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Halloween
My friend Sam Hane sent me this one – a Zombieland zombie micro-seconds from being dispatched by a Goodtime 5 string resonator…… more →
Gary Nelson - Acoustic Roots
CD Review: The Asylum Street Spankers - God's Favorite Band
delarue wrote 2 weeks ago: Things like this happen with bands who’ve been around awhile and have the good sense to record … more →
halloween
gary nelson wrote 3 weeks ago: My friend Sam Hane sent me this one – a Zombieland zombie micro-seconds from being dispatched … more →
CD Review: Ticklin' the Strings Presented by the Sweet Hollywaiians
delarue wrote 3 weeks ago: This is arguably the funnest and most romantic album of the year. Japanese retro Hawaiian swing band … more →
CD Review: The Wiyos - Broken Land Bell
delarue wrote 3 weeks ago: Their best album. It’s amazing how much energy the Wiyos get out of a couple of acoustic guita … more →
circles and wheels within wheels...
gary nelson wrote 3 weeks ago: I attended a song circle last weekend at at the Canalway Lodge in the Cleveland Metroparks’ Oh … more →
Curtis Eller European Tour Dates - Fall 2009
delarue wrote 1 month ago: Fiery, lyrical banjo-playing hellraiser Curtis Eller is off to Europe for another tour, