Nico was a compelling, grim and somewhat scary performer at Manhattan clubs in the late 1970s. I remember sitting on a wooden floor of a now-defunct club as the celebrated Andy Warhol protégé sat in the center of the room […]
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Some die-hard Neil Young fans have mentioned that the mercurial rocker’s most recent live shows with Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real are the best ones he has ever performed. I have found that hard to believe, because I […]
Considering the foreboding title of Parker Millsap’s newest album, The Very Last Day, it may make sense that he played in a cave two weeks ago. Millsap joined Kasey Chambers, the McCrary Sisters, and Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors at […]
Christina Schroeter believes Family of the Year, which some critics have dubbed an indie pop group, is “genreless.” Merriam-Webster may not recognize that adjective, but Schroeter, the group’s keyboard player and vocalist, is certain. “Anyone who has only heard our […]
As John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” and Coors beer alerted the rest of the country to the glories of Colorado in the 1970s, a band of hippie musicians called Magic Music left the Centennial State to make its mark nationwide. The […]
Jeremy Nail wasn’t aiming for a complex album when he recorded My Mountain last year. “When I started working on this group of songs, I wanted to make something simple and poignant,” says the Austin-based singer-songwriter. “There was an intimacy […]
Susie Glaze once performed on Broadway, so maybe her unique approach to songs should be expected. “For me, the songs are all one-act plays with moralistic stories to tell,” says Glaze, who made her recording debut with the Eight Hand […]
It’s been a long time since I considered an album a folk masterpiece, but I must give that distinction to John McCutcheon’s new Trolling for Dreams. The album — the 38th in McCutcheon’s prolific career — overflows with great songs, […]
Some fans regard the Posies as one of America’s great power-pop bands, but singer/songwriter/guitarist Ken Stringfellow wishes the Seattle-based band would be looked at in a different way. “I’d like to be remembered for our songwriting,” says Stringfellow, who co-founded […]
Gene Clark is finally getting his due. For decades, Roger McGuinn received most of the credit for the Byrds’ impact on rock and roll, tied in with psychedelic, country, and folk music. McGuinn was the unquestioned leader, and there’s no reason […]
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