Dan Kening

Freddy Jones Band The Freddy Jones Band (Poor Boy) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) On their self-titled debut CD Chicago`s Freddy Jones Band show signs of transcending the ''Deadhead'' label some have unfairly saddled...

Rory Block Ain`t I a Woman (Rounder) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Although somewhat schizophrenic, Rory Block`s ''Ain`t I a Woman'' may just be her most satisfying album in a career that dates to...

Johnny Winter Hey, Where`s Your Brother? (Pointblank) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) He may be closing in on 50, but blues-rock guitarist Johnny Winter shows no signs of mellowing out on his second album...

Archie Roach Charcoal Lane (Hightone) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) For sheer pathos it would be hard to top ''Charcoal Lane,'' the debut album by Australian Aboriginal Archie Roach. While the more politically-correct ''Down...

Grayson Hugh Road to Freedom (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 As impressive as Grayson Hugh`s 1989 debut album ''Blind To Reason'' was, ''Road To Freedom'' represents a quantum leap beyond it. While...

Shawn Colvin Fat City (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 It`s been three years since her Grammy-winning debut album, ''Steady On,'' but singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin makes the wait more than worthwhile on her...

It used to be that a country music concert was about music, leaving the theatrics and special effects to the rock `n` rollers. Not any more. In her 90-minute show...

Mac McAnally Live and Learn (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 A storyteller par excellence with a keen poetic streak and a honey voice that recalls James Taylor`s, McAnally`s seventh album might be...

Glenn Frey Strange Weather (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)1/2 It may be cynical to call ''Strange Weather'' Glenn Frey`s social-consciousness album, but that`s an apt description of his fourth solo album since the...

Dave Hole Short Fuse Blues (Alligator) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2 Blues is truly global music these days, so it shouldn`t be a surprise to encounter slide guitar whiz Dave Hole, who has spent...