I gotta say, lesson planning takes time and I just spent the last 6 hours preparing two extremely badass lessons about South Africa and Nelson Mandela. So unfortunately I’m going to have to give Dig! The Guilt shorter shrift than…
Josh Erwin and Michael Paynter, the fine gentlemen of Sans Abri, took a break from writing brilliant songs to answer a few of my queries. The music of Sans Abri is clearly very different from the bluegrass you guys normally…
Ken and Brad Kolodner’s skipping stones taught me a sobering lesson about judging a book by its cover. I looked at their press release and saw “father son duo.” Okay. Then I kept reading and saw “Appalachian old time music.”…
If you haven’t filled your dance card for tonight, join me and some other sweet dudes and dudettes at the Mercury Lounge. Drag the River is the headliner, but you should come to the “early” show — at 10:30, ‘cuz…
Short, sweet, and packed full of punches, Marina Rocks’ sophomore album is the kind of honest songwriting we’ve all been waiting for. “Stuck in the Mud,” the album’s opener, is the best redemption song you’ll hear this side of 2013.…