JohnHiatt

A-
Dirty Jeans andMudslide
Hymns
NewWest
As he approaches 60, Hiatt
hasnt lost anounce of the
salt-and-vinegar personality
that infuses his songwriting
andhis stinging voice. He still
creates ruggedanthems about
restlessness, love, anger, prog-
ress andtraditionalism. Dirty
Jeans andMudslide Hymns
pops, thanks tocrisp, no-
nonsense productionby Kev-
inShirley. It brims withpo-
tent foot-stomping andhead-
shaking gems, including
DamnThis Town, I Love
That Girl, TraintoBirming-
ham andWhenNewYork
HadHer Heart Broke.
Keb Mo
B+
TheReflection
YolabelleInternational/
Ryko
This is a heart record,
audible comfort foodfor the
soul. BluesmanKeb Mo
weaves a warmblanket of
Americanroots genres intoa
dozentunes that put anR&B
bent onjazz anda country
vibe onthe blues. Working
withguests Vince Gill, In-
dia.Arie, Dave Koz, Marcus
Miller andothers, the man
bornKevinMoore shuffles
throughrhythmic keepers
The Whole Enchilada, My
Babys Tellin Lies andMy
Shadow. His cover of the
Eagles One of These Nights
recasts the song ina quieter,
soulful light.
TheWoodBrothers
B
SmokeRingHalo
SouthernGroundArtists
Inthe WoodBrothers
Americana landscape, rural
funkmerges merrily with
DeepSouthcountry, blues
andjazz. The thirdstudioCD
by Oliver andChris Wood,
along withdrummer Tyler
Greenwell, has plenty of
grooving muscles onShoofly
Pie andWhenI Was Young.
The disc, releasedonZac
Browns label andfeaturing
the country star onback-
groundvocals, has ahome-
grownluster (thankproducer
JimScott) that complements
theWoodsiblings roots
sound.
Alsoavailable Tuesday
TraceAdkins, ProudtoBe
Here (ShowDogUniversal)
Poignant andautobiograph-
ical, thesometimes contro-
versial countrysinger reveals a
softer sideonacoupleof
tracks here.
AntigoneRising, 23Red
(Blackheart/RisingShine)
All-femalerockbandfrom
NewYorkonceagainbanks on
infectious melodies andemo-
tivelyrics on10tunes.
RickBraun, Sings With
Strings (ArtistryMusic)
Best knownfor his smooth
jazztrumpet playing, Braunis
alsoanaccomplishedsinger,
as this newdiscproves.
GreysonChance, Holdon
Til the Night (Geffen)
Another barelyteensensation
makes arecord; theWichita
Falls nativeincludes10tracks
onhis full-lengthdebut al-
bum.
Fountainsof Wayne, Sky
Full of Holes (YepRoc) New
Yorks power-popmasters,
best knownfor the2003
singleStacys Mom, deliver
their fifthstudioalbumsince
1996.
Mat Kearney, YoungLove
(Universal Republic) Nash-
villesinger-songwriter crafts a
CDfull of songs withareturn
toinnocence theme, in-
cludingthefirst singleHey
Mama.
KennyWayneShepherd,
HowI Go(Loud&Proud/
Roadrunner) Blues-rock-
ingsinger andguitarist offers
takes ontunes byBessie
Smith, Albert Kingandthe
Beatles, as well as originals.
MUSICALLY SPEAKING
Hiatt still packs
a punch
CDREVIEWS
MARIOTARRADELL
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SAMANTHAURBANSONLINENOTES
1
Stereogumis honoringtheStrokes influential debut
album, Is This It, originallyreleasedin2001, withatribute
album. Celebratethe10thanniversaryof hits suchas Last
Nite andSomeday withStroked: ATributetoIs This It,
featuringcovers fromWiseBlood, Real EstateandPeter
BjornandJohn. Listenanddownloadfreeat
stereogum.com/stroked.
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TheRipTide, thenewalbumfrom
indie-folk-meets-world-musicbandBeirut, is dueout
inphysical formonAug. 30viafrontmanZachCondons
label, Pompeii Records. Pitchforkis reportingthat the
albumwill bereleaseddigitallymuchearlier, onTuesday.
AlbumtrackEast Harlem is alreadystreamingat
soundcloud.com/revolver-usa.
