In the silence we heard only whispers. Not exactly the response I’d imagined when we chose to put a previously unpublished photograph of two blackface comedians and Hank Williams on the cover of our last issue. In the end, we […]
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Molly Malone’s can be a brutal place to have a gig. Veterans of the tiny stage in this otherwise comfy neighborhood pub in L.A.’s Fairfax district are quick to recommend playing electric, and loud, because unless you’re playing Irish traditionals, […]
It’s not unusual for artists to feel the need to reinvent themselves. Throw in some personal hardships, and you have a story that has been told many times, but still rings true on occasion. For Portland singer-songwriter Fernando Viciconte, the […]
“It’s Just That Simple”, John Stirratt’s high lonesome moment on Wilco’s debut, suggested that singer-songwriter talent in the band ran deeper than frontman Jeff Tweedy. Further recorded proof was a different matter, at least until Stirratt and bandmates Jay Bennett […]
At the time I wrote it, the line was no more than a cursory guess on my part. In wrapping up a review of Neal Casal’s sublime Fade Away Diamond Time in the Winter ’95/’96 issue of this magazine, I […]
Editor’s note: A few months back, I made my first visit to New York’s modest, humble, yet quickly-becoming-famous Lakeside Lounge, a bar co-owned by Eric Ambel, who’s profiled elsewhere in this package of articles about producers. Ambel was gone that […]
Judging from the acts she has shared a stage with, you’d think Amy Rigby might have come straight out of the Nashville songwriter scene. She has opened for Bill Monroe, Dwight Yoakam and James McMurtry, and has been a guest […]
In the last few years, Eric “Roscoe” Ambel has produced a number of alternative country’s brighter hopes. Whether his work epitomizes that sound, or whether it’s just good old rock ‘n’ roll, is difficult to say. The Bottle Rockets, Go […]
Don’t worry if you won’t be able to catch the $2 Pistols anytime soon. According to songwriter and guitarist John Howie, they plan on hanging around for a while. “With this kind of music, we can have this band until […]
“GRAM FEST ’96”, to be held in Joshua Tree, California, has been scheduled for October 26, roughly coinciding with what would have been GRAM PARSONS’ 50th birthday on November 5. The event is being organized by the Joshua Tree Inn, […]
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