What a difference a few days make. Last week America wasn’t involved in a war, and this week we’re dropping bombs. Over the weekend hundreds of thousands of people came together all over the world to raise awareness of climate […]
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It’s the final night of the 2014 Americana Festival and Conference, and the final event of a spectacular five day run. Lucinda Williams is about to begin a last minute invitation-only performance at the newly opened City Winery in Nashville. […]
They were joined by up and coming Americana singer-songwriter Rod Melancon and country roots solo artist Shooter Jennings, both based in L.A. The showcase was for the band’s family of supporters with their debut album, Rancho California, released on their own California Country Music label. It was […]
Let’s just be clear, right up front, I don’t usually attend music conferences or music festivals. Crowds just aren’t my thing. But, with the Americana Music Awards Festival and Conference is right in your backyard… it’s hard to say no. […]
Gram Parsons InterNational North comes to Toronto for the third time Friday, October 3, at the Cadillac Lounge. Organizer Will James says, “When I first contacted Sam Grosso about doing the show at the Cadillac, his first and immediate response […]
Youth must be served, and age must be honored. This year’s Monterey Jazz Festival managed to do both, with admirable ambition, and demographic and musical diversity that engaged without pandering. Twenty-five year old vocal wunderkind Cecile McLorin Salvant opened Friday night […]
Concertus interruptus can leave you feeling blue, and even a little despondent. If you happen to be a Todd Snider fan, as I am, you’d better get used to it. And, if you happen to be married to my wife, […]
I moved last week. Moving means a number of things: you finally get rid of the roller blades you haven’t worn in 13 years; the cat is trapped in the bathroom for two days while renovations are happening; you’re without […]
On Thursday night, as I was exiting the Mercy Lounge/Cannery nightclub complex where the Americana Festival holds some of its most remarkable performances, I spotted Zoey and Gunnar (Chaley Dalton and Sam Palladio, respectively) from the TV show Nashville. It […]
An excerpt from As a Shaman Shakes a Tambourine: The Story Behind The Song, In Zechariah’s Kitchen I was raised in the Big Muddy badlands of southern Saskatchewan, in an old Boler trailer, by my Aunt Aurora, who was a pagan, a Wiccan, a witch, choose […]
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