In the upper left corner of California, what they call the Lost Coast, there’s a commercial radio station called KHUM that has very eclectic playlist. They call themselves “Radio without the Rules,” and one of their feature shows is The […]
In the upper left corner of California, what they call the Lost Coast, there’s a commercial radio station called KHUM that has very eclectic playlist. They call themselves “Radio without the Rules,” and one of their feature shows is The […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2016/Roots & Branches issue of No Depression in print. When we’re not running a subscription drive, all articles in the ND journal are exclusive to print. Subscribe today for just $6 a month […]
A week ago Saturday we woke up in New Hampshire with the temperature at six degrees, did our last bit of packing, loaded the cat into her carrier in the back seat, and headed south. Years ago, we would have […]
In the 1970s during the punk versus disco wars, there was also a revolution going on. Even though it was somewhat of an underground one and garnered not much attention outside certain circles, it nonetheless moved a mountain. The mountain […]
Herb Pedersen just finished an exciting tour playing with Tom Petty and Mudcrutch. Yet, I wonder how many Mudcrutch fans at those incredible full-blown rock shows now remember the name of the talented backup singer, acoustic guitarist and banjoist who […]
The 55th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival just ended, and we are fortunate that ND photographer Mark J. Smith was there to capture so many great photos and provide this week’s commentary. As he first attended the festival in 1970, he knows his way […]
We’ve seen the Del McCoury Band at two midsized bluegrass festivals this summer. At age 77 — and having been inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 2011 — you’d think that McCoury has earned himself a […]
For last week’s column, I featured a relatively new development in the crowdfunding world, its use by already established artists as a chance to offer bonus merchandise around the pre-order of an album. So this week, I want to counterbalance […]
Located in Boston, Massachusetts — that bastion of Northeastern probity, where the “the Cabots speak only to Lodges, and the Lodges speak only to God” — Berklee College of Music is a hotbed of musical revolution and change more reminiscent of the […]
Washington Square in Greenwich Village, New York, has an arch modeled after the Arc de Triumph in Paris, France, by the great American architect Sanford White. The arch was ereceted to honor the centennial of George Washington’s inauguration as the first president […]
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