BONUS TRACKS: Remembering Peter Yarrow; L.A. Fires; and Other Music News
This week’s Bonus Tracks begins with a reflection on an evening last summer with Peter Yarrow, who died this week on Jan. 7, at the age of 86. Yarrow was best-known as part of Peter, Paul and Mary, one of the defining folk music groups of Greenwich Village’
ALBUM REVIEW: Bruce Piephoff Tribute Champions Street Poet's Songs and Legacy
Bruce Piephoff was a street poet with the soul of a fallen angel. Piephoff's body of work chronicled migrants, the dispossessed, the downtrodden, and rootless wanderers who just chose to roam endlessly. Piephoff, who passed away in April of last year, was honored by his hometown of Greensboro,
THE READING ROOM: The Best Books By and For The Musicians We Lost Last Year
Former president Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on December 30, 2024. Carter will be remembered as a humanitarian and human rights activist, but he’ll also be remembered as the “rock and roll president.” His close relationship with Greg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band, and his meetings and
ALBUM REVIEW: Ethan Samuel Brown Paints Gorgeous Character Portraits on 'Small Actors'
Ethan Samuel Brown paints gorgeous character portraits on his stunning sophomore album Small Actors. Brown, based in Nashville, has played quite a few supporting roles in the ten years since his solo debut, The Outset Lament. He’s worked as a concert promoter, talent buyer, audio engineer, and his latest
ALBUM REVIEW: Humbird's Astute, Bite-Sized 'Astrovan: The Love Song Vignettes'
A famous bard once asked, “What is love?” and Humbird seeks to answer that on her quirky EP Astrovan: The Love Song Vignettes. Clocking in at just about 15 minutes, one would think these 10 songs might be a one-off exercise, but Humbird is too astute an observer for
ALBUM REVIEW: Early James Reboots His Music on the Riveting ‘Medium Raw’
Growling, yelping, and shouting with unnerving fervor, Frederick James Mullis, Jr. brings a rogue’s gallery of characters to life on the riveting Medium Raw. The Alabama native, who records as Early James, echoes the boisterous folk mavericks of long ago with his flashy performance, railing at the corrupt world