American movies have long had a love affair with acoustic, roots music and Americana. Examples are plentiful including Easy Rider, Long Riders, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid to name a few. But none resonate more deeply than two […]
My only opportunity to see the late Vic Chesnutt in person was when the singer opened a show for the Cowboy Junkies in Ottawa some time in the early 90s. I recall that the venue, a repurposed vaudeville house, provided […]
My niece is 14, and she’s been through about a dozen musical evolutions over the past two years. She sang a Taylor Swift song for her middle school talent show. By Christmas of last year, she was digging […]
Seeing John Prine and Old Crow Medicine Show at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta left me wondering what to be most amazed about – the new guys kicking ass, the old guy taking names or the magnificence of the venue. This was my […]
One of the most interesting bands I have come across in recent months is the life partner roots duo Hymn for Her. Though their hometown is listed as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they quite literally live on the road. That is to […]
Cousti are from Glasgow and living the dream they never gave up on. Founding members Billy Baikie, Pete Lamb and Matt Morrow have been together now for the best part of a decade, they have always had a massive enthused […]
The track is called “Accordion”. Please share with everyone and tell us what you think!! Sugar Hill Records is proud to continue its legacy of incredible songwriters with the release of Brian Wright’s House on Fire – due out March […]
A few weeks ago, my wife Annie asked me to go with her to see her friend Melissa’s daughter, Morgana, perform in the School of Rock tribute to Queen. “What?” I said. “You know, ‘School of Rock,’ like the […]
John Sayles, the most significant and influential independent filmmaker of the past 25 years, is adapting Sheila Weller’s 2008 exploration of the lives of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon, “Girls Like Us,” into a motion picture. Katie Jacobs, […]
Reposted from Now This Sound Is Brave: Even though Doc seems to think the only reason to travel through Ohio is some girl, I like Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil. I like them a lot. Hailing from the Muscle Shoals […]
