In the wonderful booklet that comes with Keep An Eye On The Sky, the most comprehensive compilation of the semiminal (though often overlooked) Big Star, there’s an in-depth article where Bob Mehr gathers comments from fans, friends and famous supporters […]
Find more photos like this on Americana and roots music – No Depression Gulf Songs Oregon has been presenting a series of benefit concerts this summer around Portland. Lover’s of the music rooted in the gulf areas have been lending […]
In keeping with my recent article on the Urban Americana scene developing in Houston Texas I will review a series of CD projects that support my claim. My review of Matt Harlan – Tips and Compliments was the first review […]
So several of my favorite musicians hail from north of the border folks like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, James Keelaghan and recently I added John Wort Hannum to my collection. Well today I added another I was checking […]
My Journey With John Stewart: Memories of a Lonesome Picker “The rain crow calls to the setting sun The curtain falls on everyone All my love was holy art That I might live within your heart” John Stewart 1939-2008 Over […]
There are certain artists whom I feel most music fans should have at least a passing familiarity with: Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, the Ramones, etc. The list is debatable, of course, and […]
“debts no honest man can pay” playlist – 7/24/10 saturday mornings, 10am-noon est, wgwg 88.3 fm listen online @ www.wgwg.org howlin’ down the cumberland – john hiatt how you like me now – the heavy janglin’ – edward sharpe & […]
We’re proud to welcome the first guest blog from our friend and self-professed hillbilly banjo picker, Clayton Kelly Walter. This blog is a review of the debut CD from old-time wunderkind Frank Fairfield. We’ll let Kelly tell you about it, […]
Find more photos like this on Americana and roots music – No Depression Rosie had played the very same space just one week before on her way north to a swing through southwestern Canada. She and her band liked it […]
The Felice Brothers will be hitting the road again this summer with a stop at the Newport Folk Festival August 1st before heading to Europe for several engagements. Upon their return to the U.S. in September the band will perform […]
