'The Weary Kind' singer Ryan Bingham wins 2 Americana Awards; Rosanne Cash takes album of year

By CHRIS TALBOTT , Associated Press

Last update: September 9, 2010 - 9:59 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The trophies keep piling up for Ryan Bingham, this time at the Americana Awards.

Bingham won the Americana Music Associati… Continue

It seems that everywhere I turn these days folks are eulogizing the music industry and what I think they're doing, me included, is eulogizing their own hopes and dreams....the dream of the big hit, the cash bonanza, the big burrito full of cabbage. I even heard millionaire and legendary songwriting icon, Smokey Robinson, the other day on TV saying that we've gone back to 'the era of the minstrel, where everyone is making music but no one is paying for it.'

So, in minstrel times like these, my t… Continue

September 6, 2010. " I want you to know that the Staple Singers have been going for 60 years and we ain't done yet" proclaimed Mavis Staples at the 20 year old Sausalito Art Festival in Marin County California.This year Mavis Staples was sharing the lineup at this wealthy Bay Area enclave with an eclectic group of 60's, 70's 80's and 90's pop icons including The Fixx, The Bangles, Pablo Cruise, The Tubes, Dave Mason, The Sons of Champlin and the Jefferson Starship - groups who have added younger… Continue

David Wilcox In Concert at Bodie House Concerts in Thousand Oaks and AMSD in San Diego, Calif.
Written by Terry Roland


David Wilcox will be performing at Thousand Oaks Library presented by Bodie Music, Inc. in Southern California on September 10 at 8:00 pm and at AMSD Concerts in San Die… Continue

(Pollstar) The Rolling Stones have hit their peak again in 2010, this time in the form of a rarely seen rereleased movie of a 1972 concert.



"Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Rolling Stones" was originally released in late 1973 in Britain, but the film was not widely shown. The digitally remastered version, which made its global premiere on Tuesday in London, shows… Continue

Dream Attic
By Richard Thompson

Review by Douglas Heselgrave

You never know which Richard Thompson you’ll meet when you play one of his albums for the first time. His last studio release, 2007’s ‘Sweet Warrior’ was a sonic masterpiece that featured some of the guitarist’s most creative work ever, ba… Continue

Fistful of Mercy is a project that includes Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison. The debut album, As I Call You Down, will be out on Oct 5. They were just through Seattle for a press hop and my friends who were lucky enough to catch them said it was fantastic!

You can download the song here: http://www.mediafire.com/?c5u5ic3zz4mbx12

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

November 9 Seattle, WA Showbox

November 11 San Francisco… Continue

For most artists, working with three Rolling Stones, a former Beatle, and John Fogerty would be an unbelievable honor, a dream come true, and the ultimate highlight of their career. Yet in this case, they are the ones who should feel honored, because there is not a single performer on this disc who we would be talking about today were it not for the immense contributions of Jerry Le… Continue

I had a porch swing growing up. It was a wide one big enough for 3 people if they liked each other and 2 if they didn't. Which comes in handy in most families. And that has nothing to do with music but porch swings do have a rhythm all their own.

I'm moving now; packing and preparing. I'm moving… Continue

Anne McCue's Broken Promise Land dropped back in May - a fierce, rocking disc which is heavy on the electric guitar riffs, and smooth on the jams.

What struck me most about this disc is the way McCue attacks her guitar - a point which has frequently caused reviewers to mention that she plays guitar real… Continue