From the opening notes, I could already tell that this was going to be my favorite Amanda Shires record. There’s just something different about it. Shires is now married and has a beautiful baby, just like I do, so I felt a particular connection. She wrote these songs at the very end of her pregnancy, […]
In Memoriam – Buckwheat Zydeco
While New Orleans has played a significant role in two of America’s greatest musical forms, jazz and blues, when you say “Louisiana music” to most people they hear the style championed by Stanley Dural, Jr., aka Buckwheat Zydeco. Â Dural passed away this past weekend and it’s worth remembering the man who became the face of […]
Matt Bigland of Dinosaur Pile-Up Shares a Cure for Tour Anxiety and Sums Up His First Gig in 4 Words
Dinosaur Pile-Up singer-guitarist Matt Bigland describes life touring in a van that is on its last legs and recalls a memorable night mopping the floors at the bar where he was working. He also talks about the balance between being poor and finding job security.
Monday Morning Video – Loretta Lynn
This week we’re going to pay a Monday Morning Video tribute to an true legend of country music, Miss Loretta Lynn. Lynn has released nearly 50 albums over her six decade career, the most recent being this year’s Full Circle. The album is her first in more than ten years. This video takes us back […]
Readers’ Pick: Porcupine Meat by Bobby Rush
BOBBY RUSH, Porcupine Meat beats out JESSE DAYTON, The Revealer as your favorite for the week of September 16, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Summer 2016 CHELLE ROSE, Blue Ridge […]
The Handsome Family/Unseen
I first became aware of The Handsome Family sometime around 1997 or so when the drummer in my college band blasted the tune “Moving Furniture Around†from their 1994 debut Odessa. I went on to hear them on and off throughout the years on the local Americana radio show (Red Bank Bar & Grille show) […]
Reckless Kelly – Sunset Motel
Reckless Kelly is releasing their ninth album, “Sunset Motelâ€, on September 23rd. Even more significant, they are doing so as they log their 20th year as a band. It is a rare achievement for any band to make it this far. For Reckless Kelly it is even more significant given the transition of the industry […]
Tom Rhodes Recalls a Wild Ride in the Tour Van and the Rather Intense First Song That He Wrote
Singer-songwriter Tom Rhodes on eating local (although traveling with a pair of running shoes) and which member of the band always has the biggest practice space.
Monday Morning Video – Jerry Reed “Eastbound and Down”
I heard a bar band rip into this song, the theme from the movie “Smokey and the Bandit”, a few weeks ago. Let’s just say that the crowd erupted and was quick to join in for the chorus. “East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’, we gonna do what they say can’t be done.”
Readers’ Pick: Schmilco by Wilco
WILCO, Schmilco beats out PARSONSFIELD, Blooming Through The Black as your favorite for the week of September 9, 2016. Poll Results New Releases View More by This Artist Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Summer 2016 […]