R.I.P.: Irish music star Tommy Makem died in New Hampshire August 1 after a long battle with lung cancer. He worked with the Clancy Brothers and Liam Clancy during and after the folk boom, and is associated with “Red Is […]
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THE THESIS statement driving this two-disc set is presented in colorful if not somewhat outdated (perhaps appropriately so) terms by compiler David Wells: Received wisdom is that, like some blowsy barmaid, pub rock was pretty appealing after a few pints, […]
Part carnival, part treasure hunt and part endurance test, Bonnaroo 2007 was hot, dusty, and a little hard to get a handle on. The standard line on the sixth edition of the supersize mid-Tennessee music fest was that it marked […]
It’s been a half-century since Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton founded Stax Records in an old South Memphis movie house, and Concord Records, the historic soul label’s current owner, has been making the most of the anniversary with some high-profile […]
For too large a chunk of the past decade, throat cancer had limited Levon Helm to sitting in on drums with a variety of bands. So it’s been one unexpected, serendipitous kick that this much-loved, unmistakable Arkansas-side Delta voice has […]
Of all the reunions announced these recent years, none was more unexpected than the second coming of Blue Mountain. During the glory years of alt-country — after Uncle Tupelo and before, say, Jenny Lewis — Blue Mountain released five studio […]
Most every decent-sized city has one: a summer concert series with an apparent emphasis on acts from the “Where Are They Now?” file. So far this summer, Raleigh’s biweekly series has featured Firehouse and the Romantics, and Night Ranger was […]
After opening at arenas for the likes of John Mayer earlier this year, one would think Brett Dennen would be capable of putting on a very engaging live show. Notwithstanding the adoration of a few throngs of college-aged coeds, Dennen […]
“We’re mentally preparing for a storm of sorts,” says Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, referring to his upcoming performance at the Glastonbury Festival. He might as well have been talking about the release of his full-length debut, The End Of History. […]
Along with pianist Floyd Cramer and guitarist Chet Atkins, tenor saxophonist Boots Randolph helped define Nashville as the home of a no-nonsense, casual yet superhuman approach to music-making that still holds today, although in inflated form. As a session man, […]
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