Keith Sykes Delivers on "Songs From A Little Beach Town"
One of America's best songsmiths is back with a charming little ep entitled "Songs From A Little Beach Town". After moving in more of a country direction the last several projects, Keith throws his audience a change up in the form of a trip to Key
The Freewheeling Ed Vadas: 1944–2016
When Ed Vadas, a lifelong performer, songwriter, actor, philosopher, storyteller, teacher, and a musician’s musician, passed away on Feb. 18 at age 71, he left behind legions of friends, a remarkable legacy, and oh so many memories. Originally from Worcester, MA, Vadas was the youngest of five children and
Trusting the Source of Inspiration
“Homecoming,” the opening track of Ray LaMontagne’s sixth album, Ouroboros, won’t sound alien to fans of the New Hampshire-born singer-songwriter: moody introspection, breathy vocals, stark and spacious tracks characterized by minimal and ambient instrumentation.
“Show me the feathers you’ve found / The glass in the ground
Starship Trooper: In Appreciation of Paul Kantner's Jeffersonian Principles
Long before Star Wars there was Blows Against The Empire.
“Have you seen the stars?” asked Paul Kantner unassumingly and invitingly in his first solo album and epic. “Have you looked at all the galaxy of stars?”
“Have You Seen The Stars” might have seemed an unassuming song title. But
"More Rain": An Interview with the Mesmerizing M. Ward
As an impressive rainstorm has finally been hitting Northern California, I'm enjoying the calming rain-sounds as I finally get to share with you my conversation from back in October with indie musician M. Ward, in support of his eighth studio album More Rain. I spoke with Ward
Songs of Hunger
“Those in power write the history, those who suffer write the songs.” - Frank Harte
All across America on March 17 people will don Leprechaun hats of cheap green plastic and drink cups of cheap green beer and otherwise carry on in foolish revelry caricaturing a culture they know little about,