Do you remember albums? The awkard way you had to flip thru the bin at the record store. Cover art that with real estate worth the effort. The unique feeling you got breaking the shrink-wrap on a large platter of vinyl. Anticipating the hiss and pop of analog playback. Anticipating when you had to jump […]
JC's Americana Best of 2009
Americana is such a great wide fraternity that I am seldom satisfied with the majority of year end “Best of” picks. The tree grows broad and wide over American roots music. How then can I assume you, dear reader, care to read my own opinion on the subject? Perhaps only the triumph of hope over […]
Lighten Up, It's Christmas
[v=HdEAcIzXV68] Self-explanatory reminder for the holiday season, from The Geezinslaws c.1992. Lighten up. It is Christmas after all. A little something on the artists, from Wikipedia: The Geezinslaw Brothers, also known as The Geezinslaws, is an Austin, Texas-based country music comedy duo consisting of Sammy Allred and Dewayne “Son” Smith. They have been performing for more […]
Cadillac Sky on Mountain Stage
[v=TuoYEQ0sUCk] Bryan Simpson from Cadillac Sky talks about the band and their music during their visit to public radio’s Mountain Stage. Not the best quality on the stage sound on the video, but nice insight on where these young guys are and where they think they’re going. C-Sky came out of the Southern bluegrass […]
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Is social media a fad?
[v=sIFYPQjYhv8] Here’s a direct link to the Social Media video featured at the beginning of Ann Treacy’s social media webinar I wrote about yesterday. Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video details out social media facts and figures that are hard to […]
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[v=eQQUgxGHxUM] Some days I wonder about the choices I make, the missed opportunities and friends not met. See, I love live music. The nuance, the feeling, the tenor filtered out in the studio. There’s nothing like watching an artist bend a string to hit a certain high note, or feeling a bass note rumble thru […]
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[v=xwnjhxR_44A] Patty Griffin has come to mind quite a few times this week, although I am not quite sure why. The weather is getting colder, and I know as a Mainer Patty knows something about winter. When I saw her play in Bozeman, Montana, she said she felt at home anyplace people knew what moose […]
What is New Shall Be Old Again
Hot Club of Cowtown at Murray County Central High School, 13 October 09 Whit Smith on guitar and vocals Elana James on fiddle and vocals Jake Erwin on bass Wishful Thinking, Hot Club of Cowtown‘s new release, is in the Top 10 on the Americana Radio Chart, but they are Number 1 on my list of […]