Walker Smith has a few things going for him, musically: A nearly flawless voice. That’s one. He’s seemingly effortless in his command, riding a bed of lyrics that can arrive only in the voice of someone who’s well-read. Walker, from Hillsboro, […]
Pioneer Square was where we used to go when we skipped class during high school. It’s a big brick square where a wide range of Portland residents gather to have lunch, converse, and people-watch. But today, I lugged my speaker, […]
It seemed as if Chapel Hill’s Dexter Romweber was set to at least rock, if not rule, the world. Barely out of his teens, in the mid 1980’s he was featured on MTV’s “Cutting Edge” and “120 Minutes”. He appeared in the cult […]
Oklahoma native son, Master of Space and Time and hugely influential musician Leon Russell is going back to Tulsa one more time. August 6, Russell and his talented band will perform at The Joint in The Hard Rock Casino. This […]
The Woodstock Library Fair is in its 84th year. For a holiday Saturday in the handsome little hamlet of Woodstock, people convene every summer to celebrate books, reading, and the love of both. This year, the Fair was more crowded […]
Best described as somewhat of a super-star ensemble, the Orange Humble Band has a good excuse for their infrequent outings. Most of the members live half a world apart and have primary musical day jobs which necessitate their ongoing obligations […]
“It was face-melting, but in a good way,” my husband said, after The Sideshow Tragedy’s brief but intense performance at The High Dive. Celebrating and promoting the release of their fifth album, Capital (Continental Record Services), Nathan Singleton (vocals, guitar) and Jeremy Harrell (vocals, […]
Nashville singer-songwriter Sierra Hull, one of the opening performers at the 43rd RockyGrass Festival over the weekend, has impressed audiences with her mandolin playing since performing for her third-grade class in Byrdstown, Tennessee. Coming up through the bluegrass ranks, she’s […]
As Tamara Lindeman (better known as The Weather Station) wraps her North American tour this month opening for the Great Lake Swimmers, she says it’s difficult to pinpoint the best concert she has attended. “It’s hard to choose, but I’m […]
Nick Lowe is to Ron Sexsmith as Kate Campbell is to Claire Holley. It reads like the answer to an SAT question, but it explains the relationship of these two artists perfectly, with Holley as an admirer of Campbell, and […]
