Sugarlands MountainFest – Downtown Gatlinburg, TN – September 28 – October 1, 2017 Sugarlands MountainFest, an inaugural music and outdoor festival produced by Sugarlands Distilling Company, is a spirited celebration of the great outdoors. For four days this fall, outdoor enthusiasts […]
We’ve heard from the ND readers, the ND staff, and yours truly on what we feel are the outstanding albums of the year. Now, we hear from from the ND photographers on what they found exciting or rewarding or just plain liked […]
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 […]
It’s always nice to bring in some fellow Northern California DJs to the column. In the case of this week’s spotlighted DJ, he’s even from my home turf of Sonoma County. Even though I’ve known Brian Griffith for many years, I’ve […]
When Ray Wylie Hubbard took the outdoor main stage in the wake of a New Mexico cloudburst late on the third day of the Second Annual Music on the Mesa (MOM) Festival at Taos Mesa Brewing, the sound got hot, loud, […]
Astute instrumental breaks, good production, and powerful pipes can always impress, but a good band isn’t going to go very far if they don’t have great songwriting. Indeed, bar-raising songwriting is what unites all our spotlighted releases this week – […]
Amanda Platt and Co. released one of 2015’s best albums in Me Oh My and promptly (and welcomingly) return almost a year later, on May 20th, with another stellar collection, On The Ropes. The thirteen tracks, all penned by Platt, except a beautifully done […]
Four albums in, the Honeycutters demonstrate a clear confidence that’s more than capable of elevating them to the next level. On the Ropes (out April 12 on Organic Records) finds the Asheville, North Carolina-based band in a position that’s anything but “on […]
With the addition of the Fayettes, Charlie Faye takes one of the sweetest voices in Americana and crafts smart soul-pop that merges the swinging, swaying sound and style of ’60s girl groups with a more modern take. Her music is current and danceable, at the […]
Hiding out in the upper right corner of the states, in Rhode Island, we have “Boudin” Dan Ferguson, whose philosophy and “work” ethic I greatly appreciate. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio? What other stations have you […]
