Jorma Kaukonen is one of the legendary names from the 1960s rock explosion. He was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane, and later started Hot Tuna with Airplane bassist Jack Casady. And he remembers a few concerts during that time […]
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The Maria Schneider Orchestra’s ravishing new recording, The Thompson Fields, demonstrates her evolving vision for the evocative and deep nuances of sonic beauty that her music now radiates. But there’s a concept at work as well. She’s investigating the hidden realms of […]
In a part of California where musical talent seems to grow like wildflowers, it would be easy to be overshadowed. But Patrick Carrico has distinguished himself with an authentic country sound, well-crafted songs and an engaging stage presence. He is now taking one of his […]
When you can lay claim to being the longest running music television show in America, it seems only fitting that you create a hall of fame to honor those that have been apart of it. Over the course of 41 […]
Back in April, the organizers of the Rock N Roll Marathon in Raleigh saw fit to bring in Smash Mouth as the headliner for its music-themed race. Steve Harwell, the frontman for the “All Star” band that had a couple […]
On July 29, the tireless Neil Young releases what is probably his most stridently political and environmentally activist album, The Monsanto Years. Teaming up with Willie Nelson’s sons, Luke and Micah, and their band, Promise of the Real, Young delivers […]
Music was important to my mom. She and her first husband, my second father, were square dancers; I recall falling asleep to the rhythm of the caller and the sounds of fiddle and guitar while grown-ups navigated a wooden dance […]
Americana Music Association Unveils Second Round of Performers for AmericanaFest 2015, September 15 – 20 More Than 150 Artists Scheduled to Play Critically Acclaimed Festival in Nashville, TN New to the Lineup Include: Ry Cooder/Sharon White/Ricky Skaggs, The Mavericks, Madisen […]
More often than not, it’s easy enough to get a sense of an artist through their songs, and certainly their live performances. Nowhere is that more true than with the Weepies — the husband/wife folk-pop duo of Steve Tannen and […]
I keep hearing all the cries that music is being degraded. Country music isn’t “real” anymore. Bluegrass is being ruined, even insulted, by thrashers, copiers, and those unwilling to pay their dues. Rock and roll isn’t played anymore, having been […]
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