On the morning of Jan. 20 I put on Nina Simone’s version of “Feeling Good” and sang along: “It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life for me and I’m feeling good.” That’s also how I […]
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As COVID-19 put a stranglehold on live performances last year, I stuck pretty much at home and listened even more to recorded music. It’s always been a focal point, but this year was a constant reminder of its significant role. […]
As hard as this past year was, it is with a heavy heart that the first Through the Lens column for 2021, a year that signals a new hope for us all, is one that remembers some of the significant […]
With COVID-19 wrecking the live music scene this year, recorded music became an even larger presence in our lives, providing solace to many during our respective solitudes. This week, 13 ND photographers select the cream of roots music albums that […]
When I first sat down to select this year’s outstanding photos, I thought it would be a relatively easy task as the opportunities to photograph shows dwindled down to near nothing pretty early into 2020. But, as Patsy Cline sang, […]
While the performance season ended early this year, ND photographers managed to get in a good number of shows nonetheless. There’s something for everyone as many branches of roots music are represented in this week’s column from a wide variety […]
Thanksgiving was just last week, but if we ever needed some Christmas cheer, it’s this year. So, this week Through the Lens is featuring Christmas albums, EPs, and singles that may not otherwise get the attention they deserve. (Never fear: […]
As we near the end of the year, the opening line of William Shakespeare’s Richard III rings true, and could easily have been written in 2020: “Now is the winter of our discontent.” The acknowledgement that the world has weathered a […]
I know we all miss live shows, and that collective energy, the camaraderie, the excitement, that connection between artist and audience that simply cannot duplicated either on record or video. However, until the beast of the coronavirus can be tamed, […]
It’s been eight months since most of us have seen a live show. During that time recorded music has become more relevant as something that binds us, that can bring us together both as roots music fans and as […]
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