Back in the 60’s and 70’s, the northeast corner of LA county, the San Gabriel Valley, was the gateway to LA’s weekend getaway urge. From there, a short drive east and you faced a choice. Make a right and you were quickly in Palm Springs, where the Rat Pack ruled and mainstream America dreamed of […]
Rory Block – Ain’t Nobody Worried
Rory Block’s acoustic guitar chops are unmatched. Her recent series of tribute albums to country blues greats continues with Ain’t Nobody Worried, but this time with a twist. Instead of dedicating the whole album to a single blues artist, she mixes it up, covering iconic songs by iconic women. And the usually faithful blues master […]
Glen Phillips On Rush, a Band Called Destiny, and Building a Community Through Livestreams
Glen Phillips talks about the time someone threw a milk carton at him while he was performing and why he doesn’t get any food backstage while on solo tours.
Paisley Fields on Growing Up in Iowa and Finding One’s Superpower
Singer-songwriter Paisley Fields talks about time spent in Japan and inviting his college friends out to his first gig.
Bonus Monday Video – a Premiere from Greg Hall
I met Greg Hall at his “day job” – playing bass with Boston’s Ward Hayden and the Outliers. Turns out he’s got some damn fine songwriting chops of his own, which he is about to showcase with the release a new EP titled Experiments in the Revival of Greg Hall. The western Massachusetts-based artist […]
Monday Morning Video – Andy Frasco and the U.N.
Andy Frasco and the U.N. brought a party to Brooklyn this past weekend. And what a party it was – I don’t think it was possible to walk out of the venue after the show without a big ol’ smile on one’s face. Frasco and company interspersed fun covers (ranging from TLC to Nirvana to […]
Readers’ Pick: Trampled by Turtles – Alpenglow
You picked Trampled by Turtles – Alpenglow as your favorite new release for the week of October 28, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2022 The Claudettes – The Claudettes Go Out! (32 votes) Tami Neilson – Kingmaker (28) The Sadies – Colder Streams (26) Parker Twomey – All This Life […]
Marina Rocks Video Premiere – Shine
Maybe all you need to know about Marina Rocks is that when she turned 12 her mom gave her a Marshall stack instead of clothes or toys. Add to that she was brought up in Austin and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out she was going to be a musician. That passion she […]
Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2022, Part 2
Breaking Slow, Anthony D’Amato (from the Blue Rose Music release At First There Was Nothing) Anthony D’Amato is on a creative tear. Fresh from the this summer’s debut of Fantastic Cat, the songwriter collective of which he is a founding member, D’Amato has released an album that ranks among the finest of his on-going career. […]
Franz Nicolay on Day Jobs and Accordion Repairs
Franz Nicolay talks about touring in the family car, tour food game-changers, and the advice he would give his younger self… and why he wouldn’t follow it.