“We’ve had a blast at Celtic Connections in Glasgow! I’d been dying to come to Scotland and it has exceeded my expectations. We played Oran Mor, a breathtaking historic church that was built in 1862. Beautiful people, fantastic festival, and […]
Kevin Gordon has been making great blues-informed roots rock for over 20 years now. He’s honest and authentic and believes in what he does. Bill Frater: What got you started in the music business and when and why? Kevin Gordon: […]
Much has been written the past several years about how crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter or PledgeMusic has rewritten the rule book about how new artists are discovered, allowing young independent acts to skip the label system and build their fanbase […]
When Ray Wylie Hubbard took the outdoor main stage in the wake of a New Mexico cloudburst late on the third day of the Second Annual Music on the Mesa (MOM) Festival at Taos Mesa Brewing, the sound got hot, loud, […]
Margo Price’s wedding ring has a crack in it. Not the ring itself, but the diamond in its setting. The hairline flaw limited the amount of money she could borrow against it at a pawnshop, but she used that money […]
It’s a Tuesday night in a college town, and when you pull up to the venue you find a spot right in front. You walk in, no line, no wait. You get inside and it’s not crowded at all. Not […]
When taking considerations for the best album releases of 2015, this year it came down to vinyl. From Pledge, Kickstarter, local record shops, Nashville road trips, or by mail as far away as Europe and Australia new releases on a vinyl record […]
It’s quite simple really. I don’t suppose there is much explanation needed. These are the 15 records that made the most impact on me personally in the year. The records I constantly played, the ones containing the songs I played […]
It doesn’t really matter what comes out of Aaron Lee Tasjan’s mouth, there is simply an inherent likeability about this guy and his voice. You a fiery red right wing, hell bent on having your guns and your Jesus? Well, even […]
