I went into the Freshgrass experience not knowing what to expect. I knew a few things, this was a festival at a contemporary art museum, I had friends that had played the fest in the past and they loved it, and that […]
I went into the Freshgrass experience not knowing what to expect. I knew a few things, this was a festival at a contemporary art museum, I had friends that had played the fest in the past and they loved it, and that […]
The night kicked of with Joey Ryan’s introduction of Kacy & Clayton. A Milk Carton Kids show is equal parts beautiful harmonies and riotous banter as Ryan and Pattengale take small jabs at one another and exchange witty remarks, and this intro was no […]
One day I was listening to a Pandora station, bored by the monotony of the word day, the tedious ticking as the minutes peeled off of the clock on the wall and awaiting when I could be freed from my […]
by: Ken Templeton Josh Ritter and his band had a lot of fun unveiling a host of new songs from the forthcoming album Sermon on the Rocks; and they should be having fun–the new tunes were fantastic, full of the playful lyricism […]
Joshua Black Wilkins sings with a conviction and attitude that makes no apologies and is delivered with a gruff and tainted passion that can only be attained from living through some shit. There is a deep growl in the tone of […]
I remember the first time that I saw Barnstar on stage at Club Passim. A whirlwind of sound, all played by more than competent musicians that excelled not just as their instruments, but also singing and harmonies. It was one of […]
Ever been to a show and you are simply lost in what occurs in that two-to-three-hour span of time? You allow yourself to be overtaken by whatever happens. You trust yourself completly to the artists and the audience, and don’t […]
Jenee Halstead…rather than try and come up with something original and new on how I feel about this songwriter, I will quote what I said about her when she was announced for volume 1 of Locals Covering Locals: ‘The first time […]