A bill headlining Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit supported by Tift Merritt is always going to be a delicious prospect, as a sold out Roundhouse would testify. Both have released albums this year that added to their respective acclaimed […]
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October 2, 2017, Tom Petty died. That night I went to sleep, and this is what happened. I found myself back at Antone’s. Antone’s on 5th Street. My favorite Antone’s. It was such an inconvenient venue. The acoustics weren’t great. […]
On a cold November night in 1998, I went with two friends to hear Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell at University of Maryland’s Cole Field House. Mitchell strutted on stage by herself, smoking and toting an acoustic guitar. Stowing her cigarette somewhere […]
Born in Memphis, Grace Askew was raised on Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley; dug into her blues, soul, and folk roots in New Orleans; maintained inspiration from artists like Tom Waits, Mahalia Jackson, Sylvan Esso, and Cat Power, and now […]
Chris Daniels believes Blues With Horns Volume 1, the new album by Chris Daniels & the Kings with Freddi Gowdy, “just scratched the surface.” The album and future releases aim to “keep the tradition of blues with horns going,” says […]
After a few weeks of theming the Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week column, I’m going back to my roots music roots this week with two completely unrelated campaigns, with the only thread being that they are new. In this week’s […]
This year’s festival started and finished with a tribute to Alan Surtees, founder and co-director, who sadly passed away a few months ago, having succumbed to cancer. Festival patrons John Jones (Oysterband) and Steve Knightley (Show of Hands) spoke warmly […]
In an era of huge venues with PA systems to match it is hard for artists and their audience to connect with each other. The complete opposite characterized Tift Merritt’s performance at St. Barnabas Church in the Jericho district of Oxford. […]
With a background of city lights and skyscrapers, it was a perfect setting for Thor Platter to unveil his new album, Take Time, Thursday evening at Cleveland’s Music Box Supper Club. Moving west from Buffalo nine years ago, Platter felt right […]
Some of Americana’s best and brightest came together recently to honor the late Don Williams. Anderson East, Brent Cobb, and Dave Cobb all joined forces at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A to offer up a cover of Williams’ “Come Early Morning,” […]
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