The legendary Mark Knopfler, one of rock and roll’s most distinctive guitarists, is releasing a new album on September 18th. Titled Kill to Get Crimson, it hearkens back to classic songwriting of the early Dire Straits releases. I’ve been particularly taken with “Punish the Monkey,” and its catchy chorus “punish the monkey, let the organ […]
Live Shots: Josh Ritter @ The Box
Josh Ritter has always come across as a polished live performer, but his enthusiasm couldn’t be contained within the theater walls at a low profile cd release performance on August 22nd in New York. “It is amazing to be here, awesome, awesome,” he exclaimed a few songs into the show. Much of the set focused […]
The End of an Era
Hilly Kristal, founder and proprietor of CBGB, passed away on Tuesday. A musical patriarch and legend.
Live Shots: Kay Hanley @ Lizard Lounge
Having re-located to Los Angeles, Boston native former Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley returns home twice annually for the Hot Stove, Cool Music shows. Invariably Hanley and crew fit in a club gig to stretch their legs a bit, as was the case at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA on August 17th. Perhaps […]
Marc Broussard: An Interview
Now, needless to say, kids, Marc Broussard is “kind of a big deal around here”, to quote Ron Burgundy. The fact that he gave us an interview is quite possibly cause for doing a stupid little dance and acting rather silly. Marc is currently on tour promoting his new album, ‘Save Our Soul’, and this […]
Superdrag Needs Your Help
It’s been five years since their last album and a few beyond that since the original line-up played together. Whether playing live or on record the Knoxville, Tennessee-based quartet’s raucous guitars couldn’t mask their infectious pop melodies. This fall the original members — singer/guitarist John Davis, guitarist Brandon Fisher, bassist Tom Pappas, and drummer Don […]
Emugga Officially Launches
Set to launch today, August 1st, the very first social networking site built around the Americana music scene. Emugga.com was created by Gregg Geil and the folks over at AmericanaRoots.com as an extension of the music news, reviews, podcasts and interviews already covered there. As described by Mr. Geil: What is an Emugga? No clue […]
Win Marc Broussard’s Latest Album (CD + Vinyl)
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** You know we’re all about the twang here in our little town, but what you might not know is that there’s several of us that are big soul fans. So you can bet there’s a little buzz […]
The 2007 Musical Eclipse
About once a year the earth, sun and moon align and a plethora of great new music arrives on a single day. In 2007 that day is July 10th. Jason Isbell, Sirens of the Ditch (New West Records) The former Drive-By Trucker rolls on to great success. Isbell’s tunes were among my favorites on the […]
Justin Trawick to Perform at 9:30 Club in DC
Come check out Justin Trawick and friends performing as the Justin Trawick Group this Friday (6/29) at DC’s renowned 9:30 Club. Expect the peformance to consist of around 8 to 10 musicians covering a range of styles from bluegrass to hip-hop. Also on the bill are Future and Basshound. “Kool Kids” (MP3)* [audio:http://www.justintrawick.com/media/Kool_Kids.mp3] I first […]