It’s almost always a special treat to see a band that has worked its way up the ladder of success play a hometown gig at a small venue (under an assumed name to keep large crowds at bay). Dallas’ Old […]
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One of the grand cliches of music criticism asserts that the test of a great song is whether it stands up once it’s stripped down to its bare, acoustic rudiments. But, like a lot of cliches, this one tends to […]
“We’re in D, Buddy — we’re playing in D,” Peter Case hollered between songs from the sidestage where he was playing over to the mainstage, where Buddy & Julie Miller were performing at the same time. “We send this song […]
Guitarist Gary Louris and keyboardist Karen Grotberg took the stage alone for the opening song of the encore of this rare small-venue appearance by Minneapolis band the Jayhawks. After the first chords, Louris stopped with a laugh. He’d forgotten the […]
Fans at the 17th annual American Music Festival, held every Independence Day at this suburban Chicago haven for roots music, had plenty to celebrate on a long, hot evening. Not only were they toasting their country’s freedom, they were also […]
It seems there are only four basic rules that govern a Mekons show these days: 1) They will play music. 2) The crowd will lose their minds. 3) Everybody has a good time. 4) Mitch, the roadie, will come out […]
Back when rebellious bands such as New Grass Revival weren’t welcome at some “family” festivals, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival provided a home for collections of like-minded insurgent bluegrass musicians. Now that baby boomers Peter Rowan, David Grisman and NGR’s Sam […]
Fan Fair ’98: A very pregnant Faith Hill is closing her set with her vapid re-make of Janis Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart”. As she mechanically urges the crowd to get up and boogie, Hill sings the song’s chorus — […]
Only on the morning in January 1991, when he summoned paramedics to their trailer, did William Alan Tipton learn that his adopted father, an all but forgotten jazz musician who had settled in Spokane, Washington, was a woman. Happily, Tipton’s […]
Found: Passion Fodder Editor’s note: in ND #16 (July-Aug. ’98), reader Ron Koperdraad of Toronto, Ontario, wrote to inquire about a band called Passion Fodder, whose lineup included Sixteen Horsepower’s current rhythm section of Pascal Humbert and Jean-Yves Tola. Not […]
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