Joe Swank has had his hands in all aspects of radio — as a DJ, programmer, and a label rep. From reading his responses to my questions, I can see that he values the freedom of being an independent promoter and a […]
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Last week, I participated in the Northwestern University Summer Writers’ Conference. I’ve been a part of this conference for seven or eight years now, participating on a panel called “Publishers Q&A,” where an audience of about 60 people has the […]
Bluegrass music often deals with sad, even tragic circumstances. The genre is not particularly known for its sense of humor. At every bluegrass show or festival you attend, you’re likely to hear songs dealing with loss, murder, love gone wrong, and […]
One of the great things about the Cambridge Folk Festival is that, confident as they have long been in testing the boundaries of “folk” music, it’s perfectly possible to chart any number of different paths through the weekend’s festivities. You […]
“I’m too old to remember to regret.” — Richie Stearns Trumansburg, New York, sits halfway between two more well-known towns in the Finger Lakes district: Watkins Glen and Ithaca. Like many similarly situated towns, it has become a center for music and other […]
There are some albums that are so sonically gorgeous, they sound as if the music has arrived from another plane; the players are so connected to each other, weaving their own parts so tightly together, the sound encloses you in its […]
The Temperance Movement can slow it down for some tasty ballads, but the British band makes no bones about what it does best: loud, bluesy rock and roll. “Our music and our attitude is rock and roll,” says Glasgow-born lead […]
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