Groundhog Day Experiment #1: Hickory Wind
I was thumbing through the recent issue of New York magazine when I saw that they've made a Broadway musical from the 1994 film Groundhog Day. You know the story: Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, who goes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to report on the annual de-hibernation of
Keep It Goin': Levon Helm's Midnight Rambles
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Rambling at midnight goes back many centuries and encompasses, to put it mildly, a
Routes to Roots II: Wayne and Kristin Scott Benson
Performing in a major bluegrass band is a grueling business. In order to subsist as a bluegrass musician, a player is often on the road from Thursday through Sunday, frequently appearing at three different events placed hundreds or even thousands of miles apart. Typically, at a bluegrass festival, a band
Singer-songwriter Passenger finds increasing audience with songs of hope and empathy
As a lawyer, as a teacher, and perhaps most importantly, as a mother, I have a pretty good sense of when people are telling me the truth and when they’re being other than their authentic selves. Perhaps that is why I have turned down opportunities from time to time
Tammy Faye Starlite as Nico: 'Inappropriate is My Favorite Adjective'
Nico was a compelling, grim and somewhat scary performer at Manhattan clubs in the late 1970s. I remember sitting on a wooden floor of a now-defunct club as the celebrated Andy Warhol protégé sat in the center of the room fervently pressing on the keys of her harmonium.
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Promoter Bill Wence Sees the Music Biz from All Sides
As you will see, promoter Bill Wence has been in the music business a number of years and he's worked with some of the greatest. As long as I've known him he has always treated me and everyone with a great kindness and respect.
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