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2006 Stories by Lee Zimmerman

• Country Comfort

  published November 16, 2006

  Scotty's Landing is laid-back, even by South Florida standards. Flanked by Miami City Hall and the infinitely more expensive Chart House, it's... More >>

• Rio Return

  published November 9, 2006

  By his own admission, John Taylor lives a charmed existence. Deliriously wealthy, strikingly good-looking, happily married to a successful... More >>

• The Format

  published November 9, 2006

  There's something to be said for straight-ahead, unpretentious, wholly exhilarating rock and roll without the woes or hand-wringing that seems to... More >>

• Randy Newman

  published October 26, 2006

  In an era when political correctness is pursued to unyielding extremes, singer-songwriter Randy Newman is an astute observer, immune to any notion... More >>

• Andy Partridge

  published October 19, 2006

  Either Andy Partridge has way too much time on his hands or he's simply too prolific to be reined in by the confines of XTC, the proto-punk... More >>

• Lloyd Cole

  published October 5, 2006

  After Lloyd Cole's twentysomething years of making music, first with his band the Commotions and then solo, his career had become somewhat rote... More >>

• My Morning Jacket

  published September 21, 2006

  The best live albums bring something new to songs that have been heard only in a studio incarnation, new performances that transcend the recorded... More >>

• Bosque Brown

  published September 7, 2006

  Mara Lee Miller, a.k.a. Bosque Brown, felt the cataclysmic effect of Hurricane Katrina. Her grandparents, who lived near Biloxi, Mississippi, were... More >>

• The Sails

  published September 7, 2006

  Hail the Sails, Great Britain's latest buzz band. Essentially a guise for a one-man musical operation — multi-instrumentalist and... More >>

• Jay Bennett

  published August 31, 2006

  Although Jay Bennett departed Wilco before the band swapped roots rock for experimental indulgence, his solo career found its own progressive... More >>

• The Triffids

  published August 24, 2006

  Like Nick Cave, the Go-Betweens, and Midnight Oil, the Triffids resided in the rarified strata of Aussie rock bands that carved an indelible indie... More >>

• Raul Malo

  published August 17, 2006

  With a resumé that includes a day job with the Mavericks and occasional moonlighting with Los Super Seven, former Miami homeboy Raul Malo... More >>

• The Submarines

  published July 13, 2006

  Fleetwood Mac's incestuous entanglements have nothing on the romantic spark of the Submarines, a Boston-bred duo whose relationship with one... More >>

• Venice Is Sinking

  published June 29, 2006

  Venice Is Sinking may seem like a less than descriptive moniker for this Athens, Georgia quintet, but the overcast melodies that pervade the... More >>

• Susan Werner and the Hatfield Pops

  published June 29, 2006

  Boston-bred folkie Susan Werner vies for contention via a new American anthem, one reflecting the sad state of our nation. With a theatrical... More >>

• The Samples

  published June 29, 2006

  Few bands bridge the divide between instrumental proficiency and sharply crafted songwriting as deftly as the Samples. Long before the term jam... More >>

• The Jackmorons

  published June 22, 2006

  Jerry Joseph helms the Jackmorons, a Portland, Oregon outfit that specializes in resolute Americana anthems propelled by passion and purpose.... More >>

• Roger O'Donnell

  published June 22, 2006

  Roger O'Donnell packs some powerful credentials, given his stints as keyboardist for erstwhile Eighties outfits such as the Psychedelic Furs, the... More >>

• Frank Black

  published June 15, 2006

  What's this? Frank Black, the mercurial leader of the Pixies, one of the most brooding and foreboding bands from the postpunk era, sounding... More >>

• The Bottle Rockets

  published June 15, 2006

  Many bands revel in their roots, but few amble as close to the heartland as the Missouri-based Bottle Rockets. Their no-frills approach is tough... More >>

• The New Amsterdams

  published June 8, 2006

  Like a vacant wind whistling across a distant prairie, the New Amsterdams' hollow-eyed ruminations are often eerie and unsettling yet at times... More >>

• The Charlatans

  published June 8, 2006

  After a silence of five years — during which time singer Tim Burgess temporarily embarked on a solo sojourn — the Charlatans have... More >>

• Johnny Cash

  published June 1, 2006

  Immortalized by last year's somewhat sensationalized biopic Walk the Line and revered by the grunge generation — the result of his... More >>

• Essex Green

  published May 25, 2006

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• Alan Parsons

  published May 18, 2006

  Over the past 30 years or so, Alan Parsons has created a reliable musical brand by recruiting the talents of high-profile contributors and... More >>