It’s been a tough week in Texas. I’ve just learned that Joe Gracey has lost his battle with cancer. Joe was a central figure in the Austin music scene back in the 70’s – he was a music writer at the […]
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I would love to have known about, and been invited to, the induction of my Dad, the late Hawkshaw Hawkins, into the Hall of Fame in Charleston, WV. You did a GREAT job covering the WWVA history; and, […]
Three days of fantastic singer / songwriters, nice people, wonderful weather, and a relaxing environment – that was the 8th annual Rice Festival of 2011. It was a special day to start — being 11/11/11 with a harvest moon and […]
AmeriCamera is the brainchild of Billy Cioffi (songwriter and guitar player who performed with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, the Shirelles, the Turtles…) and T.R Hummer (who published and edited noted poetry collections). It is an American conversation through its developing tradition, and […]
Great news! Iris DeMent plans to begin recording a new album in December. Saw her perform in Raleigh this summer and roughly one-third of her set was comprised of non-cover songs I had never heard her sing before, so […]
Loving rock’n’roll isn’t about being a devoted fan. I love whole milk, but that’s not why I drive to the store to buy it: I hate having to drive to the store, but I need it, because my […]
Garth Hudson and his wife Maud recently visited Puget Sound for a short concert tour, and left many people bewildered. In a previous life you went to several concerts a month, when those who are now rock and roll dinosaurs […]
It’s been a while since I dug into my review stacks and came out with a round of first listen reviews for you folks, so I decided to have at it this morning. I had to rip myself away from […]
ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival (national broadcast to begin airing November 19th on PBS) Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, Gregg Allman, The Avett Brothers, Amos Lee, Justin Townes Earle and more featured in one hour special (The Avett Brothers perform […]
Click to listen to ‘Plow Through the Mystic’ in its entirety before the Nov. 22 release day. by Elena See, FolkAlley.com I did not want to listen to Jeff Black’s new CD. I was almost dreading it, in […]
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