Musicians must hate it when a reviewer likens their hard work to that of a more famous performer — particularly if, like New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Anders Osborne, you have been around a while yourself. But Osborne’s lovely new album Buddha and the Blues has moments throughout […]
The members of Southern Soul Assembly may not be as high profile as other so-called “super groups”— the Traveling Wilburys immediately come to mind — but, after two tours, the Southern powerhouse has plenty of concertgoers begging for more. Southern […]
When I saw a notice online for David Bromberg’s Big Noise Festival I was immediately interested. The lineup of The David Bromberg Big Band, Dr. John, Anders Osborne, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams and Front Country consisted of […]
My hometown, Charleston, West Virginia, sits pretty much in the heart of Appalachia, lush national forests to the southeast, dying coal mining communities to the southwest, and sprinkled throughout the state are small colleges of note and artistic communities. The city, […]
It’s hard to pick a favorite James McMurtry lyric, and not for lack of quality. One could opt for the produndity of “We Can’t Make It Here,” the solemnity of “Gulf Road,” the dizzyingly detailed landscape of “Choctaw Bingo,” or the entirety […]
