KRIS DELMHORST Blood Test (Signature Sounds) Kris Delmhorst’s new release describes a moment of reckoning and centering in the songwriter’s life, and in society as a whole. In her new collection, she acknowledges the weary work of an intentioned life–and […]
The Blasters brought “American Music” back to St. Louis on Sunday night, and like the song says, “it was a howl from the desert (and) a scream from the slums,” with “the Mississippi rollin’ to the beat of the drums” […]
The Americana Music Association’s annual awards show – and the conference and festival which thereby ensue – is easily one of the most interesting, entertaining, and comprehensive events of the year, shedding light on this indescribable style of music we […]
I just paddled in this year’s Great Escape festival, after the immersion of recent years. I knew other commitments would keep me from wandering the streets and bars of Brighton for the full three days, but I had to sign up when the […]
One of my most vivid musical memories involves bellying up at an upstairs bar called Sirens in Port Townsend (Wash.), with the sun gleaming in through a balcony door late on a Saturday afternoon. The beer was dark, the food […]
This week’s episode of Songs On The Wire can be heard world-wide: Special Guest Eric Brace talks about his new musical ‘Hangtown Dancehall’ and his friendship with gypsy jazz great Stefan Grappelli. Plus hear music from Brigitte Bardot, Serge Gainsbourg , This Mortal Coil, Amy Cook, […]
A few years ago, a No Depression staffer was about to head out to the Sasquatch! Festival (the exclamaition point is part of the name, not an editorial comment) and they put up their list of camping supplies on Facebook. […]
On Thursday, May 8, Dan Bern – resplendent in a circa-1979 Pittsburgh Pirates cap, with 75 of his best friends – turned up the heat at Club Cafe on the hottest night that Pittsburgh has enjoyed since last fall. There’s […]
