What a year, right? I hesitate to dwell too much on world events in this space, other than to acknowledge that we have all experienced them, have all no doubt been rocked by them in one way or another. If […]
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Thanksgiving is over, December lies ahead with its year-end reviews, assessments, and lists. While I, too, have some to share with our readers next month, it’s a good time to feature some of the outstanding pictures ND’s photographers have taken […]
A friend’s dad dies in his seventies. Another friend succumbs to cancer at the age of 37. Trump wins. Leonard Cohen passes away. The University of Washington Huskies lose their first game of the football season. I had jury duty […]
There was that night when Phil Spector had a bottle of Manischewitz in one hand and a gun in the other. He put his arm around Leonard Cohen’s shoulder and leaned in, pointing the gun into his neck and said, […]
This week, we’re turning our spotlight on a handful of artists whose music centers around excellent songwriting. First up is fiddler/poet Amanda Shires, who’s always had a knack for lyrical excellence, and her latest effort, My Piece of Land, is […]
Amanda Shires has been through a lot since her last record, 2013’s Down Fell the Doves. She got married (to Jason Isbell) and became a mother for the first time. And in the subtle beauty of her new release My […]
The summer may be over, but there is plenty of dancing in the street that will greet this fall’s outstanding slate of releases from a variety of folks. A couple of legends, a couple that should be legends by now, some […]
Depending on what you like and where you’re at, Jason Isbell, Mike McCready and Damien Jurado are three fairly significant male names in popular music. Behind them, at varying junctures, have been three fabulous female musicians: Amanda Shires, Star Anna […]
As I am on an extended journey, this week I again feature the photos of another crack ND photographer, Kirk Stauffer. What I have enjoyed most about his photos is their vibrant, deeply saturated colors. It takes me back to my […]
Over the past week or so, while there were some exciting festivals going on in the eastern half of the US, there was an extremely nice one-day celebration of the 75th anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s Columbia River Songs at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. The […]
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