In 1999, I was confronted by a mentally disabled woman at Advance Auto Parts in Alberta City, AL that told me that I was Willie Nelson and that she had seen me on Gunsmoke. Also, […]
Month: April 2010
the backstory: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Get Festive
Working the festival circuit this summer is LA’s crazy hazy jam band, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. The ten-to-twelve member band, which tours the country barefoot in a white school bus and frequently sheds […]
grass stains: Just a Typical Boston Jam Session
Northern Lights, the Boston-area bluegrass band, disbanded in March after 35 years of playing around town with a final show at a longtime bluegrass night held in church in Mansfield called the Rose Garden Coffeehouse. […]
the backstory: The Tallest Man On Earth’s Wild Hunt
Kristian Mattson, the Swedish folk singer-songwriter known as The Tallest Man On Earth, is only 5’9. His album last called Shallow Grave was wildly popular among folk & indie fans and next week, his new album, […]
grass stains: The Swell Season Returns to US in May
Czech pianist and vocalist Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard (from the Irish band, The Frames) make up the folk duo The Swell Season and have just announced its return to the US for a tour […]
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