An Open Letter to Guy Clark
Dear Guy,
I hope you don’t mind if I call you Guy. It’s just that I feel as if we’ve been old friends for such a long time. It was the 70s when I got my first album of yours. It was Texas Cookin’. I was living
Let's Celebrate -- Not Deny -- Americana's Country Roots
Fifteen to 20 years ago, when some music industry professionals were trying to define and popularize "Americana music" as a distinct genre, they had a pretty clear idea of what the term meant. They were thinking of contemporary songs and artists that borrowed from country-music traditions -- music
Ramblin' Jack Elliott Still Takes His Audiences Down a Long, Crooked Road
Ramblin' Jack Elliott – Shank Hall (Milwaukee, WI - Sept. 5, 2014)
At 83, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott might be shrinking a tad. There didn’t seem to be too much there, under the long, gray curls, the big cowboy hat, and the sturdy old guitar, this Friday night. Ah, but that
Concert Etiquette - Respect the Venue
Sometimes a club has live music for free - no cover charge. In these instances the club pays a certain amount to the band to entertain, hoping to encourage an even bigger crowd to come in to eat/drink. It can be a win for both parties.
It is usually not
Justin Townes Earle: "You Have to Keep Learning"
The adage “like father like son” suggests that any male offspring who follows in his father’s footsteps is simply living out an old cliché. Whether that’s always accurate can be fuel for debate, but singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle’s personal history indicates it would be easy to
Zoe Muth's Been Gone, But She Makes It Up to Seattle
Autumn rolled into Seattle in a very wet way last night, soaking the picnic tables and flatbed stage which comprise the outdoor performance space at Slim’s Last Chance Chili Shack. Located on the industrial outskirts of Georgetown, Slim’s is as close as Seattle gets to a genuine South