Lindsay Lou and Joshua Rilko, the husband-and-wife core of Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, were backpacking Central America’s so-called Gringo Highway when they met a man who had the secret to love. “He told Josh there were three steps to […]
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Eilen Jewell juggles a lot these days. She’s been prepping for a new album due out in May, and her stop in Raleigh’s Southland Ballroom Feb. 11 kicked off a steady stream of shows that will take her through springtime. […]
My relationship with Pat McGee’s music started in the mid-nineties, and came about as a result of my children. Back then my three oldest were in high school all at the same time. They were raised to appreciate great music […]
In many ways, the careers of Miranda Lambert and Lucinda Williams have been divergent. Lambert burst into prominence on a televised talent show before she was old enough to drink, and is now inarguably country music’s most celebrated female star at the […]
Like Mickey Newbury before her, singer/songwriter Lori McKenna writes sad songs. And, like Patty Griffin, she has the sad voice to back it up. In between, though, McKenna is one of the funniest performers this side of Kenny Rogers. After […]
I finally got to see Keb’Mo’ play live last night at Ohm Nightclub (Hollywood and Highland) for a pre-Grammy party for the Whole Planet Foundation Benefit, helping people through global microlending programs. It was a great party, with a whole bunch of […]
Step into the Dakota Tavern for Bluegrass Brunch and you’ll find the place transformed. The event, now a Toronto institution that runs both Saturdays and Sundays to accommodate the once down-the-block line-ups, gathers hipsters, parents, and bluegrass aficionados alike into […]
Two old guys and a kid. Hey…that’s what I probably should have named this article. But I’ve been reading up on how to build your online audience and it seems if you actually use names of famous people in the title you […]
A lacklustre Justin Townes Earle failed to work his magic at the Glee Club, Nottingham. In a relatively short career, Earle has undergone various incarnations. He was once described as one of GQ‘s “most stylish men in the world”. This […]
Steve Earle began his February 7 show in North Adams, MA, with a handful of new songs for his about-to-be-released album Terraplane, and he’s got a serious case of the blues. The news of his divorce from his seventh wife, singer […]
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