Brooklyn’s The Jones Street Brothers is now called Jones Street Station. I can take a pretty good guess as to why they changed their name, but I’m kinda bummed that they went mellow indie and […]
Month: November 2009
grass stains: Justin Townes Earle at Webster Hall
I was late finding Justin Townes Earle. The son of legendary Americana musician Steve Earle and critically acclaimed young star from SXSW 2009, Justin caught my ear on The Big Surprise Tour at the Beacon […]
grass stains: Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration, the group made up of Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) and Luke Bulla (Jerry Douglas Band, Lyle Lovett), hits NYC this week with a show at the […]
fresh clippings: Steve Martin on MerleFest 2010 Lineup
This week MerleFest 2010 organizers announced that banjo funny-man Steve Martin will head up next year’s event, which kicks off on April 29th for four days in Wilkesboro, NC. The lineup also includes Sam Bush, The Avett Bros, The Duhks, […]