Some dream bils have yet to be dreamed of, but happen anyway. That’s one way to describe the double-header show at McCabe’s Guitar Store in Santa Monica last Saturday, January 18. The week before the National Association for Music Merchant’s […]
There is great joy in the blues. It’s an irony easily overlooked. But the North Mississippi Allstars on their 2013 release, World Boogie Is Coming, bring it on so completely it’s almost overwhelming. This is not your ordinary blues-rock trio. It’s as […]
Today, Rick Danko, a key member of The Band, arguably the best American group of the last 50 years, would have been 70 years old. He died in his sleep in 1999. According to legend and fact, reality and lore, […]
There is nothing more unique than the sound of the human voice. From it comes all of the sounds of our spirit, our emotions, our deepest selves. Today, I sit here in the warmth of a small apartment, the rain […]
There is a funny kind of enigma to the music of Yonder Mountain String Band. Are they a jam band with a singer-songwriter mentality or are they a singer-songwriter band with jam tendencies? It doesn’t really matter. However characterized, in addition to their […]
There is a funny kind of enigma to the music of Yonder Mountain String Band. Are they a jam band with a singer-songwriter mentaility or are they a singer-songwriter band with jam tendencies. However characterized with any angle approached adding […]
If great art depends on the reflection of the artist’s soul in their work, then the act of songwriting can be a daunting, at times risky and intimate experience. A painter, a poet or a writer can leave such reflections […]
Dan Crary may not be a household name to many folks today. That is, unless you’re a bluegrass fan or a student of acoustic guitar. Then, hearing his name conjures up the sound of some of the most eloquent and […]
In the world today, what’s new is new. If it shines, we love it. But, what’s new becomes gradually and increasingly old, by the minute. In the world of popular music this is numbingly true. Trends are created by corporate […]
Chuck Berry turns 87 today. It’s impossible to measure his contribution to popular to music. He influenced The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and generations of musicians and fans. He’s become part of the American soul today with […]
