Josh Halpern, Gary James, James Anderson, Carley Wolf, and Jonathan Konya
Winter
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Winter the Wolf
Winter chomped the doorknob when he was left alone for a few hours. He is a pack animal and doesn't really care to be alone.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Texas Platters - Girlie Action
Austin Chronicle - Margaret Moser
Carley Wolf on her new Set Sail might raise hopes for a few yo-ho-ho's, but there's no bottle of rum here. Wolf's self-styled gypsy folk with a pop spin – cultivated right here in Central Texas since birth – is strong and promising. There's nothing with serious radio punch, but her "Run Into the Sun" has been dance-mixed as a bonus track and adds gypsy violin over a pulse beat effectively.Sunday, November 22, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Review on Collected Sounds!
Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell
Carley Wolf makes her debut with a confident, eclectic set that’s likely to attract many fans.
Opener Gypsy Soul Blues is raucous and fun, Wolf’s vocals set against a cute backing.
Run into the Sun has a sweet melody and a vocal that rapidly makes itself known.
Funeral Pyre is dark and dramatic in a Marissa Nadler way. It’s hushed rather than shouted, but the tension’s there and the sadness palpable.
Whole Hearted Lover is upbeat and lovely and shows off Wolf’s skills at their best.
Her debut’s a real treat.
Review on Blurt-Online!
11/18/2009
Carley Wolf
Set Sail
(self-released)
Americana aficionados may find it faintly ludicrous, if not aggravating, that Norah Jones announces she's ditching MOR pop for roots music and every journalist on the planet wants to lick her piano pedals, but across the land deserving unknowns with far more authenticity and pizzazz than Jones continue to toil as, well, unknowns. I mention this only because (a) Jones is in the news right now; (b) and Austin songstress Carley Wolf has been compared to Jones in past reviews. Not necessarily without cause; at times she shares that same vulnerable, ingénue quality that's guaranteed to melt hearts. And her style touches upon pop, folk, country, jazz and even classical at times - a winning hybrid, just like Jones.
Still, one could do far worse than to take Wolf on her own terms. She terms her music "gypsy folk rock," and the jaunty, strummy opening track is called "Gypsy Soul Blues," so if label we must, those ain't too far off. In fact, "gypsy" may be the operative term here, as Wolf demonstrates her wanderlust across the course of these ten tracks. Abetted by players on loan from the Belleville Outfit, Shotgun Party and The Blue Hit, Wolf shines on such highlights as the gently lilting "Cold Dead Fingers," a countryish ballad reminiscent of some of Alejandro Escovedo's strings-laden compositions; the brushed-percussion, soul-jazz infused title track; and the European-flavored "Whole Hearted Lover," and uptempo blend of swing, blues and café culture. Wolf's a gifted multiinstrumentalist, by the way, playing at various points guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo, pump organ and keyboards.
Throughout, her expressive voice, terminally sexy but with an understated quality that gets under your skin through a slow process of seduction, remains the focus (credit to collaborators and coproducers Steve Collins and Jonathan Konya for recognizing that aural asset). Like her hero Tom Waits (she'll confirm that statement), it's a memorable voice that takes on its own singular identity, and as she charts her life, her loves and maybe even a few losses, too, you'll want to follow her path.
A musical nomad by any estimation, Wolf - like the cover rendering by artist Jet Whitt - proves to be a tempting mystery worth unraveling. Surprises await.
Standout Tracks: "Whole Hearted Lover," "Run Into the Sun," "Cold Dead Fingers" FRED MILLS
Carley Wolf is currently touring with her band The Howls. Dates at her MySpace page: www.myspace.com/carleywolf.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Veteran's Day
Another long day at a busy street corner, holding up a sign
He was only nineteen years old when he was sent to the front lines
A hero to be, fighting for his beloved country
One of the hundreds of thousands of homeless vietnam vets
Asking for any help he can get
Is there anything that you can do, to help get him through
to the next long day of standing on the corner, holding up a sign, asking for help?
He's reaching out to you from the outside
Has no one to turn to on the outside
No one to understand out on the outside
Alone
On the outside
He still remembers how hard it was to leave his only true love
To a brave young soldier constriction called fulfilled his duty only to be blackballed
Now he's asking for your help I know you see him there standing on the corner
He's wearing his purple heart, suffering from post traumatic disorder
You look away and drive as fast as you can, you should know you owe it all to that man
who's standing on the corner holding up a sign asking for help
He's reaching out to you from the outside
Has no one to turn to on the outside
No one to understand out on the outside
Alone
On the outside
There is something about a wild lone wolf he can relate to
Out there on its own, making it alone, howling at the moon.
Awooooooooooo
Monday, November 9, 2009
Whole Wheat Radio!
Check this out!
You can even register and request them to play songs from Set Sail!!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Pilgrilm
This is something my Tio Blas shared with me.
Pilgrim
Your footsteps are the path and only that.
Pilgrim, there is no path, you make a path as you walk.
As you walk you make a path
and when you turn to look back you see the path on which you'll never walk again.
Pilgrim
There is no path only starlight on the sea.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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