For any of us still getting over festival fever, Lincoln Center classes up the genre this weekend with the last shows of their Out of Doors festival. Newport alums Hurray for the Riff Raff and […]
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Jason Isbell – “Elephant”
On Tuesday, Alabama-native Jason Isbell will release Southeastern (Amazon MP3), his best album yet. On more than one occasion I’ve said that if I could have anyone’s voice, it would be Isbell’s. That hasn’t changed, […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Are you ready for this? Because the next couple of weeks are about to get crazy. Crazy, ya hear? And it all starts now … well, not really, but we’ll say that because that’s when […]
December’s First Sunday Six
The Boston Boys (Boston) – Led by North Carolinian mandolinist and Berklee grad Eric Robertson, The Boston Boys have recently taken the roots and Americana music (with a notable progressive twist) of Robertson’s homeland to […]
clippings calendar: This Week’s Must-See NYC Shows
One of the bands I’m most excited to see at this year’s Newport Folk Fest is the above band — Portland-based Blind Pilot. I’ve had their latest album, We Are the Tide, in constant rotation […]
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