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 […]
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Bottom Line Recap: Newport Folk Fest 2010
Got back from Newport last night. Here are some bottom line thoughts… Overall Experience: Awesome and I’ll totally go back. I don’t think it beat my 2005 Telluride experience, but it came pretty damn […]
Boston’s David Wax Museum
David Wax Museum is a new favorite. Discovered within my Newport planning, this band is the Magic Hat contest winner to perform at the Folk Festival in two weeks. Fed by a mix of roots […]
Decisions in Newport
Choices can be a bitch…even when you can’t go wrong. With the historic Newport Folk Festival just a couple weeks out, now is the time that I have to start planning which of three stages […]
the backstory: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Get Festive
Working the festival circuit this summer is LA’s crazy hazy jam band, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. The ten-to-twelve member band, which tours the country barefoot in a white school bus and frequently sheds […]
grass stains: Horse Feathers New Album, New Tour and OPB Episode
Kicking off a series of posts to come about bands headed to Newport this summer is Portland’s Horse Feathers. I started listening to the band led by Justin Ringle just a couple months ago. They […]
fresh clippings: Folkin’ Excellent Lineup in Newport
Tickets for the 51st Annual Newport Folk Festival went on sale on Friday…and I bought some. I doubt the Newport experience with top that of Telluride, but I am honestly more excited about the Newport […]
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