Amos Perrine

Have you ever wanted to make a cross-country trip to catch one of your favorite legends in concert? While not many of us have, that's exactly what regular Through the Lens contributor Peter Dervin did last week. Peter (and his camera) traveled from Seattle to Nashville to see

Tomorrow, Aug. 25, marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain in Logan County, West Virginia, the largest labor uprising in this nation’s history. During a nine-day period, 10,000 armed miners confronted 3,000 “lawmen” and company thugs. Approximately one million rounds were fired, over 100

This week is a first for the column: coverage of the venerable Newport Jazz Festival. Established in 1954, the fest remains one of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world. It has been the site of quite a few significant moments in jazz, many live recordings, and a superb

I always get excited when I get the opportunity to share with ND readers new albums that I find enticing. This theme for this week's column could be third time’s the charm, as three artists — Sierra Ferrell, Maggie Rose, and Southern Avenue — are releasing third albums this

For the second week in a row this column features a music festival, Red Wing Roots Music Festival. I've always wanted to visit this one, if only for the setting. It and FloydFest, which I have attended, have to be the most beautiful fest backdrops in the East,

The June 8 edition of this column listed 30 festivals coming our way this year.  ND photographer Peter Dervin attended two of those festivals, Jackalope and Waterfront Blues Festival "Upriver," both in Oregon, and this week he reports on the first live, in-person festivals of the year to