A couple weeks back, New Orleans-based Alynda lee Segarra (a.k.a. Hurray for the Riff Raff) jumped on the badass-bill-so-far for this summer’s Newport Folk Festival. Alynda was an addition I asked Jay Sweet for last August, […]
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Video: Hurray for the Riff Raff
Just came across this splendid performance vid by Hurray for the Riff Raff that Offbeat Magazine and Liveset put together in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. The band’s front-woman Alynda lee Segarra, a 25 year old Puerto […]
The Resurgence of Activist Folk in The Era of Donald Trump
“A good song reminds us what we’re fighting for.” – Pete Seeger From labor rights to civil rights to the peace movement to environmental causes, folk legends like the late Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, […]
J.J. Sheffer Wins Best Tattoo of the Newport Folk Festival (Again)
In the four years that we’ve been tracking the Best Tattoos of the Newport Folk Festival, we’ve had two artist winners and one fan winner. This year, those numbers don’t change. The same fan who […]
Day Three: Legends and Breakouts Draw Crowds in Newport
Mavis Staples’ birthday celebration set in Newport, which culminated Sunday and included appearances by legendary Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy, indie pop group Lucius and loads of others, was just as unforgettable as everyone expected. It […]
Newport Folk Festival & ATO Records Partner for Limited Edition Vinyl Series
Last week, ATO and the Newport Folk Festival announced that they will join forces for a series of new limited edition vinyls of ATO artists who will perform or have performed at Newport. The first […]
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 […]
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(end)’s Must-See Shows in NYC
I think it’s pretty apparent what your Saturday night should consist of. And yes, it’s a combination of whiskey and Nickel Creek. While the reunited trio will be back in NYC at the end of […]
Photos, Video and Notes from SXSW 2014
My day job sent me down to Austin for a good chunk of SXSW, but I managed to catch some great tunes along the way. American Songwriter’s two-day Billy Reid Shindig had the best lineup in town […]
New Orleans to Newport
The 2014 Newport Folk Festival kicks off five months from today and the lineup continues to build. So far, we’ve got the newly rejoined Nickel Creek, legendary soulful folker Mavis Staples, newbies like The Oh Hellos […]
Lapland & Plume Giant at Glasslands
Saturday night in Brooklyn has a lot to offer this weekend. As Stef called out in her list earlier this week, there’s an epic show at the Music Hall (Spirit Family Reunion, Hurray for the […]
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