Title: Low Country Blues
Genre: Record
Grade: B
Notable People: Gregg Allman
Review: First solo album in many years from this blues rock legend with the voice of gold. In good form with good guest players and the classic keyboard sound from the Bros. nothing major new here- but a good return to roots and a welcome return from the near dead.
Title: King is Dead
Genre: Record
Grade: A-
Notable People: The Decemberists
Review: a lot of Jayhawks and a little Poco; sweet music, nice harmonies, very laid back traditionally classic country- alt rock; these guys play well together and sing Everly Brothers inflected harmonies
Title: The Farmer’s Daughter
Genre: Novel
Grade: B+
Notable People: Jim Harrison (Author)
Review: A fine book of three novellas by the legendary author of Legends of the Fall; combines his usual Hemingway-like portrayal of Montana and the UP of Michigan with an unusual male sensibility of a story told through female characters. Returns to the classic Brown Dog character(BD)of previous writings and includes a beautiful coming of age tale of a young woman in remote Montana
Title: Red Herring
Genre: Novel
Grade: A
Notable People: Archer Mayor (Author)
Review: This is about the 20th in the long running Joe Gunther detective series by Vermont author Archer Mayor. For my money- it is the best yet of what has been a consistently wonderful series. If you have not yet made the acquaintance of Joe Gunther and Willie Kunkle- you could do worse than starting with this one. If you are a regular or occasional fan- you are in for a treat. Compelling story, wonderfully descriptive writing and great characters make this one hard to put down.
Title- Blue Valentine_____________________________ GRADE:___B____
Player(s)_____Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling_________________________________________________
Comments- Very well acted film- but very depressing ala Revolutionary Road; not a date movie; great lead song_____________________________________________________________
