When Paul Burch was growing up, the single record that made the most impact on him wasn’t what is thought of as roots music. It wasn’t an archival folk recording smelling of dust and shellac, though as a kid Burch […]
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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 […]
Most bands, the good ones anyway, are formed between friends. The motivations to do so, especially in the case of young men, can be as simple as “It’ll be cool” and/or “It’ll make it easier to get girls.” Bands are […]
As long as this issue’s live-reviews section turned out to be — “20% more than the average ‘Miked’ section!!” — I think Grant and I were most disappointed by the one that didn’t pan out: a Don Williams show on […]
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 […]
Sunday, May 24, 1998 I woke up at the crack of dawn — hell, even before the crack of dawn — and headed off to the docks in downtown Seattle to catch the first ferry of the morning (at 5:20am) […]
Hidden away in a remote corner of the Ozark Mountains in north-central Arkansas, the Ozark Folk Center was created in 1973 to preserve and exhibit a way of life that was fading from view. The center features displays on mountain […]
1 Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (Mercury) 2 Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue (Elektra) 3 Dave Alvin, Blackjack David (HighTone) 4 John Fogerty, Premonition (Reprise) 5 Lucinda Williams, self-titled (Koch) 6 Bonnie Raitt, Fundamental (Capitol) 7 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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