Recent Blog Posts
Fri Sep 19, 3:30 PM
Fri Nov 21, 5:39 PM
Fri Nov 21, 5:49 PM
Fri Nov 21, 11:59 AM
Thu Oct 30, 7:37 PM
Fri Nov 21, 3:49 PM
Recent Articles
Recent Articles by Rick Mason
No related articles found
National Features >
SF Weekly
You won't believe the California wine industry's latest new-age craze.
By Joe Eskenazi
Westword
They lived for excitement, but the FBI got the final thrill.
By Joel Warner
Seattle Weekly
Chuck Bundrant built an unlikely seafood empire--with a little help from Alaska Senator Ted Stevens.
By Laura Onstot
Village Voice
How a benevolent billionaire mayor ended up owning us all.
By Wayne Barrett
Outformation
Published on September 03, 2008 at 3:22am
Atlanta's Outformation was formed in 2002 by guitarist Sam Holt, who also continued playing with his other band, Widespread Panic, until last year. As a parting gift, his WP mates collaborated on the simmering title track of Outformation's second album, Traveler's Rest. As might be expected, Rest zeroes in on kudzu-draped grooves laced with tasty work from Holt and his crew, including co-founding bassist Grady Upchurch, and New Orleans drummer Lee Schwartz. There are full-tilt jam-rock forays as well as more ambling country-rock fare, including "Winds," with keen harmonica contributions from longtime Willie Nelson associate Mickey Raphael. In fact, Outfo leans more than a little to the cowboy fringe of Southern rock, including "Toy's Song," a tribute to the Marshall Tucker Band featuring cascading piano colors from C.R. Gruver and Holt's Toy Caldwell-like guitar riffs. Outformation finished up some recording sessions at Mitch Easter's North Carolina studio in July and reportedly comes armed with a new array of songs. With WBPM. 18+.
Sun., Sept. 7, 8 p.m., 2008