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Bonus Monday Video – Celebrating Tom Petty

Monday, October 26, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

The late Tom Petty would have celebrated his 70th birthday last week. Nashville-based musician Dylan Sevey decided to mark the occasion by inviting a few friends to share some of their favorite Petty songs. I guess things got a little carried away – just look at the list of participating artists below, more than 100 […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Indie Rock, Playlists, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Adalita, Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, Drew Holcomb, Dylan Sevey, Emmylou Harris, J. Mascis, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson, Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, Tom Petty

Monday Morning Video – A Long Monday Without John Prine

Monday, April 13, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Gonna be a long MondaySittin’ all alone on a mountain by a river that has no endIt’s gonna be a long MondayStuck like the tick of a clock that’s come unwound again and again As we mourn the loss of the wit, wisdom, and humanity of John Prine, here’s a collection of artists paying tribute […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, In Memoriam, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Amos Lee, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Colter Wall, Conor Oberst, Courtney Marie Andrews, Dave Matthews, Drew Holcomb, Ellie Holcomb, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Ivey, Jim James, Joan Baez, John Paul White, John Prine, Justin Vernon, Kacey Musgraves, Langhorne Slim, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Martin Sexton, Marty Stuart, Nathaniel Rateliff, Phoebe Bridgers, Ruthie Foster, Shakey Graves

Monday Morning Video – Gregg Allman (1947-2017)

Monday, May 29, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

It’s shaping up to be another tough year in the world of music. We’ve just lost another rock icon with the passing of Gregg Allman. Not only was he the writer of songs that have become touchstones in the rock canon, he was – and continues to be – an inspiration to musicians and fans […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Blues, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Dave Matthews, Gregg Allman, Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes, Zac Brown

Eric Bibb & Habib Koite – Brothers in Bamako

Friday, November 09, 2012 By Bill Wilcox

Bluesman Eric Bibb is the latest in a succession of American musicians to get his passport stamped in Mali since Ry Cooder and the late Ali Farka Toure won the Grammy for Best World Music Recording in 1994.  Bibb’s fine collaboration with Malian Habib Koite, Brothers in Bamako, stands up well next to Cooder and Toure’s Talking Timbuktu; […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Blues, Folk, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Afel Bocoum, Ali Farka Toure, Ballake Sissoko, Bela Fleck, Boubacar Traore, Corey Harris, Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, Eric Bibb, Habib Koite, Idrissa Soumaoro, John Scofield, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mali, Oumou Sangare, Paul Simon, Ry Cooder, Salif Keita, Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabate, Vieux Farka Toure

Danny Barnes – Pizza Box

Monday, November 23, 2009 By Shawn Underwood

I miss John Hartford.  He had a rare combination of incredible musicianship, a sly sense of humor, and an unmatched story-telling ability.  The result were songs that were fun: fun to listen to, fun to sing along with, and no doubt fun to perform.  There’s a lot of that fun in Danny Barnes’ latest release, […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Reviews Tagged With: bad livers, danny barnes, Dave Matthews, john hartford

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