They say good things come to those who wait…..but 13 years is a long time for Patty Griffin’s followup to “Flaming Red” to be released. Several reasons have been put forth concerning the delay. The two most prevalent include getting lost […]
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Boston’s Barrence Whitfield doesn’t just sing R&B, he assaults it. Whitfield and his band of Savages wage a full-on frontal attack as frightening as it is entertaining, exuding gritty soul wrapped in a garage punk package that packs a wallop. […]
A few months back, I did a couple of days in the studio with Jeff Pehrson and his excellent band, The Fall Risk, as they recorded what they then thought would be their first EP. Originally, this was projected and […]
Another weekend of the annual Newport Folk Festival has come and gone, as the sun set over the Newport harbor and the golden hue settled on the fort, an intense bittersweet feeling overcame me. Sure, I know I will be […]
Today, Miko & The Musket premiere their new single, “On Your Mark.” Taken from their forthcoming self-titled EP, due for release this September, the single is an infectious combination of jazz infused indie-folk, with a subtle R&B undertones. The track […]
The other day while driving deep into the Kanawha River Valley where the ancient Appalachian mountains hug the Kanawha River on my way to Montgomery, West Virginia, I plugged in my iPod and pushed “play” on The Heart’s Swift Foot. […]
It was with some trepidation that I spun Buddy Guy’s latest 2-disc effort, Rhythm & Blues. Not trepidation because Buddy has somehow lost his game; at age 76, he can still lay waste to blues pickers a quarter his age. And […]
“Holeee, you’re a music snob,” said my brother when he met me in the beer gardens Friday night at the Calgary Folk Festival. Taking my five minutes spent on his tarp to hear a Bahamas song before I went to […]
For the third year in a row, we’re excited to team up with our friends at KEXP and the Seattle Center for No Depression Night at the Mural Amphitheater. If you happen to be in or around Seattle, this Friday, Aug. […]
“Folk music” is a funny thing. In the most generalized sense, the phrase refers to the music of the people. In other words, music made by and for the folk. In even other words, all music. As Louis Armstrong said, […]
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