The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
in post Americana Music Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting from A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey Buzz .
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Hest to Perform at Democratic National Convention Ari Hest's song "The Weight" appeared as a LISTEN UP MUSIC PICK in Tuesday's edition of USA TODAY. Hest's home-studio-recorded, indie track was in impressive company...other Picks included superstars Peter Gabriel, Louis Armstrong, Joan Osborne, Fleetwood Mac and Isaac Hayes, among others...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
in post "It's Strange How Hard It Rains Now" from This Mornin' I Am Born Again .
westcoastmusic (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Read more... Recorded in record time - six days - in the Spring of 2008 with Austin, Texas friend & renowned Grammy-nominated producer/engineer Mark Hallman (Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin, Gretchen Peters & Carole King amongst others) nestled in a cozy...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
in post A Small Celebration Is In Order from Bottom of the Glass .
Cover Lay Down (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
It's been a relatively quiet week over at collaborative themeblog Star Maker Machine , but I'm particularly proud of two coverheavy sets I put up earlier this week: a trio of Springsteen carsong covers from Ani DiFranco, Patty Griffin, and Townes Van Zandt, and a short set of tiny Woody Guthrie sillysong Riding in my Car , with covers by Springsteen and Cover Lay Down kidsong fave Elizabeth Mitchell...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
in post Cars: The Bruce Springsteen Songbook from Star Maker Machine .
Twangville (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Todd Snider is coming out of the closet as a flaming “Peace Queer” on August 19th. He’s loud, he’s proud, he’s here and he’s a “Peace Queer.” Normally when musicians get too political it annoys me. I just want to scream “Shut Up and Sing.” However, somehow Todd Snider pulls it off using his humor [...]
Little Green Footballs (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Here’s an outstanding version of “When It Don’t Come Easy,” from Patty Griffin’s Impossible Dream . %%YT=5bHc18n6tBU%%
Environmental Economics (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Last Friday, John started a music column on the right. Unfortunately he failed to consult me on the list and I realize now that after I left the south, John and my music tastes have diverged--John went alt-country while I went back to my east coast rock roots (I have...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
At 61, Emmylou Harris remains as busy as ever. She has just released her first new studio album in five years, "All I Intended to Be," which includes covers of songs by Billy Joe Shaver, Patty Griffin and Merle Haggard. In the meantime, Harris recorded an...
Used, but not abused (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
May issue of Maverick: Suzy Bogguss is our cover feature plus Wine, Women & Song Tour buddies Gretchen Petera and Matraca Berg, plus Martina McBride, Joe Ely, Beth Navaro, Laura Vecchione, Justin Rutledge, Eliza Gilkyson, Diana Jones; Henson Cargill obituary; Live Reviews of Belfast Songwriters Festival, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Peg Simone, Bone-Box, Dolly Parton, the Expatriate [...]
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
in post New Digs....... from This Mornin' I Am Born Again .
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
The Otis Mountain Music Festival is now entering it's sixth year and is proud to offer another fantastic lineup. This time around the organizers are blending genres a little more and have added more Folk, Americana, and Country to the typically bluegrass lineup. ...
westcoastmusic (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
In December of 2007 Ian 'Mac' McLagan and Glyn Johns, his old pal from Small Faces and Faces days, met at Sphere Studios in London to mix and master Ian McLagan's beautiful and emotionally raw CD, "Never Say Never". The...
