Rhode Island country singer-songwriter Charlie Marie talks about making this the first year she has earned her entire income from music, the first sync placements of her career with songs set for Dutton Ranch and Ransom Canyon, and why she rehearses alone in front of a mirror.
Monday Morning Video – Alex Wong
Alex Wong’s “Permission” carries a purity of emotion and intent that’s hard to shake. In this solo performance from Oklahoma City’s Tower Theater, the glorious, uplifting melody gives even greater force to its message of empowerment: raise your voice, claim your space, and don’t wait for permission to be given. Not a bad way to […]
Two July Nights in NYC
Kitchen-table harmonies, a banjo thesis on Bach, a voice made for a raucous Saturday night, and the guy who was playing Americana before it had a name. Two bills at Groove in NYC’s West Village this July, the 9th and the 19th, both at 7pm. July 9 — Golden Everything + Danny Golden 7pm at […]
Trever M. Keith – We Drank From a Poisoned Well
One of the popular plot lines in a number of current TV shows is about someone with a regular life who, it turns out, was trained as an assassin/spy/renegade. Then their memory was wiped so they could live a normal life until some trigger brings back the badass. There’s some parallel to that in musician […]
Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I’m pretty sure the original intent of that comment was directed to relationships. I’ve observed it to be true about almost anything someone is passionate about, though. Step away from it for a while, and when you come back you rediscover what attracted you in the first place along […]
David G. Smith Song Premiere – Green Fire
There’s a long history of social activism by folk musicians dating back at least 100 years and most probably a lot longer than that. In many cases the participation is in events organized by others. With Iowan David G. Smith, however, he puts the active in activism. He schedules about 20% of his gigs in […]
Moonlight Mile – Northern Lights
Socrates said, “to know thyself is the beginning of wisdom”, and Ben Franklin said, “there are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.” Between them they underscore the fact that self-awareness is a difficult journey, and not one that everybody chooses to take. Kentucky-based singer/songwriter Jonathan Pennington, who goes by […]
John Gallagher Jr. On Tour Van Rentals and Social Media Content
John Gallagher Jr. Talks about why he doesn’t rent a permanent rehearsal space and the weather report for lower to mid level touring acts these days.
Thomas Csorba on Truck-Camping and Memorializing Moments in Time
Texas singer-songwriter Thomas Csorba talks about what he does to keep busy in the sometimes-boring greenrooms far from home, a fan-favorite EP that can no longer be found, and experience gained working as a talent buyer for a Texas venue owner / promoter.
Monday Morning Video – Gabe Lee
Gabe Lee arrived at New York City’s Cafe Wha? this past weekend with more than songs. What he put together was a one-man Off-Broadway show — stories and music woven together into a look at what it’s like to chase songs — and a songwriting career — in Nashville. The pain was real, the humor […]