Report From the Show (with photos): The Avett Brothers with Jessica Lea...
Last night’s show at the Fox Theater was, I believe, the third time I have seen The Avett Brothers earnest mash-up of folk, pop and punk (courtesy of The Bay Bridged’s weekly Ticket Giveaway Wednesday...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Flatfood CD release, Woodruff’s, Ypsilanti, Mich., 12.08.12
Sad circumstances brought me back to Michigan last week. My grandfather passed away at the age of 91. If there was a silver lining to the whole affair, it was that he lead a long, active life, and I...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Trampled By Turtles with honeyhoney at The Fillmore, San Francisco,...
The boys from Duluth play a sort of blunt-force bluegrass, pounding out notes with all the brutal honesty of a garage band that has just discovered Ralph Stanley and Bill Monroe. Continue reading →
View ArticleRacking Up Plays: “Hearts and Minds” by Son Volt
This is like crack for Americana fans, and its been too long since Farrar has given us the good stuff in such pure form. Continue reading →
View ArticleRacking Up Plays: “I’ll Trade You Money for Wine” by Robbie Fulks
These are the posts where I gush about some song that I’ve got a huge crush on at the moment, and you put up with it and listen because you’re a good friend. “I’ll Trade You Money for Wine,” Robbie …...
View Article25 Perfect Little Moments from Wilco’s “Being There”
Being There still feels monumental 25 years later. It also announced the arrival of Wilco: The Band That Jams and Takes Risks. Risks like recording a double album, opening it with a 45-second...
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