Okemah, Oklahoma – birthplace of Woody Guthrie – is also the hometown of John Fullbright, a musician that stunned a gospel brunch crowd at The Station Inn in Nashville at this month’s American Music Festival […]
Month: September 2012
Alex Woodard Releases “For the Sender”
Last week, San Diego singer-songwriter Alex Woodard released a his book For The Sender, a story about four letters that Woodard received from four different women – letters that collectively shifted his view of the […]
This Weekend’s Must-See Shows in NYC
September really is a great month, ain’t it? We get to celebrate whiskey (bourbon, to be precise), welcome the fall, and blow out 100 candles on Woody Guthrie’s birthday cake. Speaking of which — don’t […]
Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash at The Bell House
Last year, the plaster ceiling of Park Slope’s Old First Reformed Church, one of the oldest churches in all of New York, started to fall. The church is now doing everything it can to raise […]
The Story of Joe Crow Ryan
If you’ve ever waited for the G train at the Metropolitan stop late at night, you’ve probably heard a song (or 4 songs if it’s a really late night) by subway platform performer Joe Crow […]
Mistakes: Not Attending the 2012 Americana Music Festival
I didn’t make it down to Nashville for the Americana Music Association’s Festival and Conference this year, but the regret has grown heavier with every stinkin Instagram of great performances from the five-day festival that kicked […]
West London’s Lowpines Release First EP
Lowpines, a new West London minimalist duet made up of of Oli and Lyla, has just released its first free download three-song EP (SoundCloud & EardrumsPop), including a cover of The Be Good Tanya’s “It’s Not Happening.” […]
Brian Blade’s West Coast Mama Rosa Tour
A slight detour from grassyland for a shout out for Brian Blade’s West Coast tour with Mama Rosa, a band named after his grandmother and 2009 album. Blade, the versatile Shreveport, LA-born son of a […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Let’s begin with a disclaimer: this post is written with a hefty bias. That being said, every last one of you should make a point to head to Mercury Lounge Tuesday night to check out […]
September’s First Sunday Six
The Avett Brothers (Concord, NC) – While the Carolina bluegrass sound of The Avett Brothers that I fell in love with back in 2004 is pretty minimal in the band’s latest album due out on […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Confession: the show I was most excited about this week was that of Delta Rae, who were slated to perform at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday. But for those unaware, there’s a little convention happening down […]
MNFS: The Deep Dark Woods – “The Banks of the Leopold Canal”
The Deep Dark Woods, hailing from Saskatchewan, Canada and one of our favorites from Newport this year, released The Place I Left Behind (Amazon MP3 & Spotify) last fall. The album, the band’s fourth, includes “The Banks of the […]
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