Takeaways from AmericanaFest 2018; or, WTF is Americana?
What if god is a 17-year-old girl with purple hair standing in front of a Marshall amp playing a red guitar? — David Olney
Most Asked Question of the Week
What the fuck is Americana?
Some asked in earnest, but to most it was a rhetorical musing about the state of
Big Jay McNeely: Drop Everything and Blow
Cecil “Big Jay” McNeely passed away Sunday from prostate cancer. The last surviving link to Los Angeles’ thriving Central Avenue jazz and R&B lifeforce was 91.
McNeely was born in Watts in 1927, when it was rural and milk was delivered by horse and buggy. Known then as
John Hiatt & the Goners Bring "Slow Turning" Anniversary Tour to A Close
It's been a privilege to watch the arc of John Hiatt's career. I say arc because I first saw John in concert in 1979, by then he had 3 albums out, so it was by no means the beginning of his career. At the time New
Blond Ambition Launches Stunning Cover of "Love Come Down"
Cali-based Blond Ambition is ending the Summer with a beautifully haunting cover of Evelyn "Champagne" King's classic R&B track, “Love Come Down.” With a bit of Reggae and Alternative vibe he brings his own flair to the track....which is the Blond Ambition goodness
The Strengths and Subtleties of Singer-Songwriter Lorkin O’Reilly
The release day for Scottish-American singer-songwriter Lorkin O’Reilly’s debut LP Heaven Depends came and went without much fanfare. It’s not a bombastic record, by any means, but rather one of soft folk music made with a quite pride. It might have been easy to miss in the
The Stray Birds' Parting Gift
The Stray Birds’ fourth album Let It Pass is an unplanned farewell record. Since the release of their 2016 album Magic Fire, Maya de Vitry and Oliver Craven ended their romantic relationship and, alongside Charlie Muench,the band questioned their future. But the trio persevered and decided to make a