20 Feet From Stardom
The highlight of what I saw of Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast was Darlene Love boldly singing “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” as she joined the makers of 20 Feet From Stardom to accept the Oscar for Best Documentary. I saw the film last summer at Amherst Cinema.
Richard Shindell: Guardian of the Word
Joel Barrett
In a sense, Richard Shindell is a painter of words, emotions and worldly situations.
He's a poet, a philosopher, a teacher, a spiritual being.
Shindell is a weaver of poetry and melody, the fabric of which is much brighter and stronger than the individual threads.
Any
Kelly Wells and The Folk School of KDHX- Sowing Seeds, Digging Roots, and Harvesting Americana Music in St. Louis
Folk School? St. Louis, home of the Blues? That’s right. In a world that is dominated by high tech gadgets, a fast paced world where everyone needs to get there first, there are some who realize the importance of recognizing a slower time... a time when the end of
Andy Diamond Round #2 – The Crossroads (Garwood, NJ – 2/22/14)
A stellar evening of acoustic punk rock took over a sleepy central New Jersey live music venue Saturday night to a sold out capacity crowd. The Crossroads in Garwood, NJ and a more than ready crowd gathered to see the second round of Andy Diamond’s stellar line up of
Remembering Pete Seeger: A Time to Sing
“He passed away, that doesn’t mean he’s gone.” Arlo Guthrie
Sometimes it seems life spins us through a series of circles and cycles. Along the way we find the wise ones; heroes we call them. Our cultural heroes sit uncomfortably on a pedestal we make for them. When
The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark (DVD Review)
THE BYRD WHO FLEW ALONE is a full-length documentary exploring the life and music of former Byrd, Gene Clark. It is subtitled ‘The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark’ and is an exploration of the successes, misfortunes and adversities suffered by of one of the most influential singer/songwriters