“That was easy, the rest is going to be a let-down after that…” said Joey Ryan of the Milk Carton Kids as he and Kenneth Pattengale walked on to the stage to a rapturous Union Chapel welcome. The sold-out crowd […]
“That was easy, the rest is going to be a let-down after that…” said Joey Ryan of the Milk Carton Kids as he and Kenneth Pattengale walked on to the stage to a rapturous Union Chapel welcome. The sold-out crowd […]
That is one helluva picture. You might recall that it surfaced this past June after Neil Young demanded that Donald Trump stop using “Rockin’ in the Free World” at his campaign events. Utilizing his standard and preferred method of statesmanship, […]
The night kicked of with Joey Ryan’s introduction of Kacy & Clayton. A Milk Carton Kids show is equal parts beautiful harmonies and riotous banter as Ryan and Pattengale take small jabs at one another and exchange witty remarks, and this intro was no […]
Now I understand what all the buzz is about. The Green River Festival has been heralded as one of “the” summer festivals to attend by major media sources like Rolling Stone and USA Today. I haven’t had the opportunity to attend […]
Even on a sold-out Saturday, the Green River Festival in Greenfield, MA is still a relaxing, user-friendly place to be. And with a gentle breeze and temperatures in the mid-80s, the setting was tailor-made for the blast of fantastic music […]
The Milk Carton Kids are Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. Kenneth plays a 1954 Martin 0-15 and Joey a 1951 Gibson J45. On record and on stage, they sing and play in a delightful unison that’s incredibly beautiful to behold, […]
Well, its been a month since the fabulous duo known as The Milk Carton Kids released their third album, Monterrey. These guys are the modern day early Simon and Garfunkel. I use “early” because The Milk Carton Kids’ songwriting style has a […]
I was having an after-dinner conversation with a friend and catching up on the day’s events when I mentioned that I was having a hard time connecting with so much of the new music that is currently populating my playlist. […]
Here’s a business plan…team up with another singer/songwriter, release your first two albums as free downloads, tour extensively as headliners and as openers for more well known bands, see a Grammy award winner tweet favourably about you, release your third […]
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