Goin' to Acapulco

Been listening to lots of Jim James recently, old My Morning Jacket and the Monsters of Folk record, and it reminded me of this great cover of Dylan's song which he first did with Calexico for the 'I'm Not There' s'track. Here's a great live version of it.

Instrumental...

recorded at Calexico's Wavelab studios this is a great instrumental from Richmond Fontaine's last record but one (Thirteen Cities). Not only do the band feature in the book, but there's a list from frontman Willy Vlautin too, 'Riding with Lowell George...'

'This land is...'

To mark our stateside publication, I'm going to run some songs/clips here over the next week or so from my favourite contemporary US bands or singers, all of whom feature in the book at some point. I guess you'll just have to buy it to find out where...

So who's first up?

Holiday playlist?

Well it was mainly oldies (but all of them goodies) this year:



Hollywood Town Hall - The Jayhawks
Carried to Dust - Calexico
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams
Townes - Steve Earle (which i really got into, having initially thought it was a bit of a mis-step)
And a compilation i made which worked out pretty well, with some Southern soul and blues thrown into the mix... I'll post that tracklisting up very soon.

Mariachi el Bronx

LA hardcore/punk band, The Bronx, record a mariachi styled album (but sung in english) and everyone has lots to argue about. Me? I say it's a pretty cool record (but then i am a big Calexico fan). Check it out for yourself...