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Texas guitarist/blues genius Johnny Winter found fame with the debut of his self-titled album in the late 1960s. Starting out with a rock-guitar sound, Winter eventually tuned his musical tastes to a more bluesy note. Originally playing as a trio, Winter formed Johnny Winter And when he added a fourth member, guitarist Rick Derringer of the McCoys, to the line-up. The band hit gold with top-selling album Live/Johnny Winter And in '71 and returned in '73 with Still Alive and Well. In the late '70s Winter collaborated with Muddy Waters, producing and playing on a number of acclaimed records, and was a potent influence on artists including Chris Whitley and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Following a few re-releases and best-of albums, Winter released I'm a Bluesman in 2004....more

  • The Hard Golden Tone of Shellac: An Interview with Steve Albini

    by Ian ChristeJanuary 9, 2008Comments (4)

    Microphone connoisseur and billiardsman Steve Albini has recorded albums for the Pixies, Nirvana, the Jesus Lizard, and PJ Harvey. He doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut, so he’s lost work for commenting pointedly on sleaze in the music business. (read more)

  • Johnny and Edgar Winter: Two Hazy Shades of Winter

    by David RensinDecember 26, 2007Comments (1)

    OAKLAND – "My band's dictatorship and Edgar's is a democracy," Johnny Winter blurted out through the hotel-room haze after playing the last of three Winter Brothers jams. "We've finally established our own identities. But it doesn't mean we can't still play together." (read more)

  • The Octopus Project

    by j. poetOctober 17, 2007Comments (0)

    "mind-altering psychedelic clatter" (read more)

  • Chris Whitley: Living With the Law

    by Greg GastonAugust 22, 2007Comments (14)

    There’s another, much less celebrated name that once helped define this barren, noir landscape: the late Chris Whitley. Whitley, who died last year of lung cancer, is worth commemorating for his career, and especially his classic debut record, Living with the Law. (read more)

  • The Replacements Stink Some More

    by James Greene Jr.June 20, 2007Comments (14)

    It’s a fairly common rock ‘n’ roll tale (I think): kid gets caught bootlegging concert, engineer confiscates tape and delivers it to band, band listens to tape, likes it, and considers releasing it legitimately. (read more)

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