Mary Lee Kortes didn’t come to New York City to be a singer. The Whitefish, Montana, native wanted to be a book editor. But jobs in New York’s publishing business are notoriously hard to get. “Look what Jackie O had […]
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Alejandro Escovedo’s music has always crossed many borders, and dealt with issues of families, fathers and children. Which makes him the perfect choice as music composer for By The Hand Of The Father, a theatrical work-in-progress by Los Angeles-based About […]
Going through the motions in style might best describe Neil Young’s solo performance at the Paramount, the first U.S. date of a two-month theater tour. Extremely high ticket prices ($80 for a seat halfway back on the main floor) only […]
When are the Haynes Boys not really the Haynes Boys? When they’re Burn Barrel, apparently. After their debut CD and an acclaimed solo effort from lead singer Tim Easton, the Haynes Boys have teamed up with fellow Ohioan J.P. Olsen […]
A guitar, a picker, a living room. It’s a pretty foolproof combination, whether it involves your neighbor Sally who sounds a little like Lucinda Williams, or your Uncle Scott who swears his old outfit opened for a band who opened […]
The Americana Showcase Night is a regular Tuesday night affair at the Double Door Inn. In the beginning, the Rank Outsiders got together with fellow Charlotte musicians Lenny Federal, David Childers, and Michael Reno Harrell; later, the Willy Evans Trio, […]
It was an early Sunday morning in late February. Tickets for Tom Petty’s seven-night residency at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore were ready to go on sale, and a friend and I were queued up outside a local Ticketmaster outlet. Fourth […]
They really do grow up fast. It’s hard to believe that S.P.I.T.T.L.E. Fest, the Brewery’s annual two-night blowout featuring roots-rockers, country-rockers and other Merle- and Buck-conscious subspecies, is already three years old. Here’s a S.P.I.T.T.L.E. Fest diary; all times and […]
Sending the crowd home after more than three hours of intoxicating music, Butch Hancock advised, “As Townes would say, ‘When you leave out of here, drive real fast, and maybe they won’t catch me.’” The gathering of friends, fans and […]
They ask for your zip code when you buy tickets to the Grand Ole Opry these days, and there’s always a puzzled look when something local is offered up. One of the many virtues of Charles K. Wolfe’s new history, […]
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