At the beginning of Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music, over footage of bluegrass artists autographing a Martin guitar, the voiceover shares a quote from Bill Monroe that could serve as a thesis statement for the documentary: “Bluegrass has […]
Though it’s fairly quiet on a Monday afternoon, there is an energy that permeates the walls of Berlin, Jesse Malin’s bar in the East Village. There are flyers hanging on the windows promoting a myriad of events — including a […]
We’ve all got a drawer full of T-shirts and shelves full of CDs or vinyl we’ve bought at shows through the years. But sometimes an artist will put something on the merch table that’s truly unique — cookbooks, candles, lighters, […]
Grace is 25 years old. Jeff Buckley’s debut is gorgeous and heartbreaking, ambitious, daring and eclectic, and, as the sole studio album released during his short life, the only fully realized vision of the artistic brilliance he possessed. With the […]
In 2010, I moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with only a suitcase, banjo, and fiddle. Buenos Aires has a vibrant underground scene, but few musicians make it off of performing alone. Luckily for me, there were no 5-string banjo teachers […]
This month, longtime friends and musical collaborators Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill release new albums within a week of each other. Each album takes its title from the singer’s home state: Crowell’s Texas is out today and Gill’s Okie lands […]
Fifty years ago today, a little past five in the afternoon, on a stage planned and lit by E.H. Beresford “Chip” Monck, who introduced him, Richie Havens found himself the surprise opening act of “An Aquarian Exposition” presented by the […]
If you want to get a feel for the wide range of sounds Che Apalache pours into its music, the title track from their new album, Rearrange My Heart, is a fine place to start. Opening as a hymn that […]
Wondering about the well-being of writers who put their darkness out there in the light, and share it with an audience, is a mystery with no sound resolution. David Berman, the late poet and songwriter of Silver Jews’ artful American […]
Hit “play” on the first track of bluegrass band Che Apalache’s new Béla Fleck-produced album Rearrange My Heart (out Aug. 9 on Free Dirt Records) and the first question that might come to mind is, “When?” The album opens with the crackling sound of […]
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