I arrived early for Rhiannon Giddens‘ Saturday afternoon show and grabbed a seat in the front row. Rhiannon was already on stage for the sound check, wearing a loose fitting jacket over her stage dress, chatting with band mates and crew. […]
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There’s been a lot going on in the past week or so, beginning with the McDowell Mountain Music Festival and ending with a glimpse of things to come from SXSW. In between, there have also been some notable standalone performances. So, […]
Last month, I reviewed the exhaustive Bob Dylan: All the Songs—The Story Behind Every Track, by Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon. I’ve now had the opportunity to look over the similarly conceived All the Songs—The Story Behind Every Beatles Release, […]
Highway 50 is the love and labor of brainchild Al Laughlin. His name may be familiar to you, especially if you are heavily involved with the Jam band circuit. Laughlin is one of the original members of Colorado-based, The Samples, […]
The vocals on John Mayall’s most recent album, Find a Way to Care, are so powerful that they make one wonder what rituals the veteran bluesman follows to keep his voice so strong. “I don’t know. I guess I’m lucky,” says […]
Welcome to the front porch of The Real Easy Ed, where each week I aggregate and update news, events, images, ideas, sound, fury, odds and ends. Just a little place to pause for a few minutes, get out of the sun […]
Margo Price’s wedding ring has a crack in it. Not the ring itself, but the diamond in its setting. The hairline flaw limited the amount of money she could borrow against it at a pawnshop, but she used that money […]
Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Pledge Music have fundamentally changed the way that musicians interact with and deliver content to fans, bypassing the traditional label and marketing system and appealing to their audiences directly, usually offering additional merchandise as an […]
David Bromberg had had enough. The only problem was he didn’t know it. Being on the road for two years without going home for two weeks straight was taking its toll. Bromberg can now look back and realize he was […]
Jason Samuel is a regular attendee at the Americana Music Association Conference in Nashville every year. When I’ve seen him there, I’ve always appreciated his enthusiasm for the music and for radio. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in […]
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