Jeffrey Foucault’s Private Religion
The Fremont Abbey’sbasement Café is a time capsule from the 60’s, a folky goulash of worn couches, dim lights and bright paintings. Bare branches in a barrel decorate the stage; empty sconces hang next to battered PA speakers. The seats are arranged in rows close enough that their
Inside the Songs: Bryan John Appleby's Musings on Faith
The 'nets have been buzzing about Seattle's own Bryan John Appleby ever since his newest album, Fire on the Vine, dropped this year. After finally sitting down to explore this album, I was floored to hear one of the best voices in indie roots music today. And
Jim Crow and black music: from cheerful stable boy to despised symbol of institutionalized racism
Do you have a spare minute for me, yes? I would like to tell you briefly the tragic story of a poor black stableboy whohappily jumped through life but ended up, against his own will, to be an icon of structural and institutionalized racism, up until today.
Once upon a
Album Review: Brown Bird - "Salt For Salt"
Rhode Island folk duo Brown Bird’s Salt for Salt is an extended spiritual rave-up of folk and blues which rages darkly on, expressing the eternal human battle to remain relevant through conflict and challenge. This is the folk album for people who love folk music and want it
"Grateful Dead in 1976" - Road Trips 4.5 - A Review
The Grateful Dead of 1976 was one of my favorite configurations. Back from a time off in 1975, the members went their own ways for awhile. They sounded refreshed and ready to play.
I am listening to the Dead's last Road Trip's Series which is my
Lost Record of the Week: Paint it Black: An Alt-Country Tribute to the Rolling Stones
Time to revisit this column, since I’m starting to find little windows of time where I can go back to my record collection and review old/lost stuff.
This album raises the perennial question of what a cover song should do. Should it be an interesting, unpredictable interpretation of