Get ready campers. Merelfest 2010 is only a couple months away. Doc Watson will be joined by The Avett Bros, WPA (Sean & Sarah Watkins of Nickel Creek, Glen Phillips, etc), Steve Martin (yes, he’s funny […]
Month: February 2010
the backstory: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall
A Spanish tavern in the 1800s, Preservation Hall opened in New Orleans in 1961, as a humble jazz spot with no running water or air conditioning and a few benches for patrons. Today Preservation Hall […]
local clippings: Denver’s Nathaniel Rateliff & The Wheel
Fans of Nick Drake (and maybe even Johnny Cash), listen up. This spring, Rounder Records will introduce Denver songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff. Producer Brian Deck, who has worked with Califone, Iron & Wine and Modest Mouse, […]
grass clippings review: Johnny Cash – American VI: Ain’t No Grave
Though Johnny Cash died seven years ago, American VI: Ain’t No Grave, his final album produced by Rick Rubin, was released this week and is only $3.99 on Amazon today. Rubin recorded the album shortly […]
local grass: Portland’s Black Prairie
Black Prairie, a new collaboration out of Portland, Oregon made up of three members of the indie-rock band The Decemberists and two other Portland-based folk stars, will release a bluegrass album on Sugar Hill Records […]
fresh clippings: Alison Krauss gets around (the news)
Even though Alison hasn’t released much new music lately, she’s been making the rounds in the news. Here’s the skinny on her for the last few weeks: After winning her 27th Grammy for “The Wexford […]
local clippings: DC’s Lissy Rosemont & The Junior League Band
DC is hardly a hotbed for emerging Americana artists, but Lissy Rosemont, an Atlanta girl that went to grad school at Georgetown and got carried away jamming with a few folks, now calls it home. […]
grass stains: Blind Pilot’s New Live iTunes Session EP
The favorite fun fact on Porland folk band Blind Pilot is that its front man, Israel Nebeker, and drummer, Ryan Dobrowski, have used two different bike tours to spread their music down the Pacific coast (hear […]