| Concrete Blonde Eleven Thirty music Mojave CD (2004)
$12.99 After reuniting for 2002's Group Therapy, Concrete Blonde disappeared into the desert. Singer/bassist and occasional psychic medium Johnette Napolitano's Southwest is a spiritual hotbed of shamanistic sunsets and coyote-fueled nights, and on Mojave the veteran Los Angeles trio ably provides
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| Maria Mckee Eleven Thirty CDs Peddlin' Dreams CD (2005)
$13.69 Peddlin' Dreams is Maria McKee's fifth studio outing since 1989. Since leaving Lone Justice in 1988, she has consistently frustrated her fans' expectations, not only for her infrequent recordings, but also for her restless muse that has taken her from
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| Gourds Eleven Thirty Records Heavy Ornamentals CD (2006)
$12.45 The Gourds have been relentlessly spewing up quality records that challenge the conventions of both country and pop music with equal parts earnestness and irreverence for over a decade. Bandleaders Kevin Russell and Jimmy Smith write hyper-literate songs that challenge
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| Cowboy Mouth Eleven Thirty music Voodoo Shoppe CD (2006)
$12.89 New Orleans quartet Cowboy Mouth suffered with the rest of their city's population in the wake of 2005's hurricane Katrina. Their VOODOO SHOPPE album, which they were recording when the hurricane hit, mixes contemporary punk rock on songs like "Joe
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| Tommy Keene Eleven Thirty CDs Crashing The Ether CD (2006) Digipak
$13.75 Singer-songwriter Tommy Keene has been releasing smart, well-crafted albums of excellent pop-rock since the early 1980s, and 2006's CRASHING THE ETHER continues that trend. In fact, with its superb songcraft, layered and polished production, and perfect mix of rock muscle
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| Gourds Eleven Thirty music Blood Of The Ram CD (2004)
$13.49 Scorch-porch? Beergrass? Hick-hop? All three tags have attempted, and ultimately failed, to successfully relate to the masses the eclectic bits of meat and bone that make up Austin, TX, the Gourds. The bandmembers themselves describe their Twilight Zone, sepia-tone, gravy-drenched
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| Josh Joplin Eleven Thirty Records Jaywalker CD (2005)
$13.55 Opening track "Mr. Overall, however, Jaywalker is an intriguing departure for the singer/songwriter. Josh Joplin's previous albums were all credited to the Josh Joplin Group, but his "solo" debut features most of the same folks in the credits.
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| Tanya Donelly Eleven Thirty CDs This Hungry Life CD (2006)
$12.85 THIS HUNGRY LIFE is the most mature and nakedly emotional release of Tanya Donnelly's career. The songs--almost all string-laden ballads recorded live (with only a few overdubs)--swoop and soar with stuntpilot melodies delivered in a throaty voice that has ripened
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| Hothouse Flowers Eleven Thirty music Into Your Heart CD (2004)
$13.39 The Irish band's first American release since 1993's excellent Songs from the Rain is a big improvement over 1998's disappointing Born, an album that nearly derailed the band. But the core trio of Fiachna O'Braondin, Liam O Maonlaí, and Peter
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| A.J. Croce Eleven Thirty Records Adrian James Croce CD (2004)
$13.49 When the son of
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