Greensky Bluegrass, Trampled By Turtles Lead 2022 Suwannee Spring Reunion
The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) is thrilled to announce the return of the Suwannee Spring Reunion, set to take place Thursday through Sunday, March 17-20, 2022 at SOSMP in Live Oak, FL. The Suwannee Spring Reunion lineup for 2022 features Greensky Bluegrass, Trampled By Turtles, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sierra Hull, Peter Rowan, Donna The Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale , Verlon […]
50 Years Later: Revisiting George Harrison’s ‘Concert For Bangladesh’ Live LP
It’s completely fair to suggest that George Harrison created the template for modern-day benefit concerts with his Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. And while it may be an overstatement to declare the art of the sit-in, so ultra-fashionable today, was reinvented during these shows in August of that year, there’s no denying the high drama […]
Paul Kelly’s ‘Christmas Train’ Proves Prudent Exercise In Musicology (ALBUM REVIEW)
When is a holiday album not a holiday album? When it’s Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train, conceived and executed by the Australian folk hero as a means to commemorate the emotional states of being intrinsic to the designated date(s). Yet it’s an exercise in musicology as much as anything else, one in which Kelly explores a […]
50 Years Ago Today – David Bowie Releases Classic ‘Hunky Dory’ LP
Brinsley Schwarz Shares a Guitarist’s Journey into Songwriting with ‘Tangled’ and “This Christmas” (INTERVIEW)
Brinsley Schwarz has been immersed in a musical life from a young age and had remarkable and eventful experiences in the UK in the 1970s as part of the British Pub Rock scene, playing the guitar in a band that went by his own name and later with Graham Parker and The Rumour. Schwarz eventually […]
Guillermo Del Toro Returns with Stunning ‘Nightmare Alley’ (FILM REVIEW)
RATING A+ The one thing you know for sure when going into a Guillermo Del Toro film is that he does not give a fuck about the standards of cinematic convention. He, perhaps more than any other filmmaker working today, makes movies precisely for an audience of one. Whether or not anyone is on board […]
Shakey Graves Brings Lively Folk-Rock to Boston’s Royale (PHOTOS)
On Tuesday, December 14th, Austin folk-rocker Shakey Graves came through Boston, MA for a show at Royale.
LISTEN: The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Go Boogie-Woogie On Stompin’ “Pretty Please”
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer are relentless touring artists known for their high-energy, sweaty, dance-floor-boogying performances. Framed by psychedelic landscapes and world-ending jams, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer ignite the gritty, blues-rock grooves they have been recognized for by adding drummer John Raham (The Be Good Tanyas) and keyboardist Geoff Hilhorst (The Deep […]
LISTEN: Judy Blank Shines With Wonderfully Crafted Song Narrative
If Judy Blank told you she was from some sunny California town, you’d believe her blue eyes. But she’s just from Utrecht, although she’s well on track to conquer the world with her fresh songs and a good dose of self-mockery. Reminiscent of a 1950s black and white movie, she captures her listeners with crystal […]
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Greensky Bluegrass, Disco Biscuits, Goose Headline 2022 High Sierra Music Festival
Celebrating its 30th year in 2022, High Sierra Music Festival has continued to add to its milestone-year party, returning to Quincy, CA, June 30th through July 3rd. The lineup currently stands as the following: Headliners Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Greensky Bluegrass, The Disco Biscuits, Goose, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Railroad Earth, and Lettuce will be joined by The California […]