Posts by Neil Ferguson

This writer has been talking up the underrated country, folk and Americana scene in the Pacific Northwest for a few years now. Look at the output of indie labels like Fluff & Gravy, American Standard Time, and Mama Bird Recording Co., and you’ll see a prolific output of talented acts. The latter just released The […]

On Tuesday, October 19th, Phish kicked off the first of two nights in the college town of Eugene, Oregon at the Matthew Knight Arena. The show marked the fourth stop in the band’s short West Coast jaunt leading up to their big Halloween run in Las Vegas. With these Oregon shows being among the many […]

Hayes Carll has come a long way from his days entertaining frat boys and sorority girls at beer joints around Texas. For the better part of two decades, he has been carefully refining his skills as a singer-songwriter to emerge as one of the greats of this generation. With each album, Carll has increasingly demonstrated […]

On Tuesday, October 5th, beloved Chicago indie rockers Wilco kicked off their long-awaited Pacific Northwest run with the first of two shows in Portland, Oregon. The show also marked the band’s first Portland gigs since 2016 when they were supporting their Schmilco album. Given the five-year gap and the forced benching of shows due to […]

Lizard Music, the New Jersey-born rock quartet featuring Mikael Jorgensen of Wilco, Chris Apple, Craig Smith, and Erik Paparozzi, is set to release their first new music in more than 25 years with a new album, Arizone!, out October 8th on digital and CD and December 10th on vinyl via Omnivore Recordings. In the summer […]

With summer in the Pacific Northwest bidding adieu and the rainy season lurking around the corner, concert promoters who got a late start to the season due to Oregon having some of the harshest pandemic restrictions in the country are cramming as many outdoor shows in as possible before the weather is no longer suitable. […]

Few bands in our current musical era have amassed such an impressive catalogue of music as My Morning Jacket. In just over two decades, the Louisville band have proven themselves to be one of the most dynamic and exploratory bands in rock with each album pushing their sound into new sonic dimensions. Most importantly, they […]

When Eddie Berman was writing Broken English, his new album of campfire-worthy, cosmic folk rock, he had been thinking a lot about the precarious state of American society—about our tumultuous relationship to work, family, technology, and spirituality in an era of isolation. That was before Covid-19 hit. “It’s become a bit of a cliché about […]

From his humble beginnings writing songs and occasionally busking to catching the ear of his hero John Prine and signing to Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Tré Burt has carved out an increasingly large space in the folk-Americana scene with his thoughtful lyrical tales and simple acoustic style. His talent as a songwriter can be heard […]

Robert Randolph is an artist who needs no introduction. Along with his Family Band, the eclectic and massively talented pedal steel player has garnered numerous accolades for his scorching style of music that draws on soul, gospel, funk, blues and rock and roll. In normal times, Randolph spends much of his year on the road, […]