In his multi-faceted role as interpreter, writer, performer, and innovator of English folk music, Martin Carthy is considered by many to be a godfather of that tradition. Since the 1960’s folk revival he has been key in paving the way with […]
The seeds planted by Bill Graham at the original Fillmore in San Francisco bloomed in many other cities, but few flowered as brightly as Detroit’s Grande Ballroom. Inspired by Russ Gibb’s 1967 visit to the Fillmore, the Grande became a […]
In 1974, the Charlie Daniels Band released “The South Gonna Do It,” which quickly became an anthem celebrating the rise and then-growing popularity of a style of music that became known as Southern rock. That phrase most often referred to […]
I had the absolute pleasure of attending the LAMPEDUSA: Concert For Refugees the other night. Not only was it a great night of music but it also was for a really great cause. The tour put together by Patty Griffin […]
The Spanish Gothic United Artists Building, the current Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, was the perfect setting for the Vidiots Foundation’s inaugural Harry Dean Stanton Award – presented to its nonagenarian namesake Sunday evening as the first in an […]
It’s comforting to know that in these troubling times those fans of a certain generation can still find solace in musical heroes that continue to pursue their muse far longer than age ordinarily allows. With Dylan now in his mid […]
I don’t know Robert Catlin — I never met him — but he and I have been friends on Facebook since September. I can tell he loves bluegrass music and his family, and that the experiences he has surrounding bluegrass seem […]
What did you do this weekend someone asked me. “Oh I went to Amanda Shires’ party.” It has a nice ring to it, no? If her recent stop in Washington, D.C. hadn’t been called the Amanda Shires Album Release Party, […]
Since 2009, The Strings Attached project has provided low-cost music lessons using guitars and ukuleles to youth in Ferguson and St. Louis. In addition to lessons, each year the project awards instruments to youth who attend lessons regularly, practice, and […]
Anyone who has been to AmericanaFest can tell you, Americana music is not limited to America or even American artists. Americana is not a genre specific to a single nation. Rather, it is a state of being, a mindset, a calling. […]
