Twangy, downcast Canadian country Nick Ferrio’s been performing on Canada’s indie country scene for several years, and released his self-titled full-length debut last year. He’s back with a new 45 (and yes, that is a 7″ disc of vinyl that […]
Covering a classic song is risky business. Fans of the original often find the cover version lacking passion and find that the artist or band fails to understand the meaning of the lyrics and this new musical interpretation thus misses […]
We’re back again with our annual guide to the hugely humongous Northwest Folklife Festival, this Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-27, 2013. This is the largest community music festival in the nation, with (last I checked) 800+ bands, 25+ stages, and so […]
My mind’s a jumble. I close my eyes and six million scattered thoughts pass through, pictures of people walking away from my life and others coming in, images of someone I probably just pissed off and song titles and lyrics […]
Stevie Wonder (right) was the main attraction, and deservedly so, while delivering a feel-good message along with solid gold hits by himself, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and the Beatles on Sunday (May 19), the final night of the 2013 Hangout […]
Another unexpected surprise greeted me one morning — who would ever have thought a band from Denmark would have Americana blood coursing through their veins and those veins were strung down the neck of a Danish guitar? Not me. But the opening track […]
Funky soul from 1973, with two bonus tracks After his innovative 1970 debut, Total Destruction to Your Mind, Swamp Dogg (born Jerry Williams, Jr.) continued to cut fine soul albums, despite a lack of big label distribution, chart action or […]
Tuesday night in West Hollywood is as good a night as any to visit the legendary Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard. When you walk through the club’s wooden double doors you enter a room that seems far too small to […]
Americana music, the brilliant singer songwriters, singers and musicians who bring it to life are a passion for this music enthusiast. There is a wonderful eclectic mix of artists who are part of the Americana music scene. Sometimes referred to […]
