It’s a packed week’s end, and our fingers are double-crossed that you already managed to lock down your Robert Plant tickets for tonight. If not, not to worry. Anais Mitchell and/or Chris Thile will make […]
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Q&A: Mike + Ruthy on The Second Annual Summer Hoot at The Ashokan
On Friday, August 22 through Sunday, August 24, our friends Mike + Ruthy will present the second annual Summer Hoot at The Ashokan Center near Woodstock. The lineup is looking strong, including gcb favorites like David […]
Day One: Mavis Staples Sings “Bad Self Portraits” with Lake Street Dive in Newport
Opening Day at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival was loaded with great moments, but there is no question about the most memorable one of the day. On a perfect Friday afternoon on the Quad inside Fort Adams, […]
Ryan Adams to Make Newport Folk Debut
Last Friday, Newport Folk Festival producer Jay Sweet made the following post on his Facebook page: Hey Friends and Family, I wanted to take a moment and say it’s taken me nearly seven years to […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
It’s a good thing nothing too revolutionary, life-changing, bucket-list-involving is happening this week. Yep. Good thing. OH WAIT, just kidding! Tonight, a starry-eyed Brooklynite (me) will trudge through the snowy muck to see Neil Young […]
Q&A: Betsy Plum on The Old Time Jam at Lowlands Bar in Gowanus
The Old Time Jam at Lowlands in Gowanus, Brooklyn Gowanus, Brooklyn is more known for its polluted canal, mafia-related body dumping and the saddest dolphin ever than the changes the neighborhood has seen in the last few years. […]
Top Songs of 2013 by Region
For the second year in a row, I’m breaking down the top songs of the year by region. Location and love probably influence songwriting more than anything else and it’d be hard to make a […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
There may not be the normal slew of local shows to write home about this week, but there is a BK set by a new band that should be cause for alarm. The good kind […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
It’s a fairly short list this week, but still worth your while. Top pick? This coming Monday’s show with Anais Mitchell and Cuddle Magic at The Bowery Ballroom. Mitchell finished a recent tour with Bon […]
November’s First Sunday Six
Andrew Combs (Nashville) – Alongside of gcb favorites Rayland Baxter, Caitlin Rose, and Angel Snow, Dallas-native Andrew Combs comes from a new breed of young Americana songwriters in Nashville. Last week, Combs released Worried Man […]
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 […]
fresh clippings: The Lumineers Preview New (Awesome) Album, Set Out on Tour
From Andrew Bird to Anais Mitchell, 2012 has thus far proved that it could very well shape up to be the year of the album. You know, that phenomenon that’s become increasingly rare of being […]
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