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R.I.P. Jack Hardy: Mentor to many, master of song

Very sad news this morning. Various sites are reporting that John Studebaker Hardy passed away at the age…

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Added by Roy Kasten on March 12, 2011 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

The Top 20 Kris Kristofferson songs

Over at the Website for 88.1 KDHX, the community radio station in St. Louis (I've got a show there on Wed mornings), I put together a list of my favorite Kris Kristofferson songs. Along with Merle Haggard, Kris will be playing St. Louis on March 9.

Kristofferson's songs aren't just well-crafted, clever, moving, clear, wise and observant. Taken all together, they embody the soul of what any good song could hope to…

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Added by Roy Kasten on March 8, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Twangfest 14: June 9-12, 2010 in St. Louis, Mo.

The fest of twang returns.

Yes.

Presented by 88.1 KDHX, in the city with the big arch!

Headliners: Jason & the Scorchers, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Blue Rodeo, Detroit Cobras and Big Smith.

More bands: Those Darlins, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Ha Ha Tonka, Magnolia Mountain, These United States, Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce, Colonel Ford and Magnolia… Continue

Added by Roy Kasten on May 10, 2010 at 8:42pm — No Comments

The Twangfest Auction is Live!

There’s nothing like Twangfest and nothing like the Twangfest eBay Auction, surely the single greatest collection of Americana, rock and country music collectables on eBay. Check it out:

http://stores.ebay.com/twangfest

Highlights include:

* Signed… Continue

Added by Roy Kasten on June 5, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Tim Easton Dedicates "Lexington Jail" to Jay Bennett

Tim Easton, the Ohio-born, Joshua Tree-based troubadour (I use the term precisely) was in town Wednesday night at Off Broadway. It should have been a layup, to quote an unnamed source, though there was a bit of rain and mid-week shows in St. Louis are never a sure thing. But the 30 or so folks in attendance saw Easton put on a clinic.

He sound checked with a quick Staple Singers blues. His black 1947 Gibson J-45 may be on the way to Triggerville, but it rang out like a bluegrass… Continue

Added by Roy Kasten on May 29, 2009 at 9:40am — No Comments

Marshall Crenshaw at a house concert in St. Louis...

I spent a delightful 2 hours in the front row for a Marshall Crenshaw house concert last night. He's got a new record due out in June, and the new songs sounded terrific. But here's an older underrated gem from this most underrated of American songwriters, as performed last… Continue

Added by Roy Kasten on April 4, 2009 at 4:59pm — 1 Comment

The cover of the new ND Bookazine...

is gorgeous.

Looking forward to buying a copy and reading it -- front to back.

Added by Roy Kasten on March 29, 2009 at 2:59pm — No Comments

SXSW Day Zero: Tuesday in Austin

I'm blogging SXSW for KDHX Community Media in St. Louis and for the Riverfront Times. I'll be cross posting links and stuff here.

Here's my take on yesterday's action, in words and jpgs:

http://kdhx.org/blog/2009/03/18/sxsw-tuesday-report-day-zero-in-austin/…

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Added by Roy Kasten on March 18, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

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