Vocals On Top
Facebook
Categories
- 250 word album reviews
- Career In Album Artwork
- Coming Soon
- Concert Review
- Concert Scorecard
- Guest Writers
- Listen To…
- Lists
- Lyric of the Day
- My Favorite Cracker Album
- New Music Premier
- Signed!
- The Best of…
- The Vinyl Court
- Uncategorized
- Up Front with Danny R. Phillips
- VOT Editorial
- VOT New Music Premiere
- VOT Posters
- What's In The Bag?
twitter feed: @VocalsOnTop
Tweets by VocalsOnTopClick these:
Archives
Author Archives: VocalsOnTop
250 Word Album Review: Scott Lucas and the Married Men – George Lassos The Moon
Scott Lucas is best know for his aggressive rock band that was established on the heels of grunge in the mid 1990s. You would never know it by listening to his first “solo” record George Lassos The Moon. Lucas is … Continue reading
Concert Review: Jakob Dylan at The Midland Theater, Kansas City, MO 11/13/11
Jakob Dylan is undoubtebly best know for his work with his band The Wallflowers. He has two solo records in recent years but they have not found the ears of even a fraction of the people that have heard his … Continue reading
Posted in Concert Review
Tagged 11/13/11, concert review, Jakob Dylan, Kansas City, MO, November 13, setlist, The Midtland Theater, The Wallflowers
Leave a comment
Concert Review: David Bazan / Cowboy Indian Bear – The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS 11/5/11
David Bazan / Cowboy Indian Bear at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS 11/5/11 I thought I could write this review before ever seeing the show. Although I wasn’t entirely wrong in that assessment; many things from the Bazan show on … Continue reading
Posted in Concert Review
Tagged 11/5/11, concert review, Cowboy Indian Bear, David Bazan, Kansas, Lawrence, November 5th, Pedro The Lion, Strange Negotiations, The Bottleneck
2 Comments
250 Word Album Review: Hallways of Always – Magical Mind
Hallways of Always is a duo of songwriters Jenny Hoyston and William Elliott Whitmore. William Elliott Whitmore has five excellent solo albums out while Hoyston has one solo album and a few with her band Erase Errata. They split duties … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Tom Waits – Bad As Me
Tom Waits is on another level than everybody else. His “weirdness” allows him to do things other artists can’t even try. Bad As Me features the same scrap-yard clang his last few albums have but is still every bit as … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
Jackson Browne would be proud. Some records sound like a long lost cousin to another artist, some are direct descendants of other artists. Dawes’ second record Nothing Is Wrong is difficult to not link to Jackson Browne. The music is … Continue reading
Concert Review: Drive-By Truckers / Those Darlins in Omaha, NE, 10-26-11
Concert Review: Drive-By Truckers / Those Darlins at the Slowdown in Omaha, NE, October 26, 2011. The Drive-By Truckers are a sure thing. There is no doubt they will deliver a good show every time you go to see them. … Continue reading
Posted in Concert Review
Tagged 10-26-2011, Brad EZB Morgan, cover, Drive-By Truckers, Garland Jeffrey, Jessi Darlin, Jim Carroll Band, Kelly Darlin, Linwood Regensburg, Mike Cooley, Nebraska, Nightjogger, Nikki Darlin, October 26, Omaha, Patterson Hood, People Who Died, Shonna Tucker, The Slowdown, Those Darlins, Wild In The Streets
Leave a comment
Lyric of the Day: Wilco – “Handshake Drugs”
“It’s okay for you to say what you want from me, I believe that’s the only way for me to be, exactly what you want me to be.” Lyrics by Jeff Tweedy, the song is “Handshake Drugs” from Wilco’s 2004 … Continue reading
Posted in Lyric of the Day
Tagged Handshake Drugs, Jeff Tweedy, lyric of the day, Wilco
Leave a comment
Career In Album Artwork: The Decemberists
The Decemberists have a total of 6 proper records out now. They are an extremely good band and are very arty. It is a shame for such an arty band to have below average album covers as I believe they … Continue reading
Vocals On Top 