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Jon Young
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Jon Young is a contributing writer for Mother Jones.
Author's Articles
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Music Monday: A Fine Frenzy, the Next Kate Bush?
A review of the singer's latest CD, Bomb in a Birdcage…
—Mon Oct. 12, 2009 6:00 AM PDT -
Music Monday: Review: The Waitiki 7, Adventures in Paradise
This new band has a great old sound: tiki torches…
—Mon Sep. 21, 2009 6:52 PM PDT -
Music Monday: Review: Wheedle's Groove, Kearney Barton
This album brings the Seattle funk scene to great…
—Mon Sep. 14, 2009 12:35 PM PDT -
Music Monday: Review: Vivian Girls, Everything Goes Wrong
Brooklyn's girl group brings new edginess to old boy…
—Mon Sep. 7, 2009 4:00 AM PDT -
Music Monday: Review: Adrian Quesada's Coconut Rock
Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada combine rock-…
—Mon Jul. 27, 2009 5:00 AM PDT -
Music Monday: Review of Gone: The Promises of Yesterday, by 24-Carat Black
Finally freed, 24-Carat Black's follow-up to
—Mon Jul. 13, 2009 5:00 AM PDT -
Music Monday: Best Crisis Ever
Like Beck? You'll love ApSci's second album.
—Mon Jul. 6, 2009 5:00 AM PDT -
Music: Those Darlins
Not a country music fan?…
—Thu Jun. 25, 2009 8:00 AM PDT -
Marcio Local's Adventures in Samba Soul
It's not cerebral music, but these Brazilian love…
—Wed May. 27, 2009 7:00 AM PDT -
Music: Headstunts
The Datsuns.
—Fri May. 1, 2009 7:00 AM PDT -
Music: Songs in the Night
This debut album from Samantha Crain and the Midnight…
—Thu Apr. 23, 2009 11:33 AM PDT -
Music: Country Club
John Doe and The Sadies handle these classic-country…
—Sun Apr. 19, 2009 8:08 AM PDT -
Music: Welcome to Mali
Amadou & Mariam
—Fri Mar. 20, 2009 10:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Goodnight Oslo
Robyn Hitchcock's second album with the Venus 3 riffs…
—Wed Feb. 18, 2009 4:05 PM PST -
Music Review: It's Not Me, It's You
Lily Allen's latest album skewers bigots and substance…
—Wed Feb. 18, 2009 4:03 PM PST -
Music: Habeas Corpus
Poli-rock band Living Things offers up a soundtrack…
—Wed Feb. 18, 2009 4:00 PM PST -
Music: Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
The Bird and the Bee
—Fri Jan. 23, 2009 12:00 AM PST -
Music: Noble Beast
Andrew Bird's latest album handily displays his post…
—Fri Jan. 16, 2009 12:00 AM PST -
Music: Alligator Purse
BeauSoleil's Cajun swamp-guitar sound lets the good…
—Fri Jan. 16, 2009 12:00 AM PST -
Music Review: Heart On
More odes to self-gratification from the Eagles of…
—Tue Oct. 21, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Does You Inspire You
Caroline Polachek, Chairlift's deadpan singer, elevates…
—Mon Oct. 20, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Make the Road by Walking
Menahan Street Band's tangy instrumentals make this…
—Thu Oct. 16, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Dirt Don't Hurt
Britain's Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs spew weird…
—Thu Oct. 16, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Here With Me
The characters in Jennifer O'Connor's folky fourth…
—Sat Aug. 23, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Cold Fact
First released in 1970, this album should spark a…
—Sat Aug. 23, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: The Rhumb Line
Ra Ra Riot's first full-length album is a burst of…
—Fri Aug. 15, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Chemical Chords
Stereolab's latest album finds the sextet in a friendly…
—Fri Aug. 15, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Season of Sweets
Modey Lemon. Birdman.
—Tue Jul. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Exit Strategy of the Soul
Ron Sexsmith's brooding introspection is the perfect…
—Tue Jul. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Two Men With the Blues
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis.…
—Tue Jul. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Diamond Hoo Ha
Supergrass. Astralwerks.
—Tue Jul. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Pershing
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.…
—Thu May. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Warchild
Emmanuel Jal. Sonic360/Fontana/Universal
—Thu May. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: Stronger
Carlene Carter. Yep Roc.
—Thu May. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PDT -
Music Review: B.I.P.P.P.: French Synthwave 1979-85
Various Artists. Everloving.
—Sat Mar. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PST -
Music Review: Transnormal Skiperoo
Jim White. Luaka Bop.
