When you enter the stage entrance at the Culture Center on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia, where Mountain Stage calls home, you pass half a dozen or so poster boards on easels that list the date […]
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Welcome to the ND Roundup! This is where we’ll be sharing daily news from around the roots music world. This week we’re still reeling from a wacky election, so let’s take a listen to some new tunes and try focusing on […]
A friend’s dad dies in his seventies. Another friend succumbs to cancer at the age of 37. Trump wins. Leonard Cohen passes away. The University of Washington Huskies lose their first game of the football season. I had jury duty […]
Hi Ivan! Here’s a test showing what’s happening with videos and sound files on the site lately. Here are two videos: (If it’s helpful to know, the link for the video above is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ifbleDsSsI ). (The video file above this […]
NIGHT 1 of 5 Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 On any given night, Nashville can an embarrassment of riches when it comes to entertainment options. And this week AmericanaFest compounds that “problem” for fans of roots-rooted music. Take opening night for […]
The 1993-1994 Chicago Bulls were, by any objective measure, an excellent basketball team, making it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before succumbing to a Patrick Ewing-led New York Knicks squad in seven games. The versatile forward Scottie […]
What is Americana? I heard that question asked many times this past week in Nashville, by first-timers and folks who knew nothing about AmericanaFest. I do not attempt to answer that as I subscribe to what Charles Mingus said about jazz: […]
The Americana world got dolled up last night and turned out for the Americana Music Association’s 15th annual Awards & Honors event in Nashville. Here’s a list of the winners: Album of the Year: Something More Than Free, Jason […]
Sixteen years into the annual Americana Music Association Conference and Festival, the event shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, what attendees used to casually refer to as a sort of miniature SXSW gathering for roots music people has […]
Well, after operating this column for months, I figure it’s about time I take a look in the mirror and answer my own questions about radio and being a DJ. This week’s subject is me. What else can I say? I […]
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