Born from the wreckage of Buffalo Springfield, Poco can rightly claim the distinction of being among the very first bands to make the crossover from rock to country. While the term Americana is bandied about so freely these days, in […]
Born from the wreckage of Buffalo Springfield, Poco can rightly claim the distinction of being among the very first bands to make the crossover from rock to country. While the term Americana is bandied about so freely these days, in […]
Bruce Springsteen In Focus 1980-2012, Debra Rothenberg Like hundreds of thousands of other rabid fans, Debra Rothenberg has had an obsession with Bruce Springsteen for most of her adult life. But unlike most of the others, through her camera, the Fairlawn, […]
I really had no intentions of reviewing this album. Growing up, I loved Alabama, they were one of my favorite bands and I had a huge crush on Randy Owen that started around age 6. So I knew and liked […]
The Texas native released her fourth album (her first one with Mercury Records), Same Trailer Different Park, last month. Although her name might be new to country radio, Musgraves has been making music for several years. After releasing an album in […]
What can I say about this album that hasn’t already been said in any one of the highly acclaimed reviews? Isbell is an architect of words; Southeastern is a monument of carefully constructed stories that spill from his soul, etched with perfect […]
Ruins rise from this land like rotted teeth on a jawbone of rock, circled by crows and the howling wind. It was a long drive from Dublin to the West after two flights and a layover at JFK but we […]
Every year I try and I try to cover the awesomest albums coming out in the folk/roots/world/indie roots/what-have-you genres, and every year I totally miss some great albums and feel bad about it. So this post is my annual tradition […]
This is the latest permutation of an ever-evolving list. It comes with all of the usual caveats. 1. The Muse/ The Wood Brothers/ Southern Ground Artists – This band brings out the horrific fangirl part of me that I try […]
<Disclaimer: any terms of a qualitative nature used in this post represent exclusively my own opinions and in no way purport to assert a general qualitative claim with respect to the intrinsic worth, artistic or otherwise.> That should keep Not-really-that-Easy […]
Q: When you were 10, you were already auditioning for St. Mary’s Choir in Canada. When did you begin to sing? A: When we moved to London from St. Thomas I started a new school. With this new school came […]
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