Twenty years is quite the accomplishment for a rock and roll band. Think about it. There aren’t that many that have continued to make relevant music for two decades, let alone stayed together. With the release of their tenth studio […]
Twenty years is quite the accomplishment for a rock and roll band. Think about it. There aren’t that many that have continued to make relevant music for two decades, let alone stayed together. With the release of their tenth studio […]
What are we here for? Is it a story from the heart or one that takes you someplace else? Words put to music? A tune’s introduction, an instrumental bridge, or is it the final chord? For those that have been […]
There is a new outlaw in country music and he is definitely the most wanted young hombre to blaze the Americana trail in quite some time. By sheer chance, I first heard Sturgill Simpson this past fall during the Americana Music Association […]
There might not be a humongous music festival being held in Cleveland this summer, but you can capture the magic from the historical timeline of these events with a brand new, major exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame […]
Born in Massillon, Ohio where every newborn boy has a football with the high school colors placed in their bassinet, Patrick Sweany was instead drawn to an electric guitar and rock and roll. He went to Kent State University and played […]
Rarely do I go in depth on a record release that is a reissue, live, or tribute album. But two such albums featuring Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne are getting special treatment this week. Originally aired as a live pay-per-view event on October 16, […]
Danger! Danger! The Minkin’s Music Civil Defense Network is issuing a warning about an Americana explosion. Don’t touch that mouse … this is not a test. No need to duck and cover down in your bomb shelter, but run like […]
I have been waiting for a record to catch my ear and make me perk up. A new release to turn my head and say … Whoa. So thank you Lydia Loveless for delivering the goods with a great rock and roll […]
Sometimes it takes a little extra effort to track down and purchase great music. Thanks to the internet, local record stores are just a mouse click away for better or worse. Record labels and artists now can ship an album […]
To some, Joseph Arthur is a painter from New York. To others, he is a recording artist who has clocked well over fifteen minutes of fame since the release of Come to Where I’m From in 2000. But to the locals, he’s just another […]