The new EP from Alex Vans’ Bad Business opens with a bang. Swampy southern guitar riffs and a distant harmonica lay the foundation for Vans’ distinctive, howling vocals. Throw in a driving beat and a catchy chorus, and you’ll be […]
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Welcome to the front door of Roots Music and Random Thoughts where each week (or whenever I feel like it) I curate, aggregate and update news, events, images, ideas, sounds, odds and ends. Consider my effort simply a speck of dust on the […]
This week, I welcome Sloane Spencer to this column. Sloane does a different sort of radio. Her podcasts feature interviews with recording artists who tell their stories. She also seems to have pretty cool parents! Bill Frater: Where and when did […]
The Misty Mountain String Band delightens and enlightens with their new record Red Horizon, out today. Bringing classic elemtns of Americana, Bluegrass and Folk, the record explores territory both new and old. Their eclectic sound is unbeatable; from the jangly “Captain […]
We’ve got a veritable grab bag of great new music to talk about this week, from the easygoing beachy vibe that Brett Dennen embodies on his latest, Por Favor, to the rip-roaring bluesy mayhem of Mark Hummel at the end. […]
Don DiLego is quickly becoming the “Next Big Thing,” in the Americana-Indie-Folk scene. On the cusp of releasing his latest endeavor, Magnificent Ram A this July, DiLego takes a unique approach at the genre, creating songs that fit together with ease. His eclectic […]
Junk Parlor has been considered a galvanizing force on the Bay Area indie rock scene ever since it was launched serendipitously in 2013. The sound was born from the wild musical wanderings of Jason Vanderford, who is renowned for his five years […]
An unusually brisk and rainy late May evening wasn’t enough to discourage a good crowd from venturing out to hear two excellent singer/songwriters — both named Chuck — offer insights and captivating stories of the songs they’ve crafted, and to share those songs until after […]
Harry Crews (1935-2012) was born on the northern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and grew up deep in the piney woods, swamps, and rural backwaters of south Georgia. In A Childhood — a memoir he wrote about his first six years — Crews writes about how he grew […]
James King was a man with great musical talent and a voracious appetite for life. Those two things fed each other and helped him to emerge from the picker’s field to become one of the most popular and beloved bluegrass singers, from […]
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