Singer -songwriter Eric Taylor’s roots run deep in Texas soil even though he began life in Atlanta, Georgia. But, most of his life has been lived out in Houston, Texas. His first musical love was rhythm & blues. However, he […]
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There’s a secret to making music for kids. It, too often, is a well-kept secret. But some children’s artists know about this. Here it is: It helps if grown-ups can get behind the music as well as the kids. Former […]
For Kris Kristofferson the ‘old road’ has been a long one. Thankfully, he doesn’t appear to be stopping anytime soon. At the Rose in Pasadena last Thursday night the legendary songwriter took his time moving through his legacy of song […]
The late Leonard Cohen recently said if he knew where good songs came from, he’d go there more often. If this is so, then over the years Butch Hancock seems to have found an oasis of songs in West Texas. […]
Throughout the mean political season of 2016, there has been a strange and restless national discontent. But not for prairie mystic Carrie Newcomer. Her new album, The Beautiful Not-Yet, gently directs us to the vulnerable places of the heart to find […]
Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen has died today at 82. He leaves us with a best-selling new release, You Want It Darker, and one of the most prolific legacies of song ever conceived. In fact, his canon is so important in its scope and depth, a […]
Where do great songs come from? Author, Fredrick Buechner, says his prose comes from the place where he dreams. John Prine compared songwriting to fishing as he refers to ‘catching’ songs. For North Carolina singer-songwriter, Mitch Hayes, his best songs […]
The L.A.-based band Dawes has built their singular near-decade-long legacy on integrating a strong indie-rock influence with a Laurel Canyon harmonic folk-rock. The mix has given them a strong following among millennials and aging baby boomers alike, counting Jackson Browne and Alabama Shakes’ Brittney Howard […]
After hanging out around the Americana scene over the last 20 years — from Nashville to Austin, with a layover or two in Los Angeles — it’s a wonder that Jesse Dayton’s name is not the kind you hear among […]
John McCuen can’t hide the glee in his voice as he talks about his new album, Made in Brooklyn,. Recorded live with one microphone in an Orthodox church in New York City, the album reflects the same musical energy and […]
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