—Sat Mar. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PST -
Music Review: Everywhere at Once
Lyrics Born. Anti-.
—Sat Mar. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PST -
Music Review: The Hands
The Hands. Selector Sound.
—Sat Mar. 1, 2008 12:00 AM PST -
Time For Heroes: The Best Of The Libertines
The Libertines. Rough Trade.
—Thu Jan. 17, 2008 12:00 AM PST -
Mutantes Live: Barbican Theater, London, 2006
Os Mutantes. Luaka Bop.
—Thu Jan. 17, 2008 12:00 AM PST -
45:33
LCD Soundsystem. DFA.
—Thu Jan. 17, 2008 12:00 AM PST -
Bettye LaVette: The Scene of the Crime
Bettye LaVette. Anti-.
—Wed Oct. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Foo Fighters: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters. Roswell/RCA.
—Wed Oct. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Nellie McKay: Obligatory Villagers
Nellie McKay. Hungry Mouse.
—Wed Oct. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Steve Earle: Washington Square Serenade
Steve Earle. New West.
—Wed Oct. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs
Shivaree's sultry chanteuse, Ambrosia Parsley, debunks…
—Fri Aug. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
Members of the B-52's, Le Tigre, and Motown cult favorites…
—Fri Aug. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
100 Days, 100 Nights
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Daptone.
—Fri Aug. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Challengers
The New Pornographers. Matador.
—Fri Aug. 31, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
A Year In The Wilderness
John Doe. Yep Roc.
—Sat Jun. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Chinese Boxes
Kim Richey. Vanguard.
—Sat Jun. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Rise To Your Knees
Meat Puppets. Anodyne.
—Sat Jun. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Blackwing Yalobusha
The Moaners. Yep Roc.…
—Mon Apr. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Gutterfly: The Original Soundtrack
Lifesavas. Quannum Projects.…
—Mon Apr. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Momento
Bebel Gilberto. Six Degrees.…
—Mon Apr. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Traffic and Weather
Fountains of Wayne. Virgin.…
—Mon Apr. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT -
Alright, Still
Capitol.…
—Thu Mar. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST -
State of Grace
The Holmes Brothers. Alligator.
—Thu Mar. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST -
Phantom Punch
Astralwerks.…
—Thu Mar. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST -
VietNam
Kemado.…
—Thu Mar. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST -
The Bird and the Bee
The soundtrack for the next hipster lounge revival…
—Mon Jan. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST -
RoadKillOvercoat
L.A.…
—Mon Jan. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST -
Ys.
Joanna Newsom. Drag City.…
—Mon Jan. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST -
The Town and the City
Los Lobos. Hollywood/Mammoth.
—Wed Nov. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
Bare Stripped Naked
Bettie Serveert. Minty Fresh.
—Wed Nov. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
The Longest Meow
Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminals Starvation League.…
—Wed Nov. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
Yell Fire!
Michael Franti and Spearhead. Anti—
—Fri Sep. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
The Complete Reprise Sessions
Gram Parsons. Rhino.
—Fri Sep. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label
Various Artists. Numero Group.
—Fri Sep. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
The Boxing Mirror
—Sat Jul. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Springtime Can Kill You
Jolie Holland. Anti- Records.…
—Sat Jul. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
The Obliterati
—Sat Jul. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
20/20
Dilated Peoples. Capitol
—Mon May. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
People Gonna Talk
James Hunter. Rounder/Go.
—Mon May. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
A Blessing and a Curse
Drive-By Truckers. New West
—Mon May. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Other People's Lives
Ray Davies. V2
—Wed Mar. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Neko Case. Anti-
—Wed Mar. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
Long Walk to Freedom
Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Heads Up
—Wed Mar. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
The Vagabond
Speech. Bluhammock.
—Sun Jan. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
This Bird Has Flown
A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles’…
—Sun Jan. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
Alive & Wired
Old 97’s. New West.
—Sun Jan. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
King Britt Presents Sister Gertrude Morgan
Ropedope.
—Thu Dec. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
All One
Krishna Das. Triloka/Artemis.
—Thu Dec. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
The Sights and Sounds of Esquivel!
Esquivel! Bar None.
—Tue Nov. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
At Carnegie Hall
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane.…
—Tue Nov. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
Road to Rouen
Supergrass. Capitol.
—Tue Nov. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited
The 101ers. Astralwerks.
—Thu Sep. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
Early 21st Century Blues
Cowboy Junkies. Zoe/Latent.
—Thu Sep. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
eels. Vagrant.
