The Cure for the No Lindsey Blues

[CarneVaca]

Well, folks, history repeats itself. Now it seems PBS is postponing the Lindsey Soundstage show, and before long we'll be hearing how Lindsey is working on the solo album. Then we'll hear that he is considering folding it into an FM record. Then we'll wait two more years for a release.

Best thing to do is forget about Lindsey for a while (I may even stop frequenting this forum; it gets terribly frustrating to constantly wait on this man to release music... but don't hold your breath. )

Pick up some new music. Here are some recommendations:

A3, Last Train to Mashville, Vol. 2. This is the band that does the theme to the Sopranos. This record contains nothing but acoustic versions of its electronic urban blues numbers, including an unplugged cut of "Woke Up this Morning."

Marah, 20,000 Streets Under the Sky. After garnering effusive critical acclaim with its 2000 release of Kids in Philly, Marah decided to go pop and recorded a vapid, over-produced, echo-y record that completely flopped. Now, the band goes back to the organic, rootsy sound of Kids in Philly. Streets isn't quite as good, but it's a very decent effort.

These two records, in addition to the Stones classic "Beggars Banquet," have been in heaviest rotation on my iPod lately.

Steve Earle is releasing an album in about a month that is supposed to be very political. I'll probably get that. His last studio album, Jerusalem, was tremendous.

What recommendations do you have?