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2004 Stories by Lee Zimmerman

• American Music Club

  published December 30, 2004

  Before parting ways ten years ago, American Music Club forged a multihued, angst-induced sound. After reconvening earlier this year, the group... More >>

• Camper Van Beethoven

  published December 16, 2004

  A twenty-song concept album about one soldier's mind-shift from patriotic devotion to disillusionment, New Roman Times would be an... More >>

• Ken Stringfellow

  published December 9, 2004

  Ken Stringfellow, one-half of power-pop duo The Posies and sometime stringer for R.E.M. and Big Star, steps out with his sophomore solo set, the... More >>

• Alison Krauss and Union Station

  published November 25, 2004

  A decade ago, the idea of a bluegrass artist finding mainstream success seemed as unlikely as another Bush winning the White House. But with the... More >>

• Rufus Wainwright

  published November 18, 2004

  Four albums on, Rufus Wainwright's skewered ruminations reflect an inward, soul-baring gaze that quickly defuses any possibility of instant... More >>

• Glide

  published November 11, 2004

  Along with singer Ian McCulloch's morose croon, guitarist Wil Sergeant's sizzling fretwork helped mold the moody, atmospheric ambiance that nudged... More >>

• Brighten the Corners

  published November 4, 2004

  Indian summer can be lovely in New York City, but for Ed Hale there was little time to savor the sights. He and his band Transcendence were in... More >>

• Woven Hand

  published November 4, 2004

  After plowing the dark fields of gothic Americana with his band 16 Horsepower, David Eugene Edwards unveils a third album under his solo moniker... More >>

• The Goods Fella

  published October 28, 2004

  If Jim Camacho, ex-singer, bassist, and architect of Nineties rock and roll prospects The Goods, is bitter about his missed chances at national... More >>

• The Telepathic Butterflies

  published October 14, 2004

  Taking flight from British forebears such as the Who, the Hollies, and the Kinks, The Telepathic Butterflies emulate the giddy blend of wistful... More >>

• Chris Smither

  published October 14, 2004

  Back in the mid-Sixties, singer/songwriter Chris Smither launched a musical career that has lasted for nearly 40 years. That's a long time to... More >>

• Amy Carol Webb

  published October 14, 2004

  Amy Carol Webb has been such a dependable fixture on South Florida's burgeoning folk scene that it's hard to believe it's been a full four years... More >>

• R.E.M.

  published October 7, 2004

  It's hard to imagine any modern band that has made as durable and dramatic an impact on the rock world as R.E.M. Over the course of a remarkably... More >>

• Tom Waits

  published October 7, 2004

  Real Gone finds Tom Waits continuing his deconstruction of traditional song structure with an imposing series of ramshackle rumblings that... More >>

• Devendra Banhart

  published September 30, 2004

  Rejoicing In The Hands, vagabond twentysomething troubadour Devendra Banhart's unimposing debut, proved an unlikely success, propelling the... More >>

• The Thrills

  published September 16, 2004

  In contrast to the starry-eyed ode to Southern California that was So Much For The City, The Thrills' sunny sentiments grow cloudy on its... More >>

• John Cale

  published September 9, 2004

  Quick, name an artist that began their career in the Sixties and is still pushing the parameters of popular music in the new... More >>

• Sting and Annie Lennox

  published September 2, 2004

  Sting and Annie Lennox have a lot in common. Both came to prominence in the early Eighties, leading groundbreaking rock outfits (the Police and... More >>

• Steve Earle

  published August 26, 2004

  While Waylon, Willie, and company turned Nashville on its collective ear back in the Sixties and Seventies, they never opined as freely, wore... More >>

• A Girl Called Eddy

  published August 19, 2004

  Erin Moran, a Jersey girl who calls herself Eddy, writes the kind of songs steeped in a melancholia so deep they suggest dark clouds perpetually... More >>

• Old 97's

  published July 29, 2004

  On their first five albums, the Old 97's explored the different sides of their multifaceted muse. Starting out with hard-bitten rockabilly twang,... More >>

• M. Ward

  published July 29, 2004

  M. Ward's spooky blend of parched, hollow-eyed American Gothic, insurgent noise, and ambient atmospherics has garnered him increasing attention of... More >>

• Deep Roots

  published June 10, 2004

  Okay, so Corey Harris isn't the easiest guy to pin down. Never mind that an attempt at an 8:00 a.m. phone interview -- one that was admittedly... More >>

• Out to Impress

  published June 3, 2004

  Sheyenne Rivers oozes pure rock goddess appeal. It's her singular presence -- blond, beautiful, and undeniably erotic -- that commands the crowd's... More >>

• Lori McKenna

  published May 13, 2004

  Bittertown, Lori McKenna's exceptional fourth album, finds the skilled singer/songwriter looking at life through the eyes of one whose... More >>