Great story in this morning’s Wall Street Journal on Abigail Wasburn. I first saw Abigail at Telluride in 2005 when she played in the all-girls band Uncle Earle. After that she toured with Bela Fleck […]
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gospel grass: Iris Dement on True Grit Soundtrack & Red Mountain’s All Things New
Over the long weekend I got to see True Grit, the (somewhat) new Coen Bros western that features a soundtrack with a number of songs by their longtime composer Carter Burwell. The Coens famously worked […]
grass stains: Xavier Rudd, Justin Townes Earle, Monsters of Folk and Super Mario Grass
Hey. Happy New Year, you. Since I’ve been slacking off on posts lately, I thought I would catch up with some quick hits in the “grass stains” format…here’s what we got. Xavier Rudd on Relix.com […]
local grass: Folly Beach’s James Justin & Co.
Check out this band from Folly Beach, SC that I came across in the December issue of Relix. James Justin & Co. has the Avett sound (on the crazy tracks) and seems like they’re just […]
dueling grass: Best Singer Songwriter Album of 2010
In lieu of the obligatory best of the year list, I thought I’d spice it up a bit with some duels. Here’s the first one…please vote! Who do YOU think had the best singer songwriter […]
Paste’s Best Covers of The Year
Before we all start fighting about the best albums of 2010, I thought I would throw out this list from Paste of this year’s best covers. Maybe I just had low expectations, but this list […]
frozen grass: Iceland’s Of Monsters and Men
KEXP in Seattle recently took a trip abroad for the 2010 Iceland Airwaves Festival. In a blog post about the trip earlier this month, the station insists that if you “go see any band playing […]
free grass: Blitzen Trapper’s Daytrotter Session
Portland-based indie-folk sextet Blitzen Trapper has been pushing their new single “Tree” for awhile. The first couple of times I listened to it I felt like it was a bit too Peter, Paul and Mary […]
mexican grass: Brooklyn’s Rana Santacruz
Mexican-born accordion player Rana Santacruz caught my eye with his Tiny Desk Concert on NPR a couple weeks back. I like him A LOT. Here’s a list of reasons why… He’s a Brooklyn man and […]
Howard Fishman Trilogy Now Available
A few months back, I posted on Howard Fishman’s coming 2010 trilogy of albums. Well. This week all three albums – each focusing on a different location – became widely available. Each album centers on […]
local clippings: Seattle’s Hey Marseilles
What if Sufjan, Mumford & Sons, Fleet Foxes and Lost in the Trees all made a bunch of love children that moved to Seattle? They might sound a little like Hey Marseilles. This band, who […]
Justin Townes Earle vs. The Law
While many in NYC were hoping to see Justin Townes Earle tomorrow night at Webster Hall, he will be in Indianapolis. Playing a show? No! He already did that. And when he did, there was […]
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