By the end of his long second set at my house concert series the other weekend, David Olney had sung from the perspective of an iceberg facing the Titanic, a donkey carrying Jesus to Jerusalem, and a French prostitute chronicling […]
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Here are several videos from David’s show at my house concert series in Norfolk, VA. on Saturday. If you don’t know David, please check him out. “Sea Cruise/The Way I Am.” “Sweet Poison.” “Big Cadillac.” “1917.”
There’s a ritual to road trips, whether for work or play. In the days or week before, I run through longtime favorites as well as the current playlist and decide what albums to bring along. I also usually burn a […]
It’s past the half way point of 2010 so it’s about time I review four of my favorite albums of the past six months. Some were released recently, some in the spring. They’re all good for summer listening. Kevin Welch […]
The Mynabirds “What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood” (Saddle Creek) The Mynabirds are singer/songwriter Laura Burhenn, once half of the D.C. pop duo Georgie James, but this luscious slice of blue-eyed soul pop sounds nothing […]
http://musicfog.com Kevin Welch performs a song from his latest album, A Patch of Blue Sky. Recorded on the Music Fog bus in Memphis, TN. (2/19/10)
I have to post this link via Dave Alvin of The Blasters — all the original guys — playing an unrehearsed gig the other day. They have the same urgent energy as always. Great stuff. “American Music.”
Richard Ferreira’s “Somewhereville” didn’t get much notice, but it was one of the soulful Americana gems of the early 2000s featuring one of the best kiss-off songs ever, “Bye Bye Baby.” Ferreira’s catchy melodies and solid lyrics made the record […]
My blog is at: semi-regular raves ‘n’ rants. Alejandro Escovedo bolted into his show at The Jewish Mother Saturday night counting “1,2,3,4” and leading his band into the bracing rock of “Always a Friend,” perhaps the catchiest and most ear-friendly […]
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