I introduced myself to Greg Vandy at this year’s Americana Music Conference in Nashville, back in September. I knew he was cool because I saw him at all the good shows over the week and then at Arnold’s “meat & three” Country Kitchen. […]
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Neil Young is one of rock and folk’s most mercurial and exciting live performers. Many of his shows through the years were spellbinding, and it’s difficult to pick a best show or tour. I remember incredible performances by Young with Crosby, Stills, […]
I travelled to Manchester for this gig, since like too many darn American musicians Margo Price was not gracing Oxford this time round. I was keen to go because there has been a fair amount of hype around Price and […]
This week we explore the intimate photography of Peter Dervin from Seattle. I called his photos “intimate” even before I saw his imprssive resume, as they reveal a certain familiartity with his subjects that comes only with time and tenderness — both […]
Frazey Ford sees her two solo albums after departing from the Be Good Tanyas as very different works. The singer-songwriter, who had been one-third of the Vancouver, BC-based folk, country, and blues group, released her first solo album, Obadiah, in 2010 […]
Michael Timmins sees the newest Cowboy Junkies album, Notes Falling Slow, as “a nice stepping stone to whatever our next recording project will be.” The four-disc Notes Falling Slow, released in October, follows 2012’s wonderful five-disc box set, The Nomad […]
Stephen Stills was once my favorite musician. That was long ago. I was a little too young to appreciate his first acclaimed group, Buffalo Springfield, but I loved what he delivered in Crosby, Stills and Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash […]
Now I’ve seen Neil many times over the years, being a long time fan (my first show was in 1978) But this recent tour of Neil Young performing at Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon was my first time photographing him. […]
As you head out to shop for the holidays this weekend — if you’re so inclined — be sure to swing by a record store for the Autumn version of Record Store Day. There are a number of special releases […]
Neil Young a bluesman? Well, stranger things have happened. If Buster Poindexter can claim that title, so can Young. Funny thing is, based on the evidence on this two-CD, four vinyl LP set, Young is a bluesman, and a helluva […]
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