Jason Crawford

As I mentioned, there wasn't tons of stuff going on for this year's Record Store Day that really blew my skirt up. I got off especially light on the long players. My priorities were the Big Star, White Stripes, and Willie sets that we've looked at already.

Perhaps no record is as representative of what Ellington and his Band could do live as Ellington At Newport. Here, a little historical perspective is helpful. This recording was made in 1956, well after the band's...

A buddy of mine whose taste I trust was freaking out about the newest Norah Jones album a while back. It's called ...Little Broken Hearts, and I thought for a while...

My Guy In Nashville Who Knows Things tried to turn be on to the Old '97's when we were roomies in college, but I couldn't dig it. I felt like my buddy was just into anything that would go "twang"...

The Avett Brothers used to play regularly at a little hole in the wall bar in my hometown of Augusta, Georgia when I'd moved back there long enough to plot my escape to California. But I never went and saw them. I can't imagine...

Word has it that Patterson Hood's latest solo record, "Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance," was born of his attempt to write a book. I, for one, would love to read a book written by Patterson Hood...

I was stoked by my discovery of Impex Records last month when we looked at their version of "Ellington Indigos." It took all the restraint I could muster to take that one off the turntable long enough to explore this month's five records.

"Good God!" is a double disc set on heavy vinyl with the aforementioned essay. That's it. If you're burnt on the mainstream, check out what the folks at Numero are doing. They've got a ton of great releases spanning many different eras and genres...