By: Emily J Ramey
With Black Crowes’ frontman Chris Robinson producing their debut in addition to an opening slot on both The Crowes’ and The Avett Brothers’ most recent headlining tours, Truth & Salvage Co. seems destined for big things. And as a six-man Americana rock band, they...
By: Emily J Ramey
Jennie Arnau is not your typical twangy southern belle. She’s not a folksy singer-songwriter, and she’s not an indie frontman. Instead, the woman has nestled herself down into a niche somewhere in between. Her roots are in South Carolina, but she lives in New York, and her...
By: Andrew Vaughan
Chet Atkins is a tough act to follow or indeed pay tribute to. I once asked Chet to comment on Dire Straits' guitar hero Mark Knopfler’s comment that Chet was the best guitarist in the world. "Sounds about right," he grinned. Steve Wariner, along with Vince Gill, the nicest and most...
By: Andrew Vaughan
Can’t think of too many albums about aging and death that make you want to listen again and again, but such is Kristofferson way with a lyric and his iconic vocal that the seemingly dark lyrical content seems worthy and significant rather than maudlin or sentimental. “Good Morning John,...
By: Andrew Vaughan
Back when country rock was changing the face of American music, the Burritos wore marijuana leaves on their Nudie suits, the Band worked with Bob Dylan and the Buffalo Springfield trail blazed rock fold and country fusions it seemed that America had its own new genre. Now it’s called...
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