Amos Perrine

March in Arizona means it's time for Cactus League spring training in Phoenix. Music promoter and festival organizer C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and more) thought it would also be a great time hold a roots music fest. They first created the Innings Festival,

This week’s column takes us, in the throes of winter, up north, where two roots music events occurred on the same overlapping weekend: Folk Alliance International in Montreal, Canada (February 19-23, 2025); and Wintergrass in Bellevue, Wash. (20-23, 2025). In addition to presenting full schedules of live music, the

This week’s column features two events at opposite ends of the country: AMERICANAFEST’s Pre-Grammy Salute to John Hiatt (February 1, 2025) at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California; and the Vero Beach Blues Festival (February 15 & 16, 2025) in Vero Beach, Florida. Column regulars were there to

In what has become a yearly feature, this week's column turns its focus to the latest happenings in the wide wide world of analog, and just a bit more. You don't have to be an audiophile to fully appreciate well-recorded music available in a variety of

Spread out over an expansive nine days (January 17-25, 2025), the Tucson Jazz Festival returned for its ninth season with an eclectic mix of jazz styles, artists, and nationalities that appealed to diehard fans and curious newbies alike. It seemed as though the entire town welcomed jazz enthusiasts from all

"Every show during the 30A Songwriters Festival is a glimpse into the beautiful and unconventional world of a songwriter.” -- Alice Wallace Named after a 24-mile corridor of Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A that hugs the Gulf of Mexico coastline in Walton County, the 30A Songwriters Festival offers songwriters