Seep blues color Territory

@ x eek Alvin Youngblood Hart —
Territory, Hannibal Rykodise 1998 HNCD
143]

An incredible tap. ghis one. by the winner of
the WiC. Bandy Award tor Beat New A . Phe
33-vearold Hart haus tram Oakland, . dorm,

It this were the only blues dise vou were te ever
own it would provide ample evidence of just how
deeply the blues, in the hands of an accomplished
picker and sin van move the spirit.

Hart dazzles stylistically and Ivricaily, He's stud
ied Well his acoustic
blues reots forcrathers
-- Leadbelly, Blind
Willie MeTell, Charhe Patton ‘The
disc is wholly

tke gdcursions, western
swing, waltz-time and stark bal-
ladry.

@ x Majek Fashek —
Rainmaker, Tuff Gong/WEA
1997 54235-2

Whar at first glance appears to be a

groove _ fails to fully deh

thanks to irritating rock guitars,

naive attempts at socixl and political

aghtecousness and a tired choice of

cover songs (Hey Jur, Hotel
alifornia).

Majck Fashek, along

Eksperyans, plays the Croatian

Cultural Centre Aug. 16, 2-8 p.m.

at 3250 Commercial wrive.

@ kx John Fogerty —

Premonition, Reprise

Records/WEA 1998 CDW

46908

This fine live disc captures Fogerty

in full fight during last year’s tour.

He’s got that cxoogling guitar action pumping through the

original amp used during the heady days of Woodstock One.
Best moments come with the tasty guitar work on Susie Q. and
I Put A Spell On You.

Bi xx The B-52’s -— Time Capsule, Reprise
Records/WEA 1998 CDW 46920
Big fun blasts from the past from one of America’s premicr
purveyors of glorified pop Kitsch culturc. There are even a few
fab new tracks to spruce up the old love shack. Dig it.
aoa
Watch for a second album from Hole on Geffen records —
due to hit the stores later in August. Also recommended is the
Jate-August release of Faithless Street by Whiskeytown. It’s
the re-release of an independent 0 offering by a great, country
flavored iootsy rock band from the U.S.
Q00
Rykodisc has launched a new web site. It features affiliated
labels. like Hannibal, Tradition, Gramavision, Slow River, HiFi

Photo courtesy Doug LeMaire

Melodic guitar

SMOOTH-picking Lauren Starchuk plays the Savary
island Pie Go. in West Vancouver 8-10 p.m. tonight.

MICHAEL BECKER .
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NEWS ¢DITOR

and Casdescence. Vist at wavwerykedise com
aja

Jane Harbury Publnity in Torontes is purrs the

big push on to get Lhasa De Sela’s passionate

debut CD Lal

to platinum by ul

of the vear, Phe dice is

certtted vold in

Canada. Earher this

vear Quebee-bascd Lhasa picked up the Juno for

Best Global Album.

Canadian pop icon Bobby Curtola otficially
launches Babby Curtola’s Sea Czar Tomate Clam
Cocktail in B.C. oe Thursday, Aug. 13 atthe Villa Clarion
Hotel in Burnaby.
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Tom Waits’ new disc is duc out carly 1999. He's just
signed to the Epitaph dabel. Warts is currently recording at
Prairie Sun Studio in Northern Californra. Joining hint are
Mark Ribot, Larry Vaylor, Grey Cohen and Steven Hodges.
The musicians alse plaved on Rain Dogs and Swordfish
Trombunes.

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Photo Geo-ge Du Bose

B-52’S are back with a retrospective of b'asts from
the past and a few groovy new tracks.