When Guy Clark wanted to record “Picasso’s Mandolin” in 1992, he knew just what to cast in the title role — the 1937 Gibson F-5 belonging to Sam Bush, the world’s foremost cubist mandolinist. Who else was he going to […]
When Guy Clark wanted to record “Picasso’s Mandolin” in 1992, he knew just what to cast in the title role — the 1937 Gibson F-5 belonging to Sam Bush, the world’s foremost cubist mandolinist. Who else was he going to […]
A School Of Bluegrass is the title of a two-disc collection of rehearsal and live show recordings released by bluegrass master Doyle Lawson to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his band, and though it wasn’t formally intended to do so, […]
Kelly Hogan took the Solar Culture stage looking like a more voluptuous version of Prince in her tastefully fitted maroon western-cut pants suit. She could’ve taken the show as well. Hogan’s almost peerlessly lyrical and soulful vocal delivery was set […]
There has always been a lingering question whether rock ‘n’ rollers could really mature gracefully, to go on and see their powers — still recognizable as their powers — ripened rather than rusted. It’s possible, definitely. In this rare appearance […]
A cold and drizzly Thursday night found the Barns at Wolf Trap imbued with a bit of an early spring chill. The 18th-century barns — relocated from upstate New York more than 20 years ago and turned into a rustic […]
Appearing self-effacingly bemused as ever, Grant Lee Phillips, the former leader of 1990s alt-pop cult band Grant Lee Buffalo, showcased his considerable talents as a songwriter and singer, keeping the guitar players in the crowd scratching their heads as he […]
One mile from the heart of Atlanta sits the small Cabbagetown neighborhood, its wood-frame shotgun shacks and gritty storefronts a stark contrast to the modern skyscrapers of the city. The community was built around 1880 to house migrants from the […]
“You look good, Alejandro,” singer Nicholas Tremulis said to Alejandro Escovedo, who for a change was attending a South By Southwest concert in the back room of the Mexican cafe Las Manitas instead of hosting one. “Maybe a little too […]
“You don’t know how good it feels to be up here again,” Alejandro Escovedo said a few songs into his first live show in nearly a year. Maybe not, but we could guess. If it was anything like the feeling […]
It took more than twenty years for Angel Dean and Sue Garner to get around to Pot Liquor. The two women, both southerners by birth (Dean grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Garner in Cave Spring, Georgia) first met in […]
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