Best On-Stage Use of Hair (Tie): Patty Griffin & First Aid Kit You’ve seen crowd surfing, you’ve seen guitar throwing, you’ve seen head banging … but have you seen “hair thrashing”? We hadn’t either – […]
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DAY ONE: 2012 Newport Folk Festival
With the best summer festival lineup in the nation, we weren’t really expecting disappointment, but there’s always a chance. Following a Friday evening performance with Wilco headlining, the first FULL day of this year’s Newport […]
grass clippings Minute-by-Minute Guide: 2012 Newport Folk Festival
For the third year in a row, a team from grass clippings (this year it’s Stef, Richard, Emily and me) will be on the ground in Newport. And this year, we’ll be running around more […]
clippings calendar: This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Tis the season of record releases … two of those being the albums of local Brooklyn acts Spirit Family Reunion, whose release show took place this past weekend, and Jus Post Bellum, whose own celebration […]
clippings calendar: This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Whoa, man. Who has a purse full of gummybears, a soft spot for riesling and is super excited to see Sara Watkins live for the first time? Duh. Me. The fiddling singer plays City Winery […]
clippings calendar: This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
So many good shows this week, so little time. Justin Townes Earle is back in town, up-and-comers The Whiskey Collection hit Rockwood again, Jonathan Wilson and Jenny O do their thing, and the list goes […]
Celebrate Brooklyn! Lineup Announced
A press release out from BRIC this morning quoted the fact that last summer, the Celebrate Brooklyn! lineup topped Gothamist‘s list of “100 Reasons Why Brooklyn Lives up to the Hype.” This year’s lineup was just announced […]
clippings calendar: This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Spirit Family Reunion isn’t an unfamiliar name on grass clippings, but The Dirt Daubers may be. Not for long. The trio hailing from Paducah, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee is all banjo-strumming, mandolin-picking deliciousness, and they’re […]
This Week’s Must-See-Shows Calendar, Including Trampled By Turtles, The Apache Relay and The Lumineers
To put it simply, there’s way too much happening this week – in a good way. Personally, my goal is to try and make it to see Trampled By Turtles at Webster and/or The Apache […]
Show Lineup: Here’s What’s Happening This Week in NYC
Everything’s bigger in Texas? Remains to be seen (case in point: Ron Paul). But, everything is definitely better in Iceland. No, really. It’s true. Don’t believe me? Of Monsters and Men will prove it — […]
This Week’s NYC Shows Preview: The Head and the Heart, Sarah Jarosz, Dangermuffin and a Pile More
Put your coats away and get your pens ready, because there’s a lot to see this week and some awesome weather is set to be ripe for the show picking. On Wednesday, there’s the Webster […]
Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announced
If you thought it couldn’t get any better than it was in 2011, Jay Sweet and the good folks at The Newport Folk Festival proved you wrong tonight. Much more to come on this lineup…most […]
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