Fans can sometimes get a bit aggressive with their idols. Most of them are respectful and well-mannered when they interact with their fan-favorites. However, things can get out of hand fast if they don’t honor a star’s boundaries and comfort level. Actor Russell Crowe recently laid down the law to fans so they would behave […]
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It’s not just the songs of Susan Gibson, but the soul of her that makes her such an important songwriting oracle, and frankly, one more of the universe should know about. She went viral sharing the 3rd verse to “Wide Open Space” by The Chicks.
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Peter Case photo by Pat Johnson Peter Case on Spontaneity and Recording His First Solo Live Album My Life To Live at McCabe’s Singer/songwriter and guitarist Peter Case has been touring extensively in the US and in Europe in recent days, and at the end of April, he released his first ever live album as […]
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Dirk Powell Wake For those unfamiliar with Dirk Powell, Steve Earle offers the most succinct introduction imaginable: “Dirk Powell is a badass. To the bone… the greatest old‑time banjo player alive… a singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer and, all in all, an artist of unique vision and unbending integrity.” It’s a fitting prelude to Wake, […]
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David Serby – Broken Heart In a Honky Tonk Despite the L.A./Bakersfield address (home of Buck Owens) for this singer, the Country authenticity in his voice is pure old-world flavor. He has a twang, not quite at the level of Randy Travis, but what pours forth is furnished with gradients that make his Country music […]
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Lester Winchester McKendree – They Got It All What’s of interest here is that the musicians, while not top-tier performers in name, have played with major artists as sidemen. The bands Toto & The Hooters were also “sidemen” first. So, the possibility that this trio has something brewing on their own is…good. The initial sound […]
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A two-disc reissue, the first half of a double live album, three fast-rising women singer-songwriters, and possibly the oldest artist ever to release a debut record: This month’s Founders’ Keepers column is a grab-bag of weird stories and musical wonders.
Slim Dunlap — Every Little Word