Last year at the Americana Music Conference in Nashville, I started talking to a guy about the nice Western shirt he was wearing and about how much I love Western shirts too. He told me his story about moving to the States […]
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In a previous column on the Grammy awards, I noted some differences between the movie and music industries. Another significant difference occurs during the first two or three months of each year. While Hollywood dumps its dogs during those months, music labels purposefully release many […]
Here in the roots music world, we sure do love family bands – whether they’re blood-related like the Everlys or the Carters, or whether they’re families of choice like the Watkins Family Hour. So, that’s where we’re turning our spotlight […]
The Everly Brothers reincarnated? Or merely reinvented? The Cactus Blossoms could easily convince the pundits either way. This sibling duo sound every bit like their famous predecessors in both their delivery and choice of material. They emulate the Everlys so convincingly, a […]
On December 4, Nick Lowe brought his 2nd Annual Quality Holiday Revue to one of Atlanta’s finest venues the Variety Playhouse. St. Nick treated an adoring full house to not only an amazing performance backed by surf music champions Los Straitjackets but he also […]
Jack Torrey and Page Burkum bring their brand of country and western swing–and the promise of a new album–to the outdoor dance hall of Chicago’s Square Roots Festival 2015. Photo by Haley Carrigan.
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