Notes from ND Many of us can name a few songs from pretty much every major turning point in American history. The Great Depression? Woody Guthrie. Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam? Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, etc. But what about the Civil War? Civil War imagery may be omnipresent in bluegrass and folk music, but what of the actual songs people were making up and singing in those days? The folks at ATO Records are readying a two-disc release that presents just that, featuring performances by Loretta Lynn, Chris Thile, Steve Earle, Shovels & Rope, T Bone Burnett, Joe Henry, Carolina Chocolate Drops, John Doe, Jamey Johnson and many, many more. We have most of it streaming and would also like to give a couple copies away. Have a listen and find out how you can enter to win Divided & United - Songs of the Civil War, or simply keep reading for some highlights from the past week... |
| James Booker Documentary - "Bayou Maharajah" by Rhythms Magazine  "The best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced." That's how Dr John has described James Booker. Booker is consistently referenced as a significant influence by New Orleans musicians. He played with the likes of Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, Freddie King, Wilson Pickett, Fats Domino and Bobby Bland. And yet, outside of New Orleans, he remains relatively obscure. Filmmaker Lily Keber has decided to change all that with her revealing new documentary, Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of... More |
| Phil Lesh and Friends Live in New York by Easy Ed Last week I spoke about box sets and the Dead. And I mentioned I was plugged into going to this gig last night in Port Chester NY, which I likened to a root canal. So after a long day, when all I felt like doing was couch potato-ing and watching a French TV crime drama on Netflix, I decided not to blow off a $70 ticket and at least check out what I expected... More |
| Steve Earle & the Dukes, with the Mastersons Massey Hall (Toronto, ONT - Oct. 29, 2013) by David McPherson Beyond fellow Texan Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle's biggest influences are Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. These troubadours traveled America's low highway before him making keen observations of life and penning pocketfuls of storied songs. Earle learned well. For more than 30 years, he's trod a similar path. He's written award-winning songs that linger... More |
| Roots for a Rounder - A Talk with Benny Sidelinger by Hearth Music Hearth Note: The Shiftless Rounders came on to the scene back when MySpace was all the rage, and they had a remarkably compelling byline that excited my youthful imagination: "If Kurt Cobain had been from West Virginia...." And then I heard "Pink," their version of the old mountain ballad "Little Pink", and I fell in love. Most folks cite the Harry Smith... More |
|  Daniel Lanois - Who Are You?
by Don McLeese "I like records. I don't like technology. What's your record? What are you singing about? What's in your heart? What's on the horizon? All of that is fascinating to me." -Daniel Lanois. "Have you heard about the iPlug?" asked Daniel Lanois. "You put it in your ass, and you think you've had a great life. You've made love to Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts. And Sissy Spacek. Everybody! You've done everything. You've ridden with Genghis Khan while you were sleeping. So, you imagine you've had this life, but at a certain point it's like what do you want, what are you doing, where are you going?" Though Lanois... More |
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| | RIP Sherman Halsey and the Crazy Carny Circus of Country Music's Fellini by Holly Gleason He was beautiful. There was no way around it. Carved features, like Wild Bill Hickock with breeding, honey tangle of silky hair tumbling down past his shoulders - or restrained by an elastic, tie or leather thong. Those eyes, so piercing, curious, alive: looking not at, but into you, wondering and sizing you up... like all the great carneys do. You could fall into those eyes... More |
Not Remembering Lou Reed Very Well by musicJJMG Lou Reed's death, like many a musician's before him, has brought memories flooding back to me about when I saw him play. It is one of the great joys of a lifetime of listening to music that one gets such an archive in your brain. I just wish, in this case, I could remember a bit more. It was in 1974 at Charlton Athletic football grounds, south of the river Thames in east... More |
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