Is it slow around here? Maybe it’s just me. Regardless I have some tasty morsels for you today that may help you pass the time.

I’ve now heard the rough mixes from the Will Kimbrough/Tommy Womack project entitled “Daddy.” I can’t divulge much but imagine the Rolling Stones had come from somewhere like [...]

As I’ve previously mentioned, the AMA Awards are coming up and my nominations are in. Likewise, my good buddy and DJ, JB of “Good Morning Americana” has his nods together. Our lists are remarkably different yet we agree that this year has a very solid list of candidates.
I’m sure you’ll all [...]

Over the years I’ve been given three key pieces of information:

Write what you know
Worry only about the things you can control
Don’t chase a bus or a woman because they’ll both leave you behind
These days I’m focused on the first two as I’ve happily been married for several years. I keep my eye out for [...]

Tommy Womack sent me a shirt today. I smiled when I got my “Tommy Womack is a personal friend of mine” shirt like I was a teenage geek again smirking when I was the only one who knew how cool my underground references actually were. I’ve been working through the various discussions the [...]

I’m constantly bombarded with random thoughts that get scribbled on scraps of paper such as the backs of receipts. Today I’m going to write them here and hope they end up being useful because I’ve got no receipts.

Allison Moorer sings with real balls. Of course I don’t mean she has balls but she’s [...]

One of my favorite events to participate in is the nomination process for the Americana Music Association’s awards and honors. It’s a privilege to nominate some folks I know and even better when they win like Will Kimbrough’s surprise trophy-haul last year.
This year has a bumper crop to choose from but I’ve been pretty [...]

Nights in every musical career go awry. Hecklers, gin and lost lyrics are among the pitfalls that beset most artists. The more esoteric dangers include offending people with off-center political comments, insulting your neighbor who just happens to be in the audience, and of course dropping the f-bomb at inappropriate venues such as [...]