Active in the often idiosyncratic New York area alt-country scene since 1995, the Demolition String Band moves beyond the city limits with the release of its second disc, Pulling Up Atlantis. Guitarist Boo Reiners offers up the most electrifying electrified […]
fmusivJohn Cohen is best-known as an original member of the New Lost City Ramblers, founders of the modern old-time music movement, with whom he has sung and played string instruments since 1958. Cohen helped bring such legends as Clarence “Tom” […]
Jack McDavid is a well-known Philadelphia restaurateur with a reputation for being, well, let’s just say intense. So Jon Houlon wasn’t sure what to expect when a clearly exercised McDavid called him over after John Train finished its first set […]
The most lasting impression of Jon Dee Graham is his laugh. His is not a lighthearted chuckle, but a full-bellied bellow, a roar of approval and amusement unleashed with an infectious enthusiasm that leaves no doubt about the way he […]
The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show prove that the ancient tones Bill Monroe heard still float through the air in the 21st century, and that some of today’s bluegrass pickers still hear them. Shiflett and his team of musicians […]
“This is a song,” Kasey Chambers tells the audience at Wolf Trap, “that I wrote about all the radio stations around the world who play Britney Spears and not me.” She chuckles at her own joke. The very idea of […]