—Fri Jul. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
Blink the Brightest
Tracy Bonham. Zoe
—Fri Jul. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
Motivational Speaker
Alvin Youngblood Hart. Artemis/Tone-Cool.
—Fri Jul. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
Martha Wainwright
Martha Wainwright. Zoe.
—Sun May. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
A Healthy Distrust
Sage Francis. Epitaph.
—Sun May. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
Grant Street
Sonny Landreth. Sugar Hill.
—Sun May. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT -
Lifeline
Iris DeMent. Flariella
—Thu Mar. 3, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge
Charanga Cakewalk.Triloka
—Tue Mar. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
Dark Snack
The Moaners. Yep Roc
—Tue Mar. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
Ambush
Maroons. Quannum Projects
—Sat Jan. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
Lafayette Marquis
C.C. Adcock. Yep Rock
—Sat Jan. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST -
End of the World Party (just in case)
Medeski Martin & Wood. Blue Note.
—Mon Nov. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
Street Signs
Ozomatli. Concord.
—Mon Nov. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
In the World of Him
Sally Timms. Touch and Go.
—Mon Nov. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
Happenstance
Rachael Yamagata. RCA Victor.
—Wed Sep. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto. Six Degrees.
—Wed Sep. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
To Tulsa and Back
J.J. Cale. Sanctuary.
—Wed Sep. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
The Ride
Los Lobos. Hollywood.
—Thu Jul. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
Knackebrod Blues
Louise Hoffsten. Memphis International.
—Thu Jul. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
In Exile Deo
Juliana Hatfield. Zoë.
—Thu Jul. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
Misery Is a Butterfly
—Sat May. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
Simple Truths
—Sat May. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
Neighborhood Watch
—Sat May. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT -
Raise Your Spirit Higher
Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Heads Up.
—Mon Mar. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
A Fix Back East
Tarbox Ramblers. Rounder.
—Mon Mar. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
Leona Naess: An Edgy King
British folk-pop singer Leona Naess' haunting, yet…
—Thu Jan. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
Steve Earle, Public Figure
Musician Steve Earle's whirlwind public life is captured…
—Thu Jan. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
California's Japanese Rap Star
Lyrics Born's latest addition to West Coast hip-hop…
—Thu Jan. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
The Gospel According to Charlie
The rowdy Rev.
—Thu Jan. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST -
An Instrumental Revival
Los Straitjackets offer a throwback sound, but they…
—Sat Nov. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
An Icon's Final Offering
June Carter Cash leaves us an album for the ages.
—Sat Nov. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
Tate's Soul Triumph
Howard Tate is back, and he still has what it takes…
—Sat Nov. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
Reveling in Rhyme
The Lifesavas offer a welcome tonic of joyous rap.
—Mon Sep. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
Recalling an Underrated Master
A collection of unreleased tracks showcases Johnnie…
—Mon Sep. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
Misfits, Celebrated in Song
Chronicling the lives of misfits, the Drive-By Truckers…
—Mon Sep. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
Blues Rock, Without Boundaries
Southern sounds, freewheeling and feeling good.
—Tue Jul. 15, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
Folk, Revived
Songs from the '60s, relevant today.
—Tue Jul. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
A Legend, Still Growing
A Weather Report veteran at his gimmick-free best.
—Tue Jul. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
Bring the Dub Come
King Tubby. | Heartbeat/Rounder.
—Thu May. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
In the Beginning ...
Townes Van Zandt. | Compadre.
—Thu May. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
Evolve
Ani DiFranco. | Righteous Babe.
—Thu May. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PDT -
Mambo Sinuendo
Ry Cooder and Manuel Galbán.…
—Sat Mar. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
Failer
Kathleen Edwards. | Zoë.
—Sat Mar. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
Beat Avenue
Eric Andersen. | Appleseed.
—Sat Mar. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
Power in Numbers
Jurassic 5. | Interscope.
—Wed Jan. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
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Sigur Rós | MCA.
—Wed Jan. 1, 2003 12:00 AM PST -
Spiritual People
Speech. | iMusic.
—Fri Nov. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PST -
Elastic
Joshua Redman. | Warner Bros.
—Fri Nov. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PST -
Dressed in Black & Kindred Spirits
Dressed in Black. Various Artists. | Dualtone.…
—Fri Nov. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PST -
Higher Ground
The Blind Boys of Alabama | Real World Reviewed By…
—Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT -
Daybreaker
Beth Orton | Astralwerks
—Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT -
In Violet Light
The Tragically Hip | Rounder
—Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT -
Rise Above
Various Artists | Sanctuary
—Sun Jan. 6, 2002 12:00 AM PST
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