The Grahams
I didn’t know what I was signing up for when I agreed to review a film by Cody Dickinson. I am a big fan of the Dickinsons’ music, but maybe … Read more
Posted in September, 2016
On Top of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music
Since 1953, the Great Smoky Mountains Association has existed to support the preservation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Through promoting public understanding and appreciation through education, interpretation and research, … Read more
Beach Boys Ride Central Park’s SummerStage 9/14
The Beach Boys celebrate 50 years of “Good Vibrations” in 2016 with a summer tour, and New York City’s SummerStage, Central Park is a perfect place for this iconic band. … Read more
Cold Country – 9/17 – Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
Born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, Sean McConnell dropped out of college to pursue music, primarily as a recording studio engineer. He purchased a one-way ticket to Chicago and called the … Read more
Hymn for Her
Trailer and truck pretty much running? Check. Homemade box guitar? Check. Harmonica and banjo? So far so good. Clothes and food? OK. Wait—did someone remember the kid? She’s along too? … Read more
Rhythm & Roots Music & Dance Festival
Photos by James St. Laurent Another banner year at Rhythm & Roots, with the expected friendly crowds, the expected stellar headliners and the expected, unexpected delights. First the unexpected. … Read more
Exclusive: Tami Neilson Rocks out in her Stylish Throwback Video for “Holy Moses”
The circumstances surrounding the release of Tami Neilson’s latest album, Don’t Be Afraid, are colored with sorrow—the passing of her father– but out of that sorrow an invisible thread emerges connecting … Read more
Exclusive: Rick Barry Announces new Record and Shares “Hummingbird Song”
The Boss may cast a mighty, unshakable shadow over the Asbury Park music scene, but Rick Barry is just one artist set to prove that Springsteen may not have been … Read more
Vinyl Confessions: Gene Wilder, Music Maker and Dreamer of Dreams
The masses treasure and admire the late Gene Wilder for his comedic talents and affable on-screen persona. A mensch-type who alternated beautifully between sentimentality and near-lunacy on screen, the gifted … Read more
Chatham County Line
Raleigh, North Carolina’s Chatham County Line stands at a dusty crossroads where bluegrass and urbane folk music collide in magnificent bursts of song. And stand they do. Singer/songwriter, guitarist, and … Read more
