Chip Taylor News

Country-folk singer Carrie Rodriguez is a vintage red that improves with time. A skilled violinist with girl-next-door tenderness disguising spunky self- possession, Rodriguez essentially served a five-year internship with esteemed Texas songwriter Chip Taylor .

The Americana Music Association has announced their top 100 albums of 2011 based on airplay.

It's not the strongest weekend we've seen here lately, but there are still some worthwhile shows to get out and see.

You might know James Wesley Voight better by his stage name - Chip Taylor . You know, the guy who gained worldwide fame with his hit song "Wild Thing" over forty years ago.

If you prefer music just beyond the mainstream, here's a playlist with highlights from a stack of new albums that have crossed my desk recently.