When he was 15, Jackson Browne wrote the lines “don’t confront me with my failures / I have not forgotten them” in for a song called “These Days,” which Nico recorded, and which he released later on his 1973 album, […]
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While many religious people celebrate the coming of the light in this holiday season, our world plunges increasingly into a darkness brought on by blind acts of greed, inhumane treatment of men and women by a super-arrogated political system, unjust […]
A few nights ago I went down another rabbit hole. With thoughts of listening to Valerie Carter’s version of “Face of Appalachia,” I was about to dial it up on YouTube when I got sidetracked by Bruce Springsteen’s duet with […]
“Let the music keep our spirits high”, he sang, and how it did. During his 2 hour 40 minute show, Jackson Browne went from a carefully selected setlist to what was little more than a request spot and back again that […]
Link Wray, Charley Patton, Howlin’ Wolf, Monk Boudreaux Shine Among the Many Native American Creators of Blues, Jazz and Rock Celebrated in Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World rumblethemovie.com This brightly-edited, fast-paced yet thoughtful new documentary […]
As we enter the third week of our subscription drive, I thought it a wise time to share what it is we’re working on for upcoming issues. After all, subscribing at just $6 per month will get you every upcoming […]
Jude Johnstone says it’s difficult to identify the best concert she has attended but gives the nod to Bonnie Raitt. Johnstone, who has opened several shows for Raitt, points to Raitt’s performance on May 24, 2015, at the Avila Beach […]
When Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival began in 2001, at the urging of fellow West Virginia native Hazel Dickens, it was called Strictly Bluegrass. But, in 2004, in order to reflect the wider changes in roots music, the word “Hardly” was added. […]
If you were to Weird Science the prototype for a technically perfect, ethereal female singer, you’d come up with someone like Mikaela Davis. Petite, young and blonde, she’s a harpist with a high, dreamy, limber voice who boasts an affinity for […]
We began the year at the Celtic Connections in Scotland, then traveled to the Carrribean for the Cayamo Cruise. Last week, we hit SXSW in Austin, Texas, and now we head to another hotbed of Americana and roots music: Australia. It’s festival […]
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