I wanted to write a new post and promote Bill Mallonee’s new WPA Volume 10 release titled “High Desert Hope”. Bill is the definition of a troubador, and he still has the most consistent output of quality music out of anyone I can think of. Bill’s music are snapshots of the American life from a historical perspective as well as from a place that is brutally honest and introspective. Mallonee is an amazing artist, a poet and a troubadour…get to know his music if you haven’t already. His bandcamp site also has everything he has ever done, a huge catalog at extremely reasonable prices. www.billmallonee.net
Also been listening to an old favorite by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Their second release Pale came out in 1990 and is still my favorite by a long shot. To me it sounds acoustically haunting and lyrically is very melancholy which I love. After these guys released Fear a year later they blew up like big rock stars and that is where I kind of lost interest. Not that Fear was a bad record, musically it was very different from Pale, but it just wasn’t the Toad that I loved! www.toadthewetsprocket.com
Herb Grimaud turned me on to an awesome band, Zola Jesus. Zola Jesus formed in 2006 and is the work of NikaRoza Danilova, a Russian/American singer/songwriter. The music is gothic, sometimes sparse but beautifully minimalistic and entrancing. www.zolajesus.com
The best news to hear in a long time is that D.A . is going to be touring this summer! The original band back together with a tour that will culminate in a main-stage show at Cornerstone Festival. Keep an eye out for the next issue of Down The Line which will feature Terry Taylor as the cover story. Also check out the front news page at Down The Line to read a message about helping Terry through a very difficult time that he and his family are enduring right now. There is info on a great way to help Terry out during this time and in a small way give back to a man who has given so much to so many for years through his music and his gift of creativity. http://www.danielamos.com/
