I don’t believe that my editor was too happy with me this week as the deadline for this column approached and she opened my email to discover that there were no attachments, photos or video links included. Nada. Zip. Nothing. […]
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There are two ends of the music listener/fan spectrum: those that go to shows to hear and experience music and those that want others to hear that they were at the show/experience the vast majority of the show through their […]
Richard Thompson is touring America now. On stage with him: an acoustic guitar; a glass of water; a container of baby powder; a stool on which he does not sit while he performs. If you value a legend who can […]
I wrote a short piece for the old ND site about the magazine “Fantastic Expedition” now in its 9th isssue and focused on the early 1970s country rock scene. The guy that runs it is also pretty imaginative regarding distribution […]
So far I’ve written only about traditional music venues and festivals. But it’s time to start talking about the beauty of house concerts. To the uninitiated, a house concert might seem like a strange undertaking – show up to a stranger’s […]
On a cloudy afternoon in Harvard Square, Steve Katz (one of the founders of Blood Sweat & Tears) played to a very small (15+/-) crowd in what was billed as an afternoon of story and song. That was an accurate […]
The pride of Cleveland faithful came out to The Music Box Supper Club concert hall on Sunday for an evening of blues by native son Austin “Walkin’ Cane” Charanghat. The singer/songwriter guitarist has been recording and playing out for over […]
Husband/wife duo Keri and Devin Latimer, who go under the band name Leaf Rapids, have just dropped a debut album titled Lucky Stars. Its title is a nod to the feeling that comes from living in the vast expanse of […]
Joe Benjamin is”the superman of swing,” (not really sure if anyone else calls him that but they should)! Although, swing is never the genre long associated with stuffiness, it is also not particularily known for its coolness factor. Already a […]
The Hillside Stage at MerleFest is situated on an asphalt parking lot next to a classroom building on the Wilkesboro Community College campus. The lot itself gently slopes up in two directions until the pitch takes a 40 degree turn […]
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