Natural Beardy presents a Pickathon ‘Beardy Session’ with northwest roots duo Cahalen Morrison & Eli West. While wandering about the Pendarvis farm, we spotted this shady nook just far enough away from the Pickathon festivities to capture a debut of their […]
At last, my final entry from the summer travels. As I referenced earlier, I got to see Richard Thompson performing at a nice little venue called The Stables (near and dear to Brit jazzers, from what I was told) […]
Part of Paste & CRAWDADDY! Concert Series NorCal Nights at the Starry Plough, I had the last minute pleasure of seeing Dead Rock West (Cindy Wasserman and Frank Lee Drennen) at this sweet little bar venue less than a […]
Tom Russell named his latest album Mesabi (9/6/11-Shout! Factory) in tribute to Bob Dylan, who was born at the foot of the Mesabi iron range and inspired Tom to become an artist. Tom saw Dylan perform “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna […]
There’s been a lot of celebration for Blue Rodeo’s seminal album, Five Days in July, this summer. This was initiated by the Winnipeg Folk Festival, who asked the band to play the album in its entirety when they appeared at […]
There’s a lot of energy in XXX these days, and I’m not talking about those movies nobody watches that still manage to net millions for Hilton and Marriott. I’m talking about hard-edged country music delivered by a wide array of artists […]
Just to get it out of the way up front, I was on Vevo this week watching Katy Perry videos. You know, some of her songs are catchy, like “Last Friday Night” and “Teenage Dream.” And I like […]
A.A. Bondy Believers(Fat Possum) Having made a drastic detour from his original outfit, the punk/grunge band Verbena, Scott A.K.A. A.A. Bondy has carved himself a comfortable niche as a folk-influenced bard. He’s not the first to take that tack; […]
Telling stories and preserving history through song is a tradition that exists all over the world. I’ve long been drawn to the old ballads of America and Europe—particularly songs of the sea. If I had been a sea-faring man like […]
I have been dreaming of going to Oregon Country Fair for years, and when I finally arrived this summer; the dream did not disappoint. I could likely write a short novel about The Country Fair Experience, but instead I’m just […]
