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EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Jarosz on Sara Watkins, New England Contemporary Improv and Her Next Solo Album
Sarah Jarosz grew up in Wimberley, Texas, a town just outside of Austin. At a very early age, she earned credibility in the space where roots, Americana and contemporary folk intersect. Ever since, Jarosz's sterling reputation has been built on three fronts: gifted multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, banjo), expressive and distinctive vocalist, accomplished songwriter. It's not just her peers who are taking notice. REVIEW: The Nighthawks, 'Back Porch Party' (Ellersoul/City Hall Records)
When head Nighthawk Mark Wenner wraps his husky pipes around Ike Turner's "Matchbox" (not to be confused with the Carl Perkins song of the same name), it's a phlegm-fest. As lead singer and harmonicat of The Nighthawks since their inception in Washington DC, he knows picking the right cover is key. Therefore, as a follow-up to last year's blistering 444, this live-in-the-studio effort--no overdubs!--recorded in a Virginia studio with friends and family cheering them on, goes down easy. There's a rollicking good-timey vibe to their blues and Americana roots covers of Patsy Cline ("Walking After Midnight"), Muddy Waters ("Tiger In Your Tank" and "Rollin' Stone," the song some Brit band took their name from), plus that great theme to The Wire cop show, "Down In The Hole" (after previously co-opting the theme to The Sopranos "Woke Up This Morning.")
