On July 23rd, Chapel Hill-based stringband Mipso makes its way back to Brooklyn (and the internets) for the first ever grass clippings garden session – an unamplified concert for a small group in my tiny, vine-enclosed […]
Month: June 2014
Sturgill Simpson’s Slow Country Rendition of When in Rome’s “The Promise”
English pop group When In Rome still gets a fair amount of throwback radio love for “The Promise” – its infectious (one and only) hit from 1988. But last month, neotraditional country singer songwriter Sturgill […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Some of this week’s top picks may require some imagination to squeeze them under the folk umbrella, but we know y’all are an imaginative bunch. Two shows of note are back-to-back Beck dates, with the […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
The name of the game this week is Amos Lee. And to play said game, all you have to do is show up (as early as possible), stand in line (with an enormous blanket and […]
Langhorne Slim Sings ‘Whisperin’ in New Orleans
Langhorne Slim recently spent two weeks in New Orleans – my favorite city in these United States. This morning, he posted a video of a new song called “Wisperin’.” He says: I got bit by […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
It’s been two years since First Aid Kit blew us away at Newport Folk Festival, still relatively new to the scene and bent on wooing the crowd. Their follow-up album was released today, and the […]
Jack White to Perform at Sold Out Newport Folk Festival
In advance of tomorrow’s release of his new album, Lazaretto (Amazon), Jack White today announced that he will perform at the Newport Folk Festival on Saturday, July 26th. A monumental addition to the lineup, which […]
Chatham County Line’s ‘Tightrope’
I’ve been a fan of Raleigh’s Chatham County Line for a number of years now. The band’s 2008 album, IV, with songs like “The Carolinian” and “Chip of a Star,” have stood the test of […]
A Guide to NYC’s Outdoor Summer Concerts
It was all too clear on Wednesday night as the swarms of winter-fearing, heat-loving New Yorkers waited in a massive, snake of a line circling Prospect Park: summer is here, even if it isn’t. And […]
Charlottesville’s Love Canon Makes the 80s Better Than They Were
I’ve been on an 80s kick lately. This past weekend I was back home in Richmond and my brother-in-law introduced me to Charlottesville-based Love Cannon, a bluegrass band that released its third Greatest Hits album […]