Going…Going….GET THE WINTER 2017 NO DEPRESSION PRINT JOURNAL BEFORE IT’S GONE! In the Winter 2017 print journal, No Depression takes a deep look at singer-songwriters and what (and who) fuels their creativity. Interviews with the Avett Brothers, Ani DiFranco, Jason […]
More than 1,200 miles following the white line from Waterloo, Ontario, to Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and back again in a 36-hour span; 1,600 pics snapped in the photo pit; many more musical memories made over an 11-hour span on a summerlike September day – including seeing Neil Young wail […]
PART TWO (of four parts) The Lockn’ 2017 Talent Magazine, Inclusive, A survey of American hot music, Lockn’-Style: Delivering the Goods to the Soul: The bands and performers of Lockn’, my snapshots, interiors of the soul, mapping by angels, a […]
This is the first time on this column that we’ve featured a manager and/or a label owner, and I can’t think of a better person to feature than Dolph Ramseur from North Carolina’s Ramseur Records. Around 2003, he approached the Avett […]
Merlefest has just capped its 30th festival, and what a year it was. The festival packed into four days a diverse array of artists, including festival favorites Scythian, stars like James Taylor, old masters like Happy Traum, innovators like Sam Bush […]
This was a banner year for new releases, as the Americana pool was flooded with wonderful releases that really had us diving in. There were a steady amount of eclectic and intense releases that caught the attention of listeners; driving […]
Last week, I was shocked and deeply disappointed to read — first in a Facebook post, then in Bluegrass Today — the daily online news source for the bluegrass community, that WAMU’s BluegrassCountry.org, would be leaving us on Dec. 31 unless a new owner […]
Over the course of their career, the Avett Brothers evolved from their unassuming North Carolina origins to major label success, accompanied by a rabid following that’s made them festival staples and affirmed their populist appeal. Their much-anticipated new album, True […]
Although they retain their down home, good old boys persona, the Avett Brothers have advanced head first into the major leagues over the last couple of years. Their albums are eagerly anticipated, they can claim a big name producer in […]
