AMERICANA MUSIC

I feel like they’re playing fast and loose with the term “southern hospitality” after that… Over the weekend, Whiskey Myers and The Black Crowes played a show in Tampa, Florida at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre during a stop on their co-headlining Southern Hospitality tour. But at some point during the show, right before The Black Crowes started playing the fan-favorite “She Talks to Angels,” a visual came on a screen that showed the band’s Black Crowe character dressed as Uncle […]

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It’s difficult to imagine anyone but Harrison Ford wearing Indiana Jones’ iconic fedora, but Tom Selleck almost had the part.

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The stampede took place on Friday night in Rome, Italy, during a late-night rehearsal for the country’s annual Republic Day parade. 

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There’s a long history of social activism by folk musicians dating back at least 100 years and most probably a lot longer than that. In many cases the participation is in events organized by others. With Iowan David G. Smith, however, he puts the active in activism. He schedules about 20% of his gigs in […]