In Jerry’s big shadow
When Jerry Garcia died, there were some shoes to fill. His fans’ (and his band’s) appetite for performance was insatiable,
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Not Just A Rumour, Graham Parker
Production fashion may change around him, but Graham Parker is one British rocker from the ‘70s who has trusted his
Piano for no hands
Most of John Cage’s music comes preloaded with a preposterous philosophical challenge of some kind. Cage the playful instigator, the
Robert Randolph & the Family Band this Saturday
Blues/gospel pedal steel guitar virtuoso and jam-scene favorite Robert Randolph could be playing songs about politics, sex, architecture or C+
Amy Allison comes to Woodstock
Some singers are so distinctive, so idiosyncratic that the first word of the first song comes off like a proposition,
Jackie Greene at Bearsville
Roots rock singer/songwriter Jackie Greene is one of handful of younger cats who have been whole-heartedly embraced and accredited by
All-star banjo summit
If you want a career in music, try having a name like Béla Fleck. Once people hear it, they will
Comrades from Cape Town at the Falcon
Blondie Chaplin’s name squirrels and squiggles through the tapestry of rock history –sometimes peripheral, sometimes right close to the center
Mo’ better blues
The holy name of Robert Johnson is often invoked to describe the country-blues style of Grammy Award-winning guitarist and songwriter
Playing by the new Brit/folk rulebook
I am no Yankee anglophile, but I do confess a reflexive positive assumption about most things British. It has been