In between posting grades online, xmas social obligations, accidental resulting hangovers, I somehow got myself back to my hometown for Christmas. For some reason, this flight proved troublesome for me; I was racing around unable to find my gate while […]
The Unrankable Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas & Bob Dylan – Tempest There are a handful of artists whose new albums are not product to be ranked and dissected and assessed, they are new chapters — scenes, really — in […]
Joe Vazquez, a reporter from CBS 5 TV in San Francisco alerted us to a story that needs your attention. This is real and it’s happening right now. One of our own needs help. Robert Earl Davis, of the Earl […]
Since his death in 1873 at age 26, the musical idea of the indomitable steelworker John Henry has inspired our imaginations. Labor unions, miners and railroad workers, especially, have taken him as their Everyman. As such, the man who “whupped” […]
What is so special about this “One Virginia Night”? Undoubtedly it is the strength of talent that Andrew McKnight assembled for this live performance recorded with his band, Beyond Borders. McKnight can normally be found around the nation playing solo shows […]
From the opening scenes this thing just explodes off the screen. Tina and Ike are in the back of a limo, with Tina telling Ike she wants to go where she wants to go and Ike giving her the chilly pimp glare that intimidated many an […]
It seems like I say it every year – so here goes, another bumper year for Americana releases blah blah. but it’s true! I’ve been sitting on a list of about 50 releases all of which could easily be included […]
Explanatory Note: This list should really be called “10 CDs I had in my possession, listened to regularly and enjoyed for a variety of different reasons.” Hence the extensive qualifiers. 10. Chris Robinson Brotherhood/Big Moon Ritual – a few very […]
Even if the playing on Sterling Koch’s Slide Ruler wasn’t so good, the artist’s oddball selection of some powerful cover tunes is a welcome surprise. For example, the last time we heard steel guitar duo Santo and Johnny Farina’s mesmerizing […]
The state of Minnesota has given America at least two cultural gifts: Bob Dylan, and Garrison Keillor and his Prairie Home Companion radio program. It is also the birthplace of the performer known as Prince, as well as Judy Garland […]
