Winterland June 1977 - The Complete Recordings by the Grateful Dead
Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings
By the Grateful Dead
Review by Douglas Heselgrave
How much Grateful Dead is too much Grateful Dead? The answer to that question certainly depends to a large extent what side of the bus you’re riding on. For those who never hopped on, the
10 Spooky Gothic Country Halloween Songs
Despite Nashville’s best efforts to sanitize it for mass-consumption country and roots music has a long history of dealing with the dark side of life. Murder, violence, inebriation, the Devil, graveyards - all the classic themes that also weave through All Hallows Eve are there. Hard times, hard feelings
DIY: Create your own Cigar Box Resonator
Our very own Billy England (bassist of The Muckrakes) created his first cigar box resonator and recorded the steps for it in case you want to create your own. His blog about this DIY instrument is below:
CREATE YOUR OWN CIGAR BOX RESONATOR
I've always wanted to create
Amy Farris Tribute - Continental Club, Austin, TX, 10/21/09
Last night was a wonderful tribute to Amy Farris, the 40-year-old singer and violin player who recently died, and likely by her own hand. It was a full house at the Continental Club with fellow musicians, family members, and the rest of us there to pay respects and to listen
On The Line With... Emmylou Harris
In a career now approaching four decades, Emmylou Harris has done nearly everything an artist in the roots music field could ever hope to do, from sustaining a career in the face of Nashville’s constantly changing trends, to collaborating with Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Band, Dolly
“Why, Why, Why” hasn't Doug Sahm been considered for induction to the Rock ‘N Roll hall of fame?
Back in 1965, a song hit the airwaves called "She’s About a Mover". The Sir Douglas Quintet was the band that created and performed it. Doug Sahm was the lead singer and driving force of the band, and his soulful voice not only defined the song, it