As Cesar Rosas counted off — “Uno, dos, one, two, tres, cuatro!” — and Los Super Seven (well, Los Super Eleven at that point) launched into its frenetic encore of “Wooly Bully”, it was enough to make even the most […]
As Cesar Rosas counted off — “Uno, dos, one, two, tres, cuatro!” — and Los Super Seven (well, Los Super Eleven at that point) launched into its frenetic encore of “Wooly Bully”, it was enough to make even the most […]
After playing Friday and Saturday in the main room at First Avenue opening for Twin Cities darlings the Jayhawks, Philadelphia misfits Marah ventured next door to the intimate 7th Street Entry later Saturday night to play their third gig in […]
There’s a little piece of heaven out in the Hill Country west of Austin on Willie Nelson’s sprawling ranch, a place where the earth and the sky seem to blend into one perfect panorama. Perched on the top of a […]
It took me a lot longer to get to rural Kelseyville than I thought it would. When I finally entered the Konocti Harbor Classic Concert Showroom, a fight had already broken out and been subdued. The comedian had finished his […]
Maybe the biggest news to come out of this year’s North By Northwest conference was the end of local acid-bluegrass supergroup Golden Delicious, which is gradually winding down its career over the last few months of 1998 with little fanfare. […]
Katy Moffatt’s Sunday night set at Atlanta’s venerable Blind Willie’s had two-thirds of the makings for a great show: a sophisticated singer-songwriter, and an intimate venue, perfect for showcasing her subtle talents. Unfortunately, the final (and perhaps most important) ingredient, […]
Down On The Farm has for many years been the most important event in Norway for music spanning the borders between rock and country. Now in its eleventh year, the festival has grown from little more than a party for […]
You won’t find E-Town on a map. No Colorado road signs direct tourists to Boulder’s environmental opry. In fact, E-Town doesn’t even have to be in Boulder. Nick and Helen Forster happen to live in town and record most of […]
Five years ago, Minnesota native Mike Nicolai jumped on an Amtrak train departing Minneapolis in search of something new. With only 200 bucks and a ten-song demo tape in his pocket, the former member of Minneapolis rock band the Draghounds […]
I’d heard stories for years about how Lyle Lovett had written for the Texas A&M student newspaper, The Battalion, during his college days in the late 1970s. Kathleen McElroy, another former Aggie I’d worked with at the Austin American-Statesman in […]
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