The best music takes on a life of its own, but it’s important for fans to ensure it doesn’t become a shut-in. Consider rock and roll’s recent slide in popularity (to some extent at the hands of the banjo). Rock may […]
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It’s about time I again feature the finest recent work of ND’s crack photographers. However, this time I’m trying something just a bit different. I lead with the Bonnaroo photos of Chris Griffy, who also filed daily reports (4) and […]
“Genre is like gender, it is a suggestion” — Porch Stage announcer when introducing Mirah While the 17th Nelsonville Music Festival is now history, I am continually reminded of how special a place Southeast Ohio was and is to me. Even […]
It’s been a smidge more than a week since we announced our new subscription deal and the subscription drive we’re running, and I’m thrilled to say that we’ve passed the 1,500 subscriber mark! (Our ultimate goal is 7,000.) If you […]
I was thumbing through the recent issue of New York magazine when I saw that they’ve made a Broadway musical from the 1994 film Groundhog Day. You know the story: Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, who goes to Punxsutawney, […]
Although I don’t know John Platt, I came across his name while reading up on a new artist I like, Bill Scorzari, and there was a quote from him. The shared interest in an artist was good enough for me […]
This is a reprint of an article I wrote for FairPlay Country, an indie Country Music Magazine in Germany. Last year I had an interviewer ask me what kind of music I play. I actually had to stop […]
You’ve heard the phrase “captive audience.” How about captive artists? That’s the premise of the Cayamo experience: Take the cream of the crop of Americana talent, both established and bright up-and-comers, put them on a luxury cruise ship and mix in a couple […]
Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt—The Complete Trio Collection: the title isn’t quite accurate, as the Wikipedia article on this round-up points out: several more tracks from the original Trio and Trio II’s respective 80s and 90s sessions turned up […]
We live in a political world The one we can see and feel But there’s no one to check It’s all a stacked deck. — Bob Dylan, “Political World” The protest song is nearly as old as songs themselves. […]
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