A delightful holiday party and a sudden Manhattan downpour both militated against my making a benefit gig for which I’d bought tickets for myself and two friends last Monday night, but I was determined not to miss it. People did come […]
A delightful holiday party and a sudden Manhattan downpour both militated against my making a benefit gig for which I’d bought tickets for myself and two friends last Monday night, but I was determined not to miss it. People did come […]
Steve Earle ending a great festival.
A little over one month ago I wrote in my review of Steve Earle & the Dukes show at the Barrymore Theater in Madison, Wisconsin: “…This time we got a real treat — a brand new protest song that they […]
Returning to one of his “favorite places to play” — the Barrymore Theater in Madison, WI — a jovial and truly inspired Steve Earle turned a night dedicated to the blues into a joyous occasion that will be fondly remembered […]
Yes, the weekend was brutally hot with unrelenting sun at the Green River Festival. More important though, the weekend was full of unrelentingly wonderful music (among other things)! I have not yet looked at my photos (about 1,400 of them) so […]
It will be tough to top the first two days of Western Massachusetts’ premier annual music festival. It has already featured stellar performances by Booker T. Jones and band, Eilen Jewell, J Mascis, Pine Hill Project, Mark Mulcahy and Polaris, […]
The icing on the Independence Day holiday cake was spread on nice and thick as Steve Earle capped off the weekend with a sold-out performance for his first of a two-night stint at Music Box Supper Club. His long and […]
When an artist as prolific and skilled at his craft as Steve Earle leads the way on a genre-based tour as familiar to him as American blues, there’s reason to rejoice. Right down to the album’s very title, a pointed […]
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