As Nodepression.com’s Top 50 Albums poll proves, 2013 was a banner year for roots-oriented music. Since several bloggers have already posted their top albums of the year, I’ll use my initial blog entry to reveal my ten favorite songs. The competition […]
To celebrate the 2013 release of: Townes Van Zandt, “Sunshine Boy”, I thought I would tell you my personal story and experience with Townes Van Zandt instead of reviewing the new CD collection although it is very good and I […]
By Ted Slowik I’m 48 years old, and last week I started taking guitar lessons. I remember I did take a few guitar lessons once before, in 1980, when I was 15. Our parents made us all take piano lessons, […]
Welcome to part 2 of the New Years Eve Episode of the HAPCast. Jay Rogers returns to co host as we delve deep into the Athens music scene. Dangfly! talks about their new album “Goodluck Curiosity”, getting out on the […]
This year in music was all about playing favorites. Oh, occasionally a few artists who were a delightful pleasure to hear for the first time managed to move in among the familiar faces. But, for the most part, this top […]
Some from 2013 that left an impression – in no particular order: St Paul and the Broken Bones – old school soul The Lone Bellow – beautiful harmonies Johnny Rawls – Remembering O.V. – a special tribute to one of the best Leo […]
This was the year I came home to the Front Range music scene. I went out—as much as my new job and my middle age preference for napping permitted—to see live music. I went out to see Halden Wofford & the […]
No question here, “Cotton Mouth Man” soars over the competition. The sound is right, and why wouldn’t it be from one of the great harp players of all time. His pedigree as member of one of Muddy’s bands says it […]
There are no two ways about it, 2013 was the year of Jason Isbell. He toured everywhere to support Southeastern, and Terry Gross of NPR’s “Fresh Air” devoted an entire hour-long show to an interview and some live performances. It […]
A too-small helping of singer-songwriter brilliance Given the wealth of Paul Simon’s catalog, both in concert with Art Garfunkel and solo, and given the many reconfigurations and reiterations of this material issued on vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD and digital download, […]
