The Mavericks brought their traveling rock and roll party to Durham, North Carolina to celebrate a Friday night at the beautiful, 90-year-old Carolina Theater. If there is a band that has more fun on stage than The Mavericks, I have yet to […]
Even before the Avett Brothers and Warren Haynes came onstage to pay tribute to Jerry Garcia, the presence of the late guitarist could be immediately felt. I was told Seth Avett had drawn a caricature of the guitarist and looking at […]
What a great night of music! Joining The David Bromberg Big Band to celebrate Bromberg’s birthday and opening the show was the absolutely excellent duet of Larry Campbell and Theresa Williams. Campbell and Williams did a great version of “If […]
The last time I tried to see the Felice Brothers, along with my wife and some friends, it was a number of years ago, and the band was steered away due to hurricane warnings in nearby Virginia Beach. So, I […]
“Confucius say: before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” With that opening statement Anne McCue launched into her first song of the evening, “Dig Two Graves” from her newest album Blue Sky Thinkin’. Anne, who hails […]
An Appreciation of Six Nights at New York’s Beacon Theater, Sept. 30th – Oct. 8th, 2016 Hey, friends! The degenerative state of our American political discourse got you down? Feeling sort of humiliated in the eyes of the world? Worried that […]
I always wanted to start out a piece with “it was a dark and stormy night,” but not only has Snoopy beat me to it, the storm was yet to come. It was windy, cold and rainy though and the […]
“The banjo is an Appalachian instrument,” Valerie June remarked to the sold-out crowd in Brooklyn, NY. “But its roots are in Africa, so I like to think of it in both capacities.” Her reference to the origin story of the […]
A very lucky but small group of folks gathered in Maryland on a Tuesday night were blessed with a much-needed glimpse of a ray of hope for the future. In this time of cynicism, ugly talk and worry it was […]
Last night my wife and I were privileged to attend Lampedusa: Concerts For Refugees featuring Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, and The Milk Carton Kids held at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska. And what a great concert it […]
