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Mississippi John Hurt, Recommendations?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Barry Garneau Sep 5, 2012.
Reviewers, What's the Best Approach?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Alan Harrison Sep 27, 2012.
The Singer/Songwriter and Your Taste
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Dwight Schrutte Aug 9, 2012.
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Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Kim Ruehl's blog post 'When well-meaning topical music goes terribly wrong'
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Gillian Turnbull's blog post 'Canadian Country Music = Lacklustre'
"Blue Rodeo
Corb Lund
Cam Penner
Kathleen Edwards
...the canucks are doing just fine."
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Easy Ed's blog post 'No Depression Merges With Mapquest'
"lotsa head scratching going on.
wait for it...wait for it..."
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Grant Alden's blog post 'How can a poor musician survive such times?'
"Well, I think you're right, Hal...if they are a group of 17 year olds, or stereotypical college dudes.
But I think its different if you are talking about most groups of friends that go to shows at Fitzgerald's, The Cactus Cafe,…"
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Grant Alden's blog post 'How can a poor musician survive such times?'
"I think backing up files (the ease of which, speed of which, and reliability of which) will come to equal our making sure the house doesnt burn down.
Again...I want a frickin cd!
But it just may not be happening."
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Grant Alden's blog post 'How can a poor musician survive such times?'
"Remember those rabbit ear antennas that we used to screw onto two posts on the back of tv's?
Well, their gone too. I think they became coaxial connections, and now, well, not many antennas at all.
Good or bad, who cares now.
If cd's go…"
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Grant Alden's blog post 'How can a poor musician survive such times?'
"Artist X arrives at a club with a nice turn out of folks. After his set he sells a buncha cd's.
Rewind back in time....exact same scenario/location/audience...Artist X is at merch table selling download cards for same price, which he gives…"
Matthew Francis Andersen replied to Kim Ruehl's discussion '5 Records Which Changed Your Life'
"Chronologically, in the order in which I heard them:
Jailbreak - thin lizzy
Thriller - michael jackson
Born in the USA - bruce springsteen
Nebraska - bruce springsteen
Car Wheels On a Gravel Road - lucinda williams"
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Hearth Music's blog post 'Follow-Up: Jeffrey Martin’s New EP'
"Jeffrey's songs are excellent."
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Ben Bonin's blog post '"Tempest" and Beyond: A Guitarist Reflects on Dylan's Modern Old-time Sound'
"The fact that Bob Dylan sings at all is exactly what saves us from realty music shows and the damn radio taking over our lives.
Don't slip into that trap."
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Ben Bonin's blog post '"Tempest" and Beyond: A Guitarist Reflects on Dylan's Modern Old-time Sound'
"Discussion on Dylan's vocals....or anyone's for that matter???
Really...HERE...on No Depression???
For a moment I thought I was on a reality show message board."
Matthew Francis Andersen replied to Hal Bogerd's discussion 'Crowd control'
"A lot of venues could take a tip from Fitzgerald's.
Many clubs leave me with no idea who the owner is nor who is even in charge. Fitzgerald's is a famous professional venue that still maintains an easy-going neighborhood atmosphere. This…"
Alan Harrison replied to Matthew Francis Andersen's discussion 'Reviewers, What's the Best Approach?'
"Like everything else in life; you will start at the bottom. I don't know if it's easier today than when I started 15 years ago but you now have access to a zillion websites/blogs that I didn't; but if you are looking for a career in…"
Jim Moulton replied to Matthew Francis Andersen's discussion 'Reviewers, What's the Best Approach?'
"Publicists work for the artist, sometimes a company, or a label, they come in all kinds, but that is where the music is, a label rep usually is not a publicist."
Matthew Francis Andersen replied to Sherrill Hewins's discussion 'What is the best live music festival or event in your part of the world?'
"Heartsfield is still gigging!
And with a friend of Jack's and mine named Andon Davis on lead guitar."
Matthew Francis Andersen commented on Kevernacular (Kevin Lynch)'s blog post 'Is The Tedeschi Trucks Band the Best American Group Working Today?'
"Yes, Dave Alvin too...without a doubt."
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Forlorn Folky
I live in Lima, Peru and I've been here for about two months now. Lately, the list of what I miss about Chicago is as long as my arm: Fitzgerald's Nightclub in Berwyn, guitar pickin' parties, my fellow songwriters, and Coors Light are just a few. I'm certainly out of my comfort zone here.
Back home if I needed a music fix…
ContinuePosted on January 12, 2012 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments
A Cat? Maybe.
I had a chat about songwriting with Johnny Burns.
Mostly known as a fabulous guitar player, Johnny also wrote some songs with the great John Prine (Shop Talk and Its Happening to You).
Anyway, Johnny told me that whenever he and Prine would get stuck during a songwriting session they would fix this by putting the song away and writing a different song about some inane subject, e.g. Prine's sweater...the front lawn...the cat in the…
ContinuePosted on January 12, 2012 at 8:30am
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- At 8:56am on December 7, 2012,
NoDepression said… Hey Matthew,
Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your recent comments on a couple threads here on No Depression. It means a lot to the folks who blog and post other content here to know that it's being noticed and appreciated. Since the majority of content on this site is crowd-sourced, community involvement is what makes everything here on ND possible. So, thanks again for taking the time to post comments - we really appreciate it!
- Lucca at No Depression
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