By 10 p.m. at Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern, the walls were already sweating. As Jayhawks’ frontman Gary Louris joked mid-set, “Our bus is going to be so sweaty tonight! We are just going to have to sweat it out.” Bodies crammed five abreast, from […]
The sun has set on the final day of the 2016 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and the fans and bands are packing their tents to head home, wherever that may be. As is typically the case on Sunday at […]
Although I cannot fully explain why — maybe the diversity of the songs and a vocal harmony or two — I mention to Jayhawks leader Gary Louris that I detect The Beatles (White Album) in the excellent new Jayhawks album, […]
There’s something about the beauty of East Tennessee that even a torrential rainfall can’t ruin. And while it might initially dampen the spirits of those who had hoped for better weather at an all day festival on the lush and […]
Day 3 of the 2016 edition of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is in the books and fans are now 75% of the way through the four day lineup. It was a Saturday that was marked both by oppressive […]
“The only time I ever saw Guy Clark in person was a very long time ago. It was sometime around 1993 at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, California. The venue had stacked the bill with three local opening […]
Friday at Bonnaroo brings not only the first full day of music, but also the opening of the festival’s two main stages, What and Which, allowing for more marquee acts and also the weekend’s first headliner. True to its near […]
The May 29 edition of the New York Times Magazine carried a piece by Chuck Klosterman called “Which Rock Star Will Historians of the Future Remember?” In the article, Klosterman postulates that in 300 years, all that anyone would remember of rock would be […]
Bonnaroo 2016 has officially begun and I’m on site all weekend to bring you the best roots music and other non-roots artists who bring this goods. I will also be bringing you interviews backstage with various artists. The Arrival and […]
This week, we’re all about digging up deep roots. It kicks off with a meaty 45th anniversary collection from Alligator Records – the brightest blues label around. As reviewer Grant Britt notes, anywhere you enter the collection, you’ll strike pay […]
