bolstered in no small part by the drumming of new addition Paul Hanley

Seldom do you hear so much dynamic breadth in a contemporary record

issued on Southern Records

while Chase improvises with percussion over a treated field recording of a ventilation unit on the latter

And in contrast to BUCK GOOTER

JOSH HALPER - Alrightnik TAPE Independent bolstered in no small partBy way of introduction, Nashville guitarist Josh Halper quips, I was raised in Tennessee by a Jewish, New York Deadhead Thats not all you need to know about him, but that curious and compelling combination captures themixture of humor, sorrow and musical virtuosity that ripples throughout Halpers debut album, Alrightnik. Halper is a classically trained guitarist who studied at Belmont University; he spent years playing in local bands like Big Surr,