Nothing says Americana, in the broadest sense, more than trains. They’ve long been a source of romance and fascination — and, for songwriters, metaphor-laden inspiration. Trains may no longer have a dominant presence in the American consciousness, but Americana Railroad, […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As album releases slow down in December, we like to catch our breath and write about albums that came out earlier in the year that we didn’t get a chance to review but we think are worthy of […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As album releases slow down in December, we like to catch our breath and write about albums that came out earlier in the year that we didn’t get a chance to review but we think are worthy of […]
Both a celebration and a dire warning, Spell Songs II: Let the Light In will draw you into an absorbing musical interpretation of our fast disappearing natural world. A blend of folk, world music, and spoken word in songs new […]
Paying proper tribute to a musician like Neal Casal, whose career spanned nearly 30 years and saw him work with everyone from The Cardinals to Hard Working Americans to The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, takes chutzpah and careful planning. Casal took […]
The sound of Guantánamo is a party. Although a historically poor region overshadowed in name, geography, and context by the imposing US detention camp in the southernmost part of the Cuban province, Guantánamo is actually rich in music and […]
Not to sound like Emily Dickinson or even Wednesday Addams over here, but life is impermanent. You’re alive and then, one day, you aren’t. What’s left is your legacy and the impact you had on others. You likely don’t need […]
In 1940, Woody Guthrie released what would be the most successful album of his career, the legendary Dust Bowl Ballads. Though he was just 28 years old, his songwriting and storytelling gifts were already well developed on his commercial debut. Like John […]
Cover songs and Metallica go together like black denim and whiskey. Early on in their 40-year career, the Bay Area thrashers put together their infamous The $5.98 EP — Garage Days Re-Revisited, which features covers of some of their favorite tracks from […]
Fifty years ago, Bruce Iglauer founded a record label based on Hound Dog Taylor’s gloriously fuzzy, raucous, and rattly guitar. The six-fingered guitarist cranked out his brand of houserockin’ blues with a slide repurposed from a kitchen table leg backed […]
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