I say Booker T, and you say Hammond B3. Yes, that’s been the correct answer for more than 50 years. But, dear fellow music lovers, Mr. Booker T. Jones is infinitely more than the instrument he indisputably owns. Fifty-three years ago, Booker […]
Also on the bill: Sunjay Eddy Morton kicked proceedings off for this packed Wednesday night crowd with a short solo introduction set which included the biting social commentary on the plight of ‘ordinary Jack’ in this country with the song ‘Union […]
Vanilla Fudge, the stellar psychedelic-ish rock covers band that rose to prominence in the 1960s, hit all kinds of emotional levels of wow during their performance last Friday night. The kind of emotional levels that can make you vaguely uncomfortable, […]
Back in 2008, my touring partner John Elliott and I drove around the Harvard Square area near Boston a few times in search of the famous Club Passim. I had been touring the country for a few years and had […]
Last week I was sitting in a chilly room with about a dozen guitar pickers and as is the protocol for this particular song circle, each person took their turn at presenting a tune and leading the group through […]
Drew Holcomb is an interesting case study. Though he crafts readily accessible melodies, he doesn’t pander lyrically to the lowest common denominator. He’s not up there singing, “Oh, baby baby.” He’s singing about gratitude for a lost love, acceptance of […]
Downtown Franklin, Tenn., provided the perfect setting last Friday night for Gretchen Peters’ album release party/performance. Like the record, the town’s Main Street is charming, pristine, and just a little bit out of the way. And, also like the record, […]
The Gibson Brothers have won so many awards it would be ridiculous to name them all here. Suffice to say, if you had to choose to hear only one bluegrass band perform live in your entire life (and what a […]
After Folk Alliance last weekend, my newsfeed was full of the people and rooms I’d been seeing all weekend, most of the posts recapping performances. But one post caught my eye: “What is it about folk music that has nurtured […]
Patrons of the Music Box venue packed the main floor’s Supper Club to hear Shivering Timbers, another little band from Akron, Ohio, with two polished entertaining sets Saturday night as part of the club’s Lucky Seven Concert Series. Although the […]
