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A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Est. 2005.

The Cody Sisters Band – White On the Blue

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Bright, sunny day, high of maybe 80, no humidity, with the mountains in the background.  Such is the definition of a wonderful spring day in the western U.S.  It’s also evocative of some of the great traditional bluegrass that’s coming out of the latest generation of pickers and fiddlers.  The latest jewel I’ve heard is […]

Photos that ROCK! Newport Folk 2018: Tattoo You

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Standing in the Newport Folk photo pit with my telephoto zoom lens, I couldn’t help but notice that many of the musicians had seriously interesting and awesome tattoos. This struck me and I tried to capture them as best I could. Jason Isbell has a quote from Bob Dylan’s “Boots of Spanish Leather” as well […]

Readers’ Pick: Austin Lucas – Immortal Americans

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You picked Immortal Americans by singer-songwriter, Austin Lucas, as your favorite new release for the week of August 17, 2018. AUSTIN LUCAS, Immortal Americans 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 & […]

Opposites – Dan Johnson, Prairie Wildfire

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A couple of CD’s have been sitting atop my pile for a few weeks–demanding attention, but not in my usual review write-up kind-of-way.  I finally realized, like chicken and waffles, they complement each other as sensory bookends. The first is Hemingway, by Texas songwriter and author Dan Johnson.  This is not an album to be handled […]

Mayer’s Playlist for Summer 2018, Part 1

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Right On Time, Kevin Gordon (from the Crowville Media release Tilt And Shine) Kevin Gordon has long been one of contemporary music’s most compelling storytellers. He fills his songs with colorful characters and literary tales, all set to music that has more than a few gloriously jagged edges. Tilt And Shine steps beyond the more […]

Photos that ROCK! Newport Folk Fest 2018

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Third time’s a charm! I was lucky enough to photograph the Newport Folk Festival in 2014, 2016 and again this year. It was full of crowds, sweat, dust, and INCREDIBLE music. Here are some of my favorite shots!   All photos by Suzanne Davis McMahon

Readers’ Pick: Walter Salas-Humara – Walterio

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You picked Walterio by singer-songwriter, Walter Salas-Humara, as your favorite new release for the week of August 10, 2018. 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 & Fall 2018 WILLIE NILE, Children […]

Bonus Monday Video – Ted Hawkins

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I previously wrote about my experience seeing Hawkins when he made a rare visit to Boston’s Faneuil Hall. There was nothing, however, like seeing him on his home turf – entertaining crowds on Venice Beach, California. Here’s a short but wonderful taste of what it was like.