I’ve been working through my backlog of albums I’ve been meaning to listen to. Just got to Robinella and the CC String Band’s self-titled major label debut and I’m overwhelmed by the music! It’s jazz-infused bluegrass with a very sweet undertone provided by smooth guitar work and some vocal work clearly inspired by [...]
Todd Snider’s road manager and one of Americana’s best-liked personas, Uncle Skip Litz, passed on this week at his home. He was known by just about everyone in the genre for his affable smile, bushy moustache, and willingness to live life to its fullest. I only met him once, said few words, but [...]
If you buy Americana music online, buy it from Miles of Music. They feature stuff to read, stuff to listen to, stuff to watch, and stuff to stick on walls among other things. Nicely built and easy to find the aforementioned stuff, “MoM” as it refers to itself is a fantastic spot for [...]
In the past I’ve found an album here and there that are worth listening to. Lucky for me I received two new albums on the heels of Kris Kristofferson’s Broken Freedom Song that were very good! Also of note, both of the artists are from my home state of Indiana.
First, John Hiatt and [...]
It’s been a great year for Americana music. As I’ve contemplated my nominations and votes for this year’s Americana Music Awards, I realized how much this genre has grown since the days when we could not even agree on a name. I can now go to the local bookstore and find No Depression. [...]
By the time I’m actually ready to walk outside today the rain will be upon us. Someone told me it rained every day in Florida at some point. Being a rather general statement and a fairly large state I assumed this was a minor part of living here. My assumption was incorrect–it [...]
Like most days, today’s commute was slow. Unlike most days, I at least had a little break from the monotony in my rearview mirror. In a perfectly conservative four-door sedan, wearing a quite austere pair of glasses, was what must have been James Brown’s white half-brother. This man was around sixty and nearly [...]
A good bit of my life I’ve enjoyed breakfast during the normal dinner hours. As a child it was a treat and a great way to get something sweet in place of the normally frightening array of vegetables. My high school days were fueled primarily by packaged foods and caffeine so cereal and [...]
We went to see the “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” with guarded but high hopes. The comic book is a fantastic read and Sean Connery is always fun. As with most comic-film translations, we were somewhat unsure because movies more likely than not ruin the fun between the panels.
Let’s start with what I [...]
Kris Kristofferson is perhaps better known in popular circles as an actor. However, anyone with any kind of musical acumen recognizes Kristofferson as one of America’s songwriting treasures. Through the decades of his quite productive career the Texan songwriter has helped shape the musical tastes of the world. Credited with crowd favorites [...]
