Earlier generations might not be able to handle the concept of of juxtaposing Appalachian and classical music on the same stage. But songwriter/bandleader Tift Merritt and pianist Simone Dinnerstein h… more →
Lucid Culturewrote 1 hour ago: Last night Linda Draper played the release show for her new album Edgewise to an adoring crowd in th … more →
wrote 6 hours ago: Anna Kline and I met several years ago while we both were dreaming big dreams and helping out with t … more →
wrote 1 day ago: 8 p.m., May 31, Casa Loma Ballroom (3354 Iowa Avenue). The historic Casa Loma Ballroom will host a C … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., June 5 – August 7. Come enjoy the best jazz, blues, and just-plain-fu … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Jason Isbell is quickly becoming the next prolific singer/songwriter of this generation with the upc … more →
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Banjo player/songwriter Ruth Moody - one-third of perennially popular all-female Americana roots tri … more →
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Tim Harrington (guitar) and Paul Wright (cello) are Tall Heights. Their music is evocative. It gra … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: In her own individualistic way, violinist/singer Lily Henley encapsulizes the two most happening sou … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: It’s time to get out and bask in the sunshine of springtime. The days are getting longer and … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Boston singer-songwriter Bethel Steele has been making some mighty sweet music for a while now but s … more →
wrote 1 month ago: What do you make of the fact that excerpts from some of the songs on Hem’s new album Departure … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: For folk music fans, there is only one Cormac McCarthy. In this interview he discusses the “other” … more →
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