January 1997

By the time you read this, Cicero’s will be closed. At first glance, it could be any indie bar — a gloomy, cement-lined shoebox, rank with Bud, tobacco, and stale water; what little panache it had was derived from a […]

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A honky-tonker who plays a Bakersfield brand of country, Chicago songwriter Robbie Fulks was backed for this show by a fantastic supporting cast: Tuey Connell (guitar/banjo), Mark Edelstein (standup bass) and Dan Massey (drums). Whether they were playing a number […]

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Look up the noun “dive” in the dictionary, and there’s a picture of a place much nicer than Chapel Hill’s Local 506. The long and narrow club, with its exposed duct work and bizarre murals, looks like it was designed […]

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Tradition runs deep as a wagon rut at the Broken Spoke. In fact, it’s hard to express a thought relative to “Th’ Spoke” without using the word “tradition.” Tires crunch on loose stones as cars dodge the potholes in the […]

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When No Depression last visited with Marlee MacLeod back in the second issue, she spoke of “playing for six to 10 people a night” and “converting the nation three people at a time.” She was still at it on this […]

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Alternative-country artists visit the Cincinnati area all too rarely, so it was a real treat to catch a double bill featuring these two talented songwriters, who have turned out heartfelt and original country gems that shine without the need of […]

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Louise Seger would scrimp on groceries for a month to be able to don her red cowboy boots and yellow fringed skirt and go see the Northlight Theatre’s Chicago production of “Always…Patsy Cline”. Seger became Cline’s most famous fan with […]

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Framed against a backdrop of heavy steel duct work and red brick and mortar that recalled their late, great hometown club the Flying Buffalo, the Athens, Ga. trio Vigilantes of Love seemed eerily at home at the New York date […]

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