Ryan Montbleau reflects on the economics of the music business (with a contrarian view on streaming), crawling out from a ton of debt, and breaking fewer guitar strings as he gets older.
Monday Morning Video – Joe Pug and the Milk Carton Kids Cover Tom Petty
The Newport Folk Festival will soon be upon us. Here’s a flashback to one of last year’s late night shows that featured Joe Pug and the Milk Carton Kids covering Tom Petty’s “Time To Move On.”
Readers’ Pick: The Traveling Kind by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL, The Traveling Kind beats out RHETT MILLER WITH BLACK PRAIRIE, The Traveler by 1 vote as your favorite for the week of May 12, 2015. Poll Results Readers’ Top 25 – Spring 2015 THE SIDESHOW TRAGEDY, Capital (50) RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Ruffian’s Misfortune (22) DWIGHT YOAKAM, Second Hand […]
Frank Turner Talks About His First Gig, His Last Day Job and Trusting Your Own Judgement
Frank Turner reveals something of which he is proud and something that he has never owned.
Monday Morning Video – B.B. King (1925 – 2015)
We lost one of the greats last week. B.B. King was an inspiration to generations of musicians, from the weekend warriors who shows up for the sunday afternoon blues jam to the touring musicians who regularly sell out performances in arenas and stadiums. His personality was infectious, able to light up a room with his […]
Twangville’s Shaky Knees 2015 Recap
A new location brought a special surprise – no rain. Rain, often torrential, is a Shaky Knees tradition. From year one’s mudfest to last year’s lightning storm, the weather has never been kind to Shaky Knees. Until this year, that is. The sun shone bright (perhaps too much at times, but I’m not complaining), making […]
Readers’ Pick: Capital by The Sideshow Tragedy
THE SIDESHOW TRAGEDY, Capital wollups out DELTA MOON, Low Down by 42 votes as your favorite for the week of May 4, 2015. Poll Results Readers’ Top 25 – Spring 2015 THE SIDESHOW TRAGEDY, Capital (50) RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Ruffian’s Misfortune (22) DWIGHT YOAKAM, Second Hand Heart (21) ALABAMA SHAKES, Sound & Color […]
Danny Vines of Banditos Shares Tour Stories and Why He Wishes He Had Apprenticed as a Mechanic
The Banditos bassist talks about why he doesn’t write lyrics and the challenge in trying to find time to practice while spending 200 days a year on the road.
Monday Morning Video – Vintage Los Lobos
Let’s kick it old school this week with a classic from one of rock music’s true legends. These guys can do it all, from the Mexican music of their heritage to blues to rock and everything in-between. Here’s a full concert from 1989 that proves the point. Over the course of an hour-long show they […]
Otis Taylor – Hey Joe Opus … Red Meat
Otis Taylor likes to experiment. As architect of a mesmerizing style of blues music christened “trance blues,” Taylor’s albums tend to have an atmospheric, dream-like quality. Taylor’s style might sometimes be described as Muddy Waters meets Shawn Phillips or Pink Floyd. Taylor’s career, like his musical style, has been unconventional. He was active in the […]