“Para” by Calexico Fair warning: this is a dark song, and by extension, a dark post. I remember the exact moment this song got through to me, not just because it happened last week, but also because it was a […]
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I didn’t watch the Grammys this year. I’ll just say that first. I did, however, watch the pre-telecast, which was sufficient, since I got to see Janis Ian (whom I love), and John Fullbright performed. The recipients of all the […]
Eric Johnson’s new release “Up Close – Another Look” is a strange album on two grounds. First, it is not that new – it is a reprise for Europe of a CD released in North America in 2010, simply called […]
The Revelers play an active part in the Cajun Mardi Gras, an event often associated with New Orleans that takes on a completely different feel in Acadiana. There are no beads, no parades, just a down home country feel in […]
Sorry. I just feel the need to spew this out… This year, more than ever, the Grammys have become their own genre, and it’s not good. It seems no matter which category came up this year, everyone who won presented […]
I made it through the first thirty-four minutes before I turned the channel to a rerun of COPS and then enjoyed the mid-season debut of Walking Dead. I’ve promised myself not to be snarky about the Grammys this year; it’s […]
On episode 127 of the Americana Music Show, Amanda Cevallos talks to Rick Cornell about singing Tejano music, her Doug Sahm show, playing the Broken Spoke and why she wears a cowboy hat. Plus blues rock from The Delta Saints, […]
On episode 126 of the Americana Music Show, Mary Gauthier talks about the joy of house concerts, the sugar cane industry, hobo kings, and her song about the wheel of eternity. Plus evangelical rock from Crankshaft and the Gear Grinders, […]
Justin Townes Earle, supported by Robert Ellis Annandale Hotel, Sydney, Sunday, 2pm, February 10th, 2013 The Annandale, in Sydney’s inner west, typifies Australia’s pub music scene. Bands like AC/DC and Midnight Oil cut their teeth in places like this. The […]
Out in Hollywood, all the pretty people were swirling down the red carpet. Decked out to be seen, glittering and sparkling, heels that theaten nosebleeds or spinal injuries, clothing folded like origami armor or barely there to catch the eye. […]
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