Julian Lage may have started his career as a jazz guitarist and still performs jazz, but he is quickly gaining a foothold in the folk/Americana scene. Originally scheduled to perform with Chris ‘Critter’ Eldridge, who was forced to cancel performances due […]
I noticed as I was writing a preview for the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival, which we’re going to attend in Connecticut in two weeks, that their Friday lineup features four bands who are fronted by and/or dominated by women. Furthermore, […]
Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real – live at the Hard Rock Café, Vancouver Canada. From the very first time I heard Lukas Nelson play guitar in his dad’s band more than a decade ago, I was hooked […]
The Americana Music Association will gather this September in Nashville, for another week of celebrating the ever-remarkable evolution of Americana music. Each year, the conference and festival kicks off with a night of awards at the Ryman Auditorium, when the […]
A sound recipe for indie musician survival is to share a tour bill and road miles, and cross-pollinate each other’s audiences while you’re at it. Such must have been the thinking that brought together veteran musicians Steve Poltz and Grant […]
There’s something remarkable about relative newcomer Caroline Rose’s powerhouse stage presence: it’s not entirely clear that she realizes people are beginning to listen, but it’s pretty clear that it wouldn’t really matter much if they weren’t. Crowds are beginning to […]
That’s two n’s in Kennedy, and two in Connor, too. Stop with the Conor, folks. He’s not R.F.K.’s grandson, or a guy who dated Taylor Swift. Connor Kennedy, guitar man, composer, soaking up music of all kinds and playing with grace […]
On the day after my last birthday I got a very nice message from a fellow named Anthony Cook, who is the bass player in a Los Angeles-based band called The Skylarks. Along with a brief note, he included the […]
Tia McGraff “Crazy Beautiful” CD was release to co-inside with her UK Tour on May 4th 2015 she made sure she included a date in her Ancestral home and that of Promoter Publicist and Presenter of The Medicine Show Rob Ellen The […]
My last two posts have been about house concerts. In case you are new to this column, I want to reiterate that house concerts are the bread and butter of the modern troubadour. They’re a truly intimate way to experience […]
