Frazey Ford on Neil Young, D'Angelo, and More
Frazey Ford sees her two solo albums after departing from the Be Good Tanyas as very different works. The singer-songwriter, who had been one-third of the Vancouver, BC-based folk, country, and blues group, released her first solo album, Obadiah, in 2010 and followed with Indian Ocean four years later.
“Obadiah
Forty Years of Country Music and "Related Forms"
I personally can credit KFAT radio for much of my musical education back in the 1970s. The station not only played great music, they had a sense of humor, which is not heard on music radio much these days.
Sully Roddy was one of the funnier KFAT DJs, and I&
Mental Health Comes Into the Light With Music From This Folk Collection
I found this effort special to listen to and because of its optimistic and inspiring approach – something quite different from the regular batch of creativeness I often receive. I also took an interest because in my spare time I have worked for years with special needs students. Here, this Canadian
Throwback Concert: Tom Petty Charlotte, N.C., April 14th 1995
Everyone one has that coming of age sorta story to tell and I would have to say this is mine. Charlotte, N.C., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on April 14, 1995 was the date that Tom Petty would be playing live and in living color. Meanwhile back in Spartanburg four friends
Alison Brown and Unbound Tradition
Alison Brown leans against a post at the back of the stage noodling on her banjo as the electric keyboard and full drum kit are placed onstage for the final show of Friday night. I sit down in my seat, and the man next to me mumbles something about drums
The Final Curtain: Elvis Way Down in The Jungle Room
Few American artists could claim territory in the national spirit like Elvis Presley. In a country where identity undergoes a constant process of multiplication and fluctuation, Elvis managed to pull everything together into a cohesive persona and performance. He was white with a black influence. He was masculine with a