

Now It's Time (Birdman)

Richard Buckner

Dents and Shells

Dark and Handsome

When good bands happen to sad songs

House of Tudor

Comic Neil Hamburger tells lame, awkward anti-jokes. What's so funny about that?

Hear This

Loretta Lynch gives traditional bluegrass a good goosing

Richard Buckner

Impasse

Walk a Crooked Mile

The Crooked Jades tread the thin line between bluegrass and old-time string bands

Various Artists

The Amos House Collection, Volume II (Wishing Tree)

Me and you and Bobby McGee

Tribute's just another word for nothing left to lose

Richard Buckner

The Hill (Overcoat Recordings)

Out of the Country

Richard Buckner gave up on major labels and "y'allternative," but not the art of storytelling

Little Voice

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Reviews

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Riff Raff

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

The House of Tudor

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Riff Raff

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Reviews

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

House of Tudor

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Hear This

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

The House of Tudor

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

The House of Tudor

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Lick and a Promise

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Riff Raff

In two years, John Vanderslice and his studio, Tiny Telephone, have become unlikely focal points of the local pop-rock scene

Dust to Dust

The frayed ends of insurgent country: Sweetheart of the Rodeo and No Depression

The House of Tudor

The frayed ends of insurgent country: Sweetheart of the Rodeo and No Depression

The House of Tudor

The frayed ends of insurgent country: Sweetheart of the Rodeo and No Depression

Delusions of Banjer

Bad Livers outgrow their "thrash/bluegrass" label; the countrified timbre of Richard Buckner

Samples

Bad Livers outgrow their "thrash/bluegrass" label; the countrified timbre of Richard Buckner

Tri Angle Records Fetes Its Birthday with oOoOO and Water Borders, Outside Lands 2011 Wrap-Up, and More

From SF Weekly's latest print music section: oOoOO's Christopher Greenspan​Tri Angle Records showcase: Roughly a year ago, a young New York-based blogger named Robin Carolan did what many lovers of music often only dream of: He started his own record label. Calling it Tri Angle Records, Carol ... More >>