3
MikeTompkins has coveredsongs includingOwl Citys
Fireflies, Adeles RollingintheDeep andMaroon
5s Misery. Hedoes it all acappellaeverysnaredrum,
guitar melodyandsynthesizer soundis madewithhis
voice. Hes beenfeaturedonTodayandTheEllen
DeGeneres Show, andhejust releasedhis newest video:
Michael Jacksons P.Y.T(PrettyYoungThing). Watchat
youtube.com/user/pbpproductions.
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Canyouhave deepinsights
intoa shallowplay?
DavidMamet looks in-
creasingly like the most over-
soldplaywright inAmerican
theatrical history. Oleannais
one of his most bogus works.
Yet Dallas Actors Labalmost
convinces youtheres some
truthinthere somewhere.
Oleannayieldeda certain
frissonwhenit came out in
1992, inthe wake of Anita
Hills charges of sexual harass-
ment against Supreme Court
nominee Clarence Thomas. In
Mamets drama, a college
professor, John, is tryingto
placateastudent whois failing,
Carol. Sheaccuses himof
improper behavior andhis life
unravels.
KyleLemieux, Patrick
Kellys successor as headof the
dramaprogramat theUni-
versityof Dallas, foundedthe
newDallas Actors Lab. Ole-
anna, its first offering, opened
at Project Xs GreenZoneon
Thursday. Lemieuxplays John,
andNatalieYoungis Carol. UD
graduateJames Mackenzie
directs.
Themost obvious problem
withOleannais that Carol
wounded, browbeatenand
clueless inthefirst scene
grows intoapoised, aggressive
ideologuemuchtooquicklyto
bebelieved. Youngis terrificin
eachmode. Its toomuchto
expect anyactor tomakethe
transitions plausible.
Johnis apedanticfool who
talks over his students head
whenhethinks hes tryingto
communicate. Lemieuxmakes
himall toobelievable. Its
possibletointerpret thechar-
acter withmoreovertones of
sexual interest inthestudent.
Herehes merelyidentifying
toostronglyandtryingtobe
helpful but stupidly.
Inthis production, though,
therearemoments ineachof
thefirst twoscenes that open
thepossibilityof real commu-
nicationbetweenthetwo
characters. Eachis interrupted
byaringingtelephone. You
keepaskingyourself what if the
teacher hadjust let thecall go
tovoicemail. Thesemoments
areworthyof abetter play.
If Oleannawerereallya
playof ideas, audiences could
empathizewithCarol much
moreeasily. Shewins theintel-
lectual debateof thefinal scene
hands down. Incontext,
though, shes just astupidpawn
of aninterest group. Sheand
Johnarebothclueless whenit
comes toreadingthemotives
of humanbeings, whether
themselves or others.
THEATER REVIEW| OLEANNA
New troupe tackles Mamet lite
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Natalie Young
portrays a stu-
dent and Kyle
Lemieux her
teacher in Da-
vid Mamets
Oleanna, the
first production
for Dallas Ac-
tors Lab.
By LAWSON TAITTE
Theater Critic
ltaitte@dallasnews.com
Planyour
life
ThroughAug. 14
at theGreenZone,
161 Riveredge.
Runs 90mins. $15.
214-604-7113.
www.dallas
actorslab.org.
Old Spice Guy
keeps his title
The OldSpice Guy
has wonhis hunk-off
withFabio. Former
football player Isaiah
Mustafa, leadspokes-
manfor the Procter &
Gamble Co. brand, heldoff a playful effort by the Italian
model to become the newOldSpice Guy.
Ina series of videos culminating Thursday, the muscular
pitchmendueledintongue-in-cheek challenges fromone
another andviewers. P&Gsays Mustafa wonbasedoncon-
sumer feedback suchas likes andonline comments.
Heavy setback
Joe Pesci is suing the
producers of Gotti: Inthe
Shadowof My Father for at
least $3million, claiming
his deal was so iron-clad, he
gained30pounds for the
role, only to be toldhe
wasnt wantedanymore.
Pesci says Fiore Films of-
feredhimthe critical role of
Angelo Ruggiero, John
Gotti Jr.s close friendand
enforcer. JohnTravolta
stars as Gotti.
Guilty, but real
Ima real actress
HBO. Shes a publicity-
seeker, a fake actress. Paz de
la Huerta (BoardwalkEm-
pire), referring to Samantha
Swetra (MTVs The City).
De la Huerta pleadedguilty
Thursday to harassment ina
March20confrontation
withSwetra at a bar inNew
York City.
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