Something ominous trails through the wind. Most everyone attuned to electronic media can feel it by now, if not wholly understand. It hovers at a crossroads in a busy city street, but for Maria Schneider it may feel like intrusion on […]
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This was the 30th year of the Folk Alliance International Conference, held in recent years in Kansas City, possibly to return. However, Montreal will host next year’s conference. The conference is very much like a festival and is comprised of […]
The Missoula, Montana, progressive bluegrass band The Lil’ Smokies made a scorching statement regarding their status as an “up and coming” acoustic band. They have definitively arrived. Their live show dazzled the Parlor Room crowd throughout their 17-song set. The […]
There’s a lightness that comes with acoustic folk music. Sounds ring out, fade naturally, and often have an openness to them that makes the whole style feel more breathable. Add this sentiment to the sprightly and delicate songs jointly composed […]
Do you ever have those moments where your perspective zooms out for a second and you suddenly feel overwhelmed by the absurdity of things that usually feel normal? For example, you check the news, and instead of thinking “What ridiculous […]
It was a long way from Alabama in the stunning Appel Room at Jazz! At Lincoln Center last week, but legendary sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer gave the room a warm Southern welcome that brought us right back to […]
Those music lovers who are veterans to live shows know that the best concerts are not always in a lavish concert venue. When the right band is playing, a smaller venue can create a captivating intimate show. On Groundhog Day […]
A highlight of my musical year for nearly a decade has been the Transatlantic Sessions, the series of shows put together by Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain. Each year they and their house band are joined by a select group […]
Suffice it to say, the Steep Canyon Rangers consistently defy expectations. Where once it might have been all too easy to classify them as simply another bluegrass band making a pitch to appeal to the mainstream, these days their combination […]
In previewing the Turnpike Troubadours’ gig opening for Miranda Lambert at the Tacoma (Wash.) Dome on Feb. 1, I wrote that they would “likely be restricted to about 45 minutes of stage time, max.” It turned out to be more […]
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