Comedown is the ambitious new record from Jason Achilles Mezilis. Hailing from the West Coast, Mezilis offers up a brilliant record that is filled with head-on guitar tones at every corner. Jason Achilles Mezilis is a name you have most […]
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There were many tribute concerts in bars, clubs, and performance halls around the country on May 24, 2016, the diamond anniversary of Bob Dylan’s birth. I chose the one that was the second day of a two-night tribute at the Ryman. […]
Early this month, Amanda Palmer announced a new record, You Got Me Singing, that she has made with her father, Jack Palmer. Amanda — a founding member of the Dresden Dolls, leader of the Grand Theft Orchestra, singer-songwriter, performer, and writer — seems to […]
We lost Sam Phillips in 2003, but his spirit filled the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Saturday. Margo Price, JD McPherson, Webb Wilder and the Planet Rockers showcased the Sun Records sound with songs from the […]
I feel a bit ridiculous dialing Judy Collins’s phone number in Manhattan for an interview. I presume she has been asked every question imaginable during her long, distinguished career in the music business, and I’m guessing that — like a […]
He called it dispensation. Special dispensation for white boys. There was a routine Guy Clark would remember years later: Someone would call ahead and get clearance that that a group of young white boys wanted to come see Lightning Hopkins. The […]
Grant Lyle is a name that may certainly be familar to you. With a new album in tow, Lyle shares the highly regarded new record, Nu, that is already becoming an instant classic among Rock-Blues heads a like. From start to […]
Arriving from the air, the Canadian province of Saskatchewan seems like a place that doesn’t want to give up its secrets. I’m flying in to Saskatoon to attend the 2015 Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Festival & Camp, and […]
Every week, hundreds of young independent artists, and even a few established musicians wanting to regain a measure of control over their new content, take to crowdfunding sources like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and PledgeMusic to secure the money for their new […]
Just as the NBA season can be a grueling grind, so can a musician’s tour of being on the road, traveling by bus from town to town. Wednesday night both worlds collided as The Milk Carton Kids tour came to […]
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