Saturday night in rural America. Just saying that, you can practically hear the pickup tires on the gravel road. Whether it’s the Grange Hall in California’s Central Valley, the dance hall in Texas Hill Country, or the Legion Post in eastern Tennessee, the scene is similar. The same loud-but-ineffective air conditioner, plenty of ice cold […]
Wade Bowen on His Uncle Bob’s Restaurant and Why He Started Playing Guitar
Texas singer-songwriter Wade Bowen talks about avoiding carbs, touring in an extended cab pickup truck, and taking time to smell the roses.
Monday Morning Video – Don Covay
The video quality may be less than stellar but the performance is spectacular. Here’s legendary R&B singer Don Covay, with Ron Wood on guitar, performing “Somebody”.
Readers’ Pick: Amanda Shires – Take It Like a Man
You picked Amanda Shires – Take It Like a Man as your favorite new release for the week of July 29, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2022 Tami Neilson – Kingmaker (28 votes) The Sadies – Colder Streams (26) Parker Twomey – All This Life (24) The Deslondes – Ways […]
Caroline Spence on Her “Sweet Old Ride” and Achieving Career Goals
Singer-songwriter Caroline Spence talks about her home writing space, recordings of songs she wrote when she was six, and unlearning things learned early in her career.
Monday Morning Video – Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan
Let’s kick off the week with two blues legends: Stevie Ray Vaughan and one of his heroes, Albert King. Here they jam on King’s classic “Born Under a Bad Sign”.
Readers’ Pick: The Sadies – Colder Streams
You picked The Sadies – Colder Streams as your favorite new release for the week of July 29, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2022 Tami Neilson – Kingmaker (28 votes) The Sadies – Colder Streams (26) Parker Twomey – All This Life (24) The Deslondes – Ways & Means (19) […]
Three Summer Gems
A lot of good music is coming out this summer. A number of the releases are shorter records or EPs. That sometimes makes it hard to write a full-length review. In no way does that mean you shouldn’t check them out. Three of my favorites are Nick Pagliari, The Early Mays, and Juliana Nash. Nick […]
Lydia Luce on a Favorite Songwriting Gig and Working as a Session Violinist
Songwriter and musician Lydia Luce talks about touring in a school bus, making smoothie bowls on the road, and growing up in the classical music world.
Elizabeth Cook on Fresh Produce, Designer Shoes, and Her Tricked Out Tour Van
Nashville singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook talks about what happened when her band stayed up all night playing video games in her van and why she knows Little Jimmy Dickens and Tammy Wynette’s shoe sizes.