At the end of AmericanaFest Margo Price tweeted and Instagramed, “It was one helluva week.” I will go further: it was one hell of a year. Americana got its own Billboard chart, Americana for the first time outsold country, a firmly established […]
Singer -songwriter Eric Taylor’s roots run deep in Texas soil even though he began life in Atlanta, Georgia. But, most of his life has been lived out in Houston, Texas. His first musical love was rhythm & blues. However, he […]
On the whole, the best music this year told the raw truth — whether it was Hayes Carll’s paean to love and loss or Robbie Fulks’ exploration of his Carolina and Virginia roots. Shovels & Rope turned toward autobiography with […]
Charlie Faye’s music is colored with images of New York and the Brill Building in the early 1960s. Yet, the Big Apple doesn’t feel like a warm and fuzzy place to the retro singer who now calls Austin her home. […]
Earlier this month, The Associated Press reported that Beyoncé submitted Lemonade track “Daddy Lessons” for Grammy consideration, but that the Recording Academy’s country music committee rejected the song. This announcement comes just weeks after Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks performed […]
While there are multiple sites that cater to crowdfunding campaigns for musicians, it seems that, more often than not, the albums featured in this space come from PledgeMusic. This isn’t surprising since PledgeMusic is the one service that caters only […]
Refortification and regeneration are the results when new music possesses the power to excite and inspire. If the unearthed source of artistic enlivenment comes from a familiar face and voice, it manages to give assurance and affirmation – somehow it […]
David Crosby’s Lighthouse Tour The Keswick Theatre Glenside, Pa 12/9/2016 David Crosby had a real problem on his way to the Philadelphia area (Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA,) with his Lighthouse tour. He came down with a cold. Now remember, […]
Jody Quine is a Canadian songstress that comes to life with her new single, “Stand Up.” Infusing elements of Folk and Blues into her music, Quine shares an impressive song that evokes a message of hope and beauty. Taken from […]
Band: We R Comin’ (Phil Wolff, Frontman) Special Guest: Monty Warren Genres: Roots Rock/Blues/Soul/Funk Show Locations: Mallorca, SPAIN 12/16/16 – Bar Can Guiem Nou (S’Arraco) Carrer del Atajo, 2, 07159, S’Arracó, Balearic Islands, Spain Phone: +34971673858 12/17/16 – The Shamrock […]
