“My Candy,” the opening track on Hot Club of Cowtown’s new album, Wild Kingdom, swings merrily along in a spacious scamper with Elana James’ sprightly fiddle weaving around Whit Smith’s bright and fluid guitar riffs, Jake Erwin’s powerful bass lines, […]
In the plethora of music festivals, it’s like James Lee Burke is said of have remarked about writers in Missoula, Montana, that there’s one behind every parking meter. So, you take note of what’s unique about each festival. Richmond Folk […]
Elana James was a broke intern at Harper’s magazine in New York City when she placed the ad in the Village Voice music section, hoping to join a band. “I missed playing Western music so I put this ad in that wrongly stated that […]
The home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum was bustling on Thursday night with a special small hall performance by 2015 inductee Green Day, a multi-media concert from Sufjan Stevens, and a big tribute to Ohio […]
There is a special space that exists among musical kindred spirits. Within that space, a bond is formed. When this happens on a live stage, the audience becomes a part of the experience. As fiddle player for the Hot Club […]
Hot Club Of Cowtown’s 1998 debut album revealed an intriguing concept of a minimalist perspective on western swing, hamstrung by a stiff, self-conscious and overly earnest approach. Their 2000 release Dev’lish Mary marked a turning point: Bassist Jake Erwin’s confidence […]
If there is one thing about the Hot Club Of Cowtown that’s been bothersome over the years, it’s that they have never really captured their live sound on record. In the flesh, the trio is an impressive force, full of […]
On its third album, Austin trio the Hot Club of Cowtown turns up the heat on its trademark blend of tasteful jazz guitar, blazing fiddle, upright bass and crystalline vocals. Guitarist Whit Smith and violinist Elana Fremerman are joined by […]
