By ‘Rebel’ Rod Ames Just about everyone thought once Doug Sahm left us back in November of 1999, and then Freddy Fender in October of 2006 that the Texas Tornados were gone forever. However, any one familiar with Shawn Sahm, […]
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One year and one day ago, Kyla and I hit go on this website, fingers firmly crossed and breath duly held. I’m not sure I had any expectations or even a clue about what was going to happen here. We […]
I’m pleased to announce the release of Taproot Music Feed #8, the podcast companion to Taproot Radio. This episode of the podcast features interviews and music from Mark Lennon, Shannon McNally, and Tokyo Rosenthal. http://www.taprootradio.com/2010/02/taproot-music-feed-8-mark-lennon.html
I’ve been meaning to post this for a few weeks now but got distracted and forgot. Over at another blog post within this community there’s been a lively discussion of sorts in regards to Gram Parsons and the latest push […]
Two of Switchback’s tracks from their new album “Ghosts of the River Folk” are on the Festival Radio Top 45 for February 2010. “The Mayfly Dance” is #14 and “Stellar Jay’s Wing” is #38. This brand new release features all […]
My favorite song is Daddy sang Bass because my father and I got to spend some time together before I was sent overseas in the military and we went to a concert with Johnny headlining along with June Carter, the […]
Find more photos like this on Americana and roots music – No Depression It’s been about 15 hours since I returned to Seattle, where it’s cold and drippy, where I write from a dive bar where I can have French […]
Embedded within this community, and in the broader world wide tower of babel, is a small movement devoted to the proposition that Gram Parsons should be in the Country Music Hall of Fame. When I checked a moment ago, something […]
I gotta blame Stephen King for this one. I picked it up after he raved about it in a column he wrote for Entertainment Weekly. It’s been on my mind ever since. The political statements, the working class ethos, and […]
Trilobite’s self-titled first album acquired a core of serious enthusiasts, myself included. Mark Ray Lewis’ snapshot stories were married to music of spartan beauty, breaking out into actual tunes often enough to give the listener something to hold on to. […]
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