The Best CDs of 2005

Welcome to the annual Lullaby Pit “Best of” list. And damn, what a year. The Slammy: CD of the Year Jeffrey Dean Foster – Million Star Hotel

22 Questions with Jeffrey Dean Foster

Jeff Foster’s first band, The Right Profile, remains one of the three best bands I ever saw that never “made it.” They managed a remarkable balance of verve and melancholy, moving easily between house-shakers like “Shacktown Road” and hauntingly beautiful ballads like “Underneath the Window.” I once saw them take the stage in front of [...]

The Best CDs of 1999

From a creative standpoint, the popular music industry has been on life support for some years, but I may well remember 1999 as the year when we finally pulled the sheet up over its head. There was a lot of fine music produced and released, but unless you had the time, energy, and determination to [...]