If it is October, it’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass time at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Once again readers of this column will be able to experience, up close and personal, that autumnal gathering via the photos and words of Peter Dervin, […]
If you’re a successful artist, it’s easy to just play it safe and keep doing the same thing that brought the audiences to you. But many artists like to branch out, to challenge themselves with some different styles and genres. […]
Long a boon to independent artists looking to skip the label system, crowdfunding and direct-to-fan campaigns have become increasingly popular among more mainstream artists as a way to shore up the declining physical media market with add-on rewards like signed […]
Robbie Fulks calls his music “country or maybe folk,” but that description would have been too simple back in 1997 when the Chicago Tribune raved about his then-new album. “Robbie Fulks is hotter than a Gatling gun!” the newspaper’s music […]
