Roman Candle playing at the Uptown Bar on May 6, 2006. Footage is nice and close up and the audio quality is pretty good. Video posted on YouTube by goround23. technorati tags:romancandle, video, music
Annie Keating’s “Take the Wheel” Reviewed
Somewhere in the dirt and grime of the Big Apple, you’ll find diamond in the rough, Annie Keating. Raised in Boston, now residing in New York, Keating is a city girl with a country heart. Her sound is pure Americana, twang-infused folk storytelling with blissful tooth and grit. She’s been compared to Kathleen Edwards, Gillian […]
Beer, Beer, Last Train Home & More Beer
As a husband and father of two young children, I don’t often make it large festivals like SXSW, Bonnaroo or even Merlefest. So when a festival appears in my backyard, you better bet I’ll be there. This weekend marks the tenth annaul Old Dominion Beer Festival. It features over 50 breweries from around the country […]
Widespread Panic & More, Album Previews
Because I can’t find a Roman Candle album stream, you’ll find me over in the Widespread Panic listening booth with my headphones tuned to their release from last week. But don’t let that discourage you, Roman Candle does happen to few tunes on their MySpace profile for your listening pleasure. Don’t forget, this album was […]
Allison Moorer & More, Tom’s Take
Allison Moorer, Getting Somewhere (Sugar Hill) This is a slight departure from her last album, The Duel. At first I was a little concerned when I heard she was going in a different direction because I really love the tough rock found in that album. It definitely is a little different with more radio friendly […]
“The River’s Gonna Run”, a Video by Sam Bush & Emmylou Harris
Don’t you think that Emmylou Harris should win a lifetime achievement award for best female accompaniment? She’s got the “Midas Touch”. Off Sam Bush’s latest release Laps in Seven, here are the two of them in a video for the song “The River’s Gonna Run”. Posted by Buffalo5380 on YouTube.
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, a Boston Music Awards Performance
To borrow a catch phrase from my father, “Dad Gummit!” these guys are good. I’m not kidding. Check out this live performance of “Nothing But the Water” recorded at the Boston Music Awards. Video posted on MySpace by furnarij
Allison Moorer & More, Album Previews
Here’s a sampling of what I’ll be checking out this week. Its great to see Sonic Youth still at it after all this time and you just gotta love the Delta-blues from Keb Mo. Keep Donavon Frankenreiter on your radar. He’s yet another surfer-turned-musician to enter the scene bringing acoustic rhythms with a touch of […]
“Sweet Somewhere Bound”, a Video by Jackie Greene
Jackie Greene peforms “Sweet Somewhere Bound” off of last year’s re-release album of the same name. A Clip from “Broken Hearts, Dusty Roads” DVD –circa 2004. His latest, American Myth, is already on my short list for Album of the Year. If you haven’t heard it yet, get off yer hind quarters and go to […]
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, On the Radar
[audio:http://www.gracepotter.com/toothbrushandmytable.mp3] Brace yourself. You are about to be blown away by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Vermont’s latest contribution to music. Not only does the 22-year-old Potter have the vocal guns to stand tall with predecessors like Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin to name a few, she’s also unreal on the Hammond B-3 […]