In mid-September of 2001, about a week after that fateful day, I drove a couple hours north to Richmond, Virginia, having heard that Bob Rupe was planning to sit in for a few songs with the Silos at Poe’s Pub. […]
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The sticker on the cover seems like it must be a mistake, proclaiming The Rising to be Bruce Springsteen’s “first studio album with the E Street Band since Born In The U.S.A.” How could it be that he has spent […]
Two minutes, 57 seconds. That’s all the time it takes for the Mayflies USA to establish in the opening title track that they have a way with a perfect pop song. “Got a car/You can drive it/You can drive it […]
Sometimes this 2/3-page hole begs to be filled with comments and observations on a hot subject or timely topic. Other times, nothing obvious rises to the fore that demands to be written about. See if you can guess which one […]
There are five of them now, these albums credited to a California desert aggregate called the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers — or, in the case of the two most recent releases, Mark Olson & the Creekdippers. Five records in six […]
This five-song disc spotlights a new “Memphis Mix” of the song “Damn Shame” from Jay Farrar’s recent Sebastopol release, supplementing it with four outtakes from the album’s original recording sessions. The remix was a worthy endeavor, dangling a rhythmic hook […]
There is a certain refreshing rightful air to the territory where artists such as Dolly Parton reside. Their legend and fortune long since assured, they are essentially free to follow whatever paths they wish for the rest of their career, […]
It’s a long way from the front porch of the General Store in Bynum, North Carolina, to the small stage of the Borderline nightclub in London, England. The rooms are actually about the same size, but they’re a world apart […]
An expatriate Texan who now calls Switzerland home, Richard Dobson has a storied past, enough that he actually turned his life into an autobiographical novel a few years back. The Gulf Coast Boys documented Dobson’s mid-’70s days traveling in Texas […]
Mention Utrecht to most Americans, and they’d have no clue. Amsterdam, of course. Rotterdam, maybe. The Hague, probably, for its unusual name (and its frequent role in international relations). Not so for Utrecht, the fourth-largest city in Holland, despite its […]
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