Just like his legendary father Clifton, C.J. Chenier puts out music that makes you sweat. His latest, Can’t Sit Down,recorded in “one kick-butt session,” according to the liner notes, is high energy dance music that permeates the joints and muscles, […]
Kentucky artists Matt Bauer, Ben Sollee, and Daniel Martin Moore talk about their heritage: Nestled into a circular booth in Seattle’s 100-year-old, local-favorite bar Hattie’s Hat, we’re getting ready to order the chicken-fried chicken, a dish so delicious that it occasioned […]
Alela Diane – Alela Diane & Wild DivineAgnes Obel – PhilharmonicsBlack Joe Lewis – ScandalousBrown Bird – Salt for SaltCharles Bradley – No Time For DreamingDawes – Nothing Is WrongFleet Foxes – Helplessness BluesJames Vincent McMorrow – Early In the […]
Founder and benefactor of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass passed away today due to complications from leukemia. Immense loss for the roots music community. God bless you Warren for your unparalleled generosity.
So saddened to hear that Warren Hellman passed away today at the age of 77 due to complications from leukemia. Mr. Hellman started and pays for the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate park every fall. The festival is […]
Another year over, and here’s what I’ve done… the fourth Gilded Palace Festive Fifteen is with us! You can hear songs from each of the albums on this list on the current edition of the Gilded Palace Radio Show at […]
Yes, I’ve spent years getting my ass kicked in the pit, but I’m a total top-40, commercial dork and sell-out loser when it comes to music. My secret is out. Why are you even reading this? I think it’s time […]
It’s that time of year where critics tend to roll out their annual best-ofs and the marketing machine gears up to pounce on unsuspecting consumers with their seasonal selections. That being the case, I figured why not get in on […]
NYC’s Mud, Blood and Beer have followed up their self-titled debut disc with another dose of guitar-heavy tunes flavored with a touch of twang and jangle on Gone for Good. Mining the usual influences (see interview that follows) several tracks on […]
The V-Roys Sooner or Later By Turnstyled Junkpiled Hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, and led by chief songwriter, guitarist/vocalist, Scott Miller, The V-Roys were once Steve Earle’s prodigal sons and with the release of the compilation, Sooner or Later, it’s […]
