Notes from ND We all know the best place to hear music is usually at a live show, when the artist is right there in the room, giving it all they've got. So many things can contribute to a great live set (or an awful one), from the sound and lighting to the audience's attention span. But what about the length of a show? When you spend money to go out and hear live music, how much live music do you expect to hear? Some bands seem to go on forever, while others barely make it to a full hour. How short is too short? Chime in on the forum, or keep reading for some highlights from the past week ... |
| Interview: Take it from Andrew Combs by Neil Ferguson  It's not every day you stumble across a truly great songwriter who can also play his or her own songs in a way that is musically satisfying. That's why Andrew Combs has been turning heads and catching ears. In the vein of the type of country musicians that are all but extinct, the young Nashville-based singer-songwriter writes songs that are rough around the edges but touching enough to reach your soft spot. It's a humid August night and Andrew Combs stands quietly behind Stubb's. Taking a slow drag off his cigarette, the young singer-songwriter rails off a list of names ... More |
| Alex Chilton - Electricity by Candlelight by Bill Kopp Bootlegs or ROIOs* or fan recordings: however one wishes to label them, they play an often important and unappreciated part in documenting musical history. As Clinton Heylin explains in his excellent 1994 book Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry, surreptitious and/or unauthorized fan recordings have been responsible ... More |
| Buddy Guy owns the blues by Ken Abrams Last Friday night at the Park Theatre, the nation's leading ambassador of the Blues made a triumphant stop in Rhode Island. For the second consecutive year, Buddy Guy filled the Park to its 1006-seat capacity, a rare feat for a performer labeled a "Blues" artist. Before the night ended, it was clear why - he is one of the finest performers on tour today ... More |
| Rose Cousins & Rachel Sermanni live at CBC Studio 700 by Skot Nelson "No more almond croissants," said Scottish singer/songwriter Rachel Sermanni from the stage. That thought was followed by a long pause while she considered what to say next. "Life...is different now." The comment referred to a moment earlier in her tour with Rose Cousins when Sermanni discovered she was allergic to almonds thanks to a bag ... More |
|  Doug Sahm - Loose leaf memoirs by Chet Flippo In the summer of 1973, Doug Sahm had settled into a rambling, leased wooden house on a tree-shaded hillside above the Soap Creek Saloon out on Bee Caves Road, in what was then rural Austin, Texas. His furnishings were simple: a bed, a table, two chairs, two spoons, two forks, two knives, two plates, a phonograph, hundreds of LPs, several amps, and a number of guitars. The LPs were mostly country classics, blues classics, and jazz standards. Everyone from Bob Wills to J.R. Chatwell, from T-Bone Walker to Lightnin' Hopkins, from Miles Davis to John Coltrane. And rolling papers ... More |
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| | Jason Isbell - Tour of duty by Erin Drello Since Jason Isbell's newest album Southeastern was released earlier this year, it has been a mainstay in my daily musical rotation. It is safe to say I have listened to Southeastern more than I have not since its release. This year I have been lucky enough to have more than one album speak to me and seem relevant with my current place in life ... More |
Tim Hus - 'Western Star' by Gillian Turnbull Finally, finally managed to get the new Tim Hus disc, Western Star. Here's the reason I like Tim: he's nice. You know, if you've interviewed musicians, that they typically fall into one of two categories: 1) sullen and annoyed, offering one-word answers, tired of being interviewed; 2) all-too-eager to talk about themselves nonstop. Tim has conversations ... More |
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