In 1992, while he was enrolled at George Washington University, Jeff Campbell had an idea that initially was inspired by a class project. The concept was to bring street musicians and other D.C. music talent together for a concert called Hungry […]
A hot and steamy London night saw the Jayhawks’ 1997 touring band play at this iconic venue in support of the recently released and remastered versions of the Sound of Lies (1997), Smile (2000) and Rainy Day Music (2003). The […]
If you go to a Selwyn Birchwood show, the dance floor should be packed with enthusiastic hoofers. If not, the young Florida-based guitarist has a back-up plan: To ensure that there’s at least one dancer gyrating to the beat, a […]
For the last six years, my husband Dave and I have been involved in a funky little homegrown festival called the Far West Fest in Pt. Reyes Station, Calif. For us, it’s a great way to get back to our theatrical […]
This is huge! If you are into local artists, this event is for you. On July 26, 2014, Mayday Brewery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee will be hosting a Folk n Art Festival which will showcase both visual and performing arts. There […]
Wow!! What an exciting weekend we had at Uncle Dave Macon Days. The whole band (the Glade City Rounders) went down to Uncle Dave Macon Days in Murfreesboro for the whole weekend. It was a blast playing old tunes at […]
Steve Earle has his eye on the history books. Not for himself, necessarily – though I doubt he’d object – but for his art form, “songwriting as literature.” With Camp Copperhead, Steve seemed to be trying to secure this form […]
My early music education was in classical and jazz. Through orchestration classes, composition, Baroque theory, etc., I learned a lot of music rules. Some of them have stayed with me, even though I don’t write music on a regular basis. […]
In the interest of both creative challenge and ego erosion, my partner Kwame Copeland and I took the RPM Challenge, aka co-write-an-album-in-a-month, in February 2013. Employing an Allen Ginsburgian/Beat Poet/first-thought-best-thought approach to writing, we sat down and wrote a song […]
Bay Area musicians are packing a big punch this week as a quartet of local acts celebrate the release of new recording efforts. I’ve either shared shows with or happily applauded performances by these artists, who represent the full spectrum […]
