You don’t have to hate golf to fully translate the weighty tone of Amanda Shires when she exclaims, “I’m rock and roll – you’re golf.” She is making no mistake and holding nothing back any more. Aside from her world-renowned fiddle playing, Shires […]
This week features a potpourri of sorts, combining upcoming releases by Amanda Shires and Lucero that I am excited about with a report and photos from Peter Dervin on Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival. Most notable among his photos are those […]
It’s March already and about time to catch up on what’s been going on in the wide, wide world of roots music, photography-wise. From Scotland to Australia and many points in the US, a lot has been happening. Here’s what […]
It’s about time I featured another one of ND’s photographer and her work. This time it’s Jill Kettles from Atlanta, who mixes photography with her work as a publicist and her life as a raconteur, shoe aficionado, and purveyor of purple […]
In the historic paradise of brick and painted-wall facades of downtown Bristol, nestled into the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and Virginia, music lovers returned to a reunion of souls seeking new adventures in sound, from the historic to the venturesome. Sixty […]
“Last year was a son of a bitch for nearly everyone we know,” Jason Isbell sang at the outset of his show at Seattle’s opulent Paramount Theatre on Tuesday night, instantly energizing what he had to know was a copacetic […]
This is the week we have all been waiting for. Let’s face it, we – the Americana Music Association headed by Jed Hilly and the rest of us – have changed Nashville, and significantly influenced other genres as well. No longer […]
As an artist, you’ve reached a certain level when fellow musicians come to hear you play. And, when it comes to Toronto venues, you’ve also joined an elite club when you play Massey Hall. Last night Jason Isbell achieved both in one […]
