During my first vacation in several years last week I listened to a slew of upcoming albums when I wasn’t listening to the spirit-renewing sounds of the wind and waters of the Atlantic Ocean and children screaming with delight as […]
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As we are on the verge of returning to a semblance of normalcy and music venues are tip-toeing into the light of new performances, this week the column features photos and brief stories by eight ND photographers and myself on […]
Last year this column featured California-based nonprofit Bluegrass Pride celebrating Pride Month with a virtual weekend festival, Porch Pride: A Bluegrass Pride Queer-antine Festival. It raised over $22,000 and enabled each participating musician to be paid $825 for their […]
Last year was a wash for music festivals everywhere, but with the floodgates opening we’ll soon be able to see the familiar folks we clamor for and make those new, memorable discoveries once again. Beginning this weekend and concluding in […]
I’d lately been thinking about Marcel Proust when I happened upon an article on him in a recent issue of The New Yorker and read this portion from one of his letters: “The essential purpose of music is to awaken […]
The Americana Honors & Awards nomination process must have been especially difficult this year, as the Americana Music Association’s 3,000 members (of which I am one) had to consider projects released during the usual eligibility period — April 1 through […]
I can count on one hand the number of rock albums that are foundational cornerstones of what is called Americana today. Déjà Vu is one of them, and it was re-released last Friday as part of two well-crafted box sets […]
As you may recall, not long ago the ND photographers shared with us photos and remembrances of their first shows. I thought that next it’d be cool for them to share photos, along with brief descriptions, of their favorite shows. […]
While we are not yet midway through this year, there has already been some marvelous music released so far. This week Through the Lens looks at five releases still to come before we hit the halfway point that’ll tickle your […]
During normal times this week’s column would be reporting on MerleFest, which would have concluded just two days ago. In its absence, or at least its postponement until September this year, what better way to celebrate that fest than by […]
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