Album Name: Revelling/Reckoning Artist: Ani DiFranco Year/Label: 2001 / Righteous Babe [Buy at Amazon] Review by Jennifer Just thought I would give a little review of the new Ani album. It is so good. What else can be said about…
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Concert: Dar Williams in “The Vagina Monologs” 2001
Artist: Dar Williams in “The Vagina Monologs” Date: April 3, 2001 Venue: Calvin Theatre City: Northampton MA Review by Becky From the Dar List My mother ended up buying Vagina Monologue tickets for me and my friend. So tonight, we…
Concert: Rose Polenzani in Minneapolis
Artist: Rose Polenzani Date: March 13, 2001 Venue: Bryant Lake Bowl City: Minneapolis, MN Review by [Amy Lotsberg] Producer of Collected Sounds For those of you who want to visualize, the Bryant Lake Bowl is a tiny theater attached to…
Album Review: Tangled Web of Cool by Martinique Walker
Album Name: Tangled Web of Cool Artist: Martinique Walker Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Canadian singer Martinique Walker has a strong, agile voice. It makes her songs shine more strongly. Her album “Tangled Web of Cool”…
Album Review:Silver Drops by The Breath of Life
Album Name: Silver Drops Artist: The Breath of Life Year/Label: 2001 / Hall of Sermon [Buy at Amazon] [Buy at Hall of Sermon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell This cd has a sound akin to early Bel Canto or Cocteau…
Album Review: Screwing Lies by Katy Carr
Album Name: Screwing Lies Artist: Katy Carr Year/Label: 2001 / Madame de Luce [Buy at Amazon UK] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell English singer Katy Carr makes a potent brew of folk and rock. Her refreshingly theatrical approach makes this…
Album Review: Feathermerchants by Feathermerchants
Album Name: Feathermerchants Artist: Feathermerchants Year/Label: 1999 / Innocent 12th St Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Feathermerchants have two exeptional singers in Erin O’Hara and Alison Winston. The music is clearly folk in nature and has middle eastern influences as…
Album Review: Eleven Eleven by Regina Spektor
Album Name: Eleven Eleven Artist: Regina Spektor Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I first heard of Regina Spektor when Anna Maria Stjarnell did a review of her CD, “Songs” for this site. It…
Album Review: Sleep Now Forever by Sorrow
Album Name: Sleep Now Forever Artist: Sorrow Year/Label: 2001 / World Serpent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Do you remember Strawberry Switchblade? They were a slightly quirky pop duo who did some great songs in the 80’s.…
Album Review: In Progess by Robin Renee
Album Name: In Progess Artist: Robin Renee Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Robin Renée’s debut album is a powerful record. The fiery songwriter already has a distinctive personality and a fascinating voice. The opening track “Empire”…