All-star tribute to legendary country soul singer-songwriter When country soul singer-songwriter Arthur Alexander passed away in 1993 at the age of 53, he was in the middle of a comeback that finally saw him recognized and rewarded for his songwriting […]
I’ve been doing this writing-about-music thing for about eight years, so I guess I can now safely admit (without fear of completely derailing my career) that I really don’t enjoy reviewing albums. Climbing behind a bullyhorn to praise or damn […]
I apologize for the radio silence this past week. Public schools had Veterans’ Day off, and on Sunday I decided I’d simply ignore any and all obligations. That meant lots of work for my real job on Monday and catch-up […]
Head west on Highway 54 out of Chapel Hill, NC and you’ll find The Kraken. It is a bit off the beaten path for Chapel Hill hipsters drawing an older than college age crowd and the dogs, the jars of pink pickled […]
I’m currently working my way through Neil Young’s memoir, Waging Heavy Peace. It’s nearly 500 pages long, all over the place chronologically and thematically, mixing the tedious with the inspired and inspiring… So he’s not risking any law suits for making books that […]
The Legacy CD/DVD set We Walk the Line proves that The Man in Black “came around” consistently throughout his career. Now his fellow artists have, and on this night their collective chemistry was something to behold, perhaps a matter of […]
Junior Brown is the interview guest on episode 115 of the Americana Music Show. Junior Brown talks about the triple meaning behind the name of Volume Ten, his new “pedal guit-steel”, and his tribute to Buddy Charleton. Plus music from The Longest […]
If anyone has taken the title of Dylan’s classic song, “Forever Young” to heart, it’s Noel Paul Stookey. For the last 50 years he has been best known as Paul of the popular folk trio, Peter, Paul & Mary. In […]
Pete Pawsey from Radar’s Clowns of Sedation is the featured guest on episode 114 of the Americana Music Show and he talks about knowing “different hymns from y’all,” his Stones/Muscle Shoals moment, and the importance of Sippie Wallace. Plus music from […]
Julie Doiron’s musical style can be a bit restless: even if she describes her lyrics as being “all about heartbreak” the sound can vary from hard fuzzed out guitars and driving beats like the ones that open side two of 2009’s I Can […]
