Releasing live albums, bootleg boxes, EPs, and full-length studio albums at a rapid pace in recent years, Graham Parker appears to be at the most prolific stage of his career. Nonetheless, he’s not convinced he’s done enough. “I don’t think I’ve […]
Last night, Bob Dylan released the tenth track from his forthcoming album Fallen Angels. “Melancholy Mood” is itself as simple and clean as the record spinning around: just Dylan’s voice and the instruments, unembellished and unadorned. The song, by Vick […]
When I first saw Eric Andersen perform, I was floored by the sheer beauty of his music, voice, and lyrics. It was 1974 in a tiny downtown Denver club called Ebbets Field that no longer exists, and the entire audience […]
Welcome to the front porch of The Real Easy Ed, where each week I aggregate and update news, events, images, ideas, sound, fury, odds and ends. Just a little place to pause for a few minutes, get out of the sun […]
David Bromberg had had enough. The only problem was he didn’t know it. Being on the road for two years without going home for two weeks straight was taking its toll. Bromberg can now look back and realize he was […]
Branded Man. Outlaw. Okie. Poet. The Working Man. Hag. Merle Haggard defies labels. But he has been tagged with many. Kris Kristofferson namechecks him in the superb song “Wild American,” a tribute to people who show courage, conviction and individualism […]
On Monday, Bob Dylan announced a new album, due out on May 20th and called Fallen Angels. The announcement has been followed immediately by speculation as to what the record will be. Current odds (via AllDylan and ExpectingRain discussions) are on a new set […]
Less than two weeks ago, Ronnie Earl was sick with the flu and contemplated canceling his gig the next night at B.B. King’s Blues Club in New York. When he awoke in the morning, he felt fine, and the show […]
Bob Dylan is announcing a string of American tour dates, coast to coast, and most with Mavis Staples. Tickets go on sale starting tomorrow for gigs on the West Coast, in Colorado, in Ohio and Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York and […]
As I survey the shelves and stacks of books towering next to my desk, some books call out to me and others remain silent, urging me to wait to pick them up another time, when we’re both ready. In this […]
