There are certain records that should be listened to on those long nights when sleep refuses to come; the nights when the only antidote to your loneliness seems to be quiet, reflective songs and a comforting, understanding voice. These are […]
My friend has taken to introducing me as her “friend with a Ph.D. in music, but whenever I go to her house, she doesn’t have any music playing!” The other day, I was listening to an interesting program on CBC […]
John Doe stopped by the City Winery in NYC in December and continued to explore Americana. Along with long time pal Cindy Sherman and a pedal steel player as well as drummer and guitarist, John put on a vigorous show […]
Some shows are meant to happen. Our good friend Mary had tipped us off that The Sadies would be appearing at The Bowery Ballroom. For those of you who don’t live in Manhattan it’s venue where cool bands come to […]
www.letusmakearecord.com Some time ago, my friend Matt and I walked a stretch of train tracks to an old railroad bridge. It was around 10:30 at night. We planned on hopping a train and riding it the 15 miles or so […]
The lineup for Australia’s Bluesfest is complete, with John Forgerty joining the top of the bill. Other late additions to the Easter event include Ziggy Marley, David Bromberg, Canned Heat and veteran soul/gospel singer, Candi Staton. In truth, the top of the […]
Rob PicottWelding Burns(independent) Admittedly I’m playing a bit of catch-up here, because technically Welding Burns was released at the tail end of 2011. Still, this time next year, anyone reading this can feel free to remind me that I predicted […]
Many of you know by now I’ve spent the last year or so studying the life of Zilphia Horton and the evolution of the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee for a book-length biography. I’ve got a ways to go yet, […]
Originally published at MoonRunners “Miracles appear in the strangest of places,” as Willie said. Today, while we were on a pointless excursion in town, my brother decided he wanted to visit one of our local pawnshops and check out some guns. […]
Mark your iCals: JTE’s new album, Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, will be out March 27th. A trailer for the album made by Joshua Black Wilkins is posted at Justin’s site, along with a free download of […]
