Glastonbury Festival 2014 - A Review of the Smaller Stages
Everyone has their own Glastonbury experience. It’s so vast, with 200,000 people and thousands of acts scattered across two large Somerset farms, that this giant muddy city is able to offer something for everyone. There are those that like the big name acts of the Pyramid and Other
Joseph Arthur - Lou
There are some moments in a musical life that are magical. This morning is one of those unexpected moments. A light rain falls in central West Virginia as the blackberries begin to ripen early this year, turning from a brilliant red to that luscious, Mercedes-Benz black, and the mail
Steven Fromholz – Part 4, Kerrville Folk Festival Memorial Concert Review
Part 4 – A Kerrville Celebration of Steven Fromholz, The Man And His Music
The Sundown Concert held on the evening of Monday 26th May during this year’s Kerrville Folk Festival was billed as a Celebration of Steven Fromholz, the man and his music. Above, see Bob Livingston’s poster
Under Richard Thompson's Spell: From Tragic Loss to Knowingly Boyish Wisdom
The Pabst Theatre crowd leapt to its feet and roared, and you knew he was coming back. Not only that, 65-year-old Richard Thompson suddenly scurried back out to his guitar, like a kid pouncing onto a Christmas present.
I’m standing the conventional concert review on its head
Jonny Two-Bags Finds his Father's Heart in Salvation Town
When the Orange County punk band the Vandals first released the song “Johnny Two-Bags” from their 1995 album, Live Fast Diarrea, it must have felt like some kind of backhanded recognition to punk musician Jonny (Two Bags) Wikersham.
Lyrics like, “You ain't black and you ain'
Willie Watson – Folk Singer Vol. 1, Live At The Ark
Willie Watson travels light these days. After well over a decade with Old Crow Medicine Show -- eight albums, a consistently dizzying domestic and international tour schedule, and a reputation as one of the most respected bands within the realm of modern Americana -- he showed up to the Ark a few