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Farm Aid 2021

Photos by Arnie Goodman Farm Aid was started in 1985 by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp. The festival’s purpose was to support the farmers in the USA. Besides … Read more

William Russell Wallace, our Confidence Man

“Because these are desperate times/You’re looking at a desperate man.” Were truer words ever spoken? William Russell Wallace’s new album, Confidence Man brings us down-and-out reprobates through keen-eyed satire. Wallace … Read more

Chris Barber

Chris Barber’s story is an absolute, action-packed epic, worthy of a Ken Burns documentary or a film adaptation of the extravagant set A Trailblazer’s Legacy, willed into existence by his … Read more

"Muddy Waters" by George Frayne

Goodbye…Commander Cody

George Frayne, known worldwide as Commander Cody, passed away September 26, 2021, in his longtime home of Saratoga Springs, NY. The Commander’s band, The Lost Planet Airmen, turned music sideways … Read more

Premiere: A Tale of Two sing their story

Award-winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitarist Aaron Lessard blended Americana/Southern Gothic storytelling and dirty slide guitar to bring A Tale of Two to the stage. Their emotional shows channel southern … Read more

Premiere: With Stuffy Shmitt, Stuff Happens

Stuff Happens is Stuffy Shmitt’s first record in eight years because, well, he went crazy. Or maybe he just manifested his longtime craziness. Proof: He was bounced from bars in New York’s West … Read more

Hurray! Rhythm & Roots Festival

Photographs by Laura Carbone Back by popular demand and having survived the hiccups of Covid 19, Rhythm and Roots, one of our favorite festivals (for a slew of reasons—read on), … Read more

Premiere: Kerry + Donna Herrick = Herrick

Successful bands know that the relationship between band members works—for better or for worse—much like a marriage. Kerry and Donna Herrick’s partnership in music and marriage began in Spokane, in … Read more