Steve Earle and the Dukes and Duchesses Sage Gateshead. 26 October 2011 Alan Harrison Tonight’s concert, in the acoustically perfect Sage Music Centre was as good as I’ve ever seen and I’ve been to a lot of gigs in my […]
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In the days of far too many dead notes based on far too few callouses while playing my Dad’s 20+ year old Eterna, Townes Van Zandt was my main inspiration, as I’m sure he was for most acoustic musicians who […]
FTB podcast #138 features the new album by VERLON THOMPSON called Works. Also new music from WHITEHORSE, CHARLIE FAYE and SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB podcasts. Here’s the direct link to listen now! Here is the RSS feed: http://ftbpodcasts.libsyn.com/rss. Download Works from iTunes […]
One woman army Camille Bloom is once again set to take on the world with her fourth full release Never Out of Time. Seattle-based Bloom, a former high school English teacher who not only tours extensively but also runs a rock […]
Ry Cooder is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. He is using his guitar as a megaphone from his bully pulpit on his new release Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down. Cooder, who is best known […]
Before you chastise me for writing a review of Steve Parry in an Americana/Roots website, rest assured this is a different Steve Parry. This Steve Parry’s voice carries a leathery grit that I could best describe as a cross between […]
John Amadon – Seven Stars (Hirngespinst, 2011) Portland singer-songwriter John Amadon is something of a studio rat, holing up to write and record original compositions until they shine with craft. It’s not the airless sound of modern recording, but the […]
I caught Chelsea Crowell’s show at The Slaughtered Lamb in London this past Wednesday. She had just flown in from Ireland after a couple of weeks on the road with her dad, Rodney Crowell. She was in London to play two shows, and from there she was set […]
(originally appeared in Noise Noise Noise, October 2011.) I wrote this article a few days after going to see legendary folk/blues artist Dave Van Ronk with my friend Brendan. Brendan was the one who turned me on to, for lack […]
My tap dance teacher, Dianne, is at the top of my ‘artists I most admire’ list these days. The other day in class, she was experimenting with a riff and couldn’t quite get it the way she wanted. “I wish […]
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