Here’s a video of a song called “Boarding Pass” from the Railsplitters, one of the more auspicious new bluegrass groups I’ve heard in a while. The Boulder, Colorado quartet—Lauren Stovall, Dusty Rider (real name!), Peter Sharpe and Leslie Ziegler—are all […]
Blue Rodeo are about as close to musical royalty as exists in Canada. It was only a couple of days prior to this—the first show of a national tour in support of the band’s new album In Our Nature—that the band’s […]
I’ll never forget the time Joliet/Lockport bluesman Twist Ferguson changed my life. It was early 2012, as best I can recall. This happened down at the River Club on Railroad Street in Joliet, Illinois, on the west bank of the […]
Just in case you thought things were getting dudely in here, go ahead and treat yourself to Miracle Temple. There’s a reason I picked this to be one of the top albums of 2013. It’s grand and passionate and beautiful, […]
“When Lucinda-Cindy, then-was six years old she was putting words together on paper. For a first-grade project she wrote a poem and surrounded it by delightful multicolored designs. The teacher didn’t know where to put it, the only two categories […]
Originally written for the Bluegrass Situation Songwriting takes many forms. Sure, in the realm of Americana music, “songwriting” typically refers to the thing most people do with an acoustic guitar, a voice, and their sense of poetry. But, in many areas […]
I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I wanted to make sure I did it right. Many of you are aware that Phil Everly of the hugely influential and great Everly Brothers died two days ago. […]
Conversations with my brothers are always interesting. The middle brother, the scientist, has strong opinions and is known for declarative statements like, “The internet is the most powerful tool ever invented!” “There is no way we’ll all be wiped out […]
“All of my songs are written from the heart” confesses singer, songwriter, recording artist and poet Steve O’Connor. “Some from pure experience…others from keen observation.” In a musical landscape thoroughly fractured by way of multiple streaming outlets, massive media libraries […]
2013 was not a particularly musical year for me – a few less concerts, a few less must-haves scratched onto my album shopping list. However despite my slowdown in music listening, I did find that there was no shortage of […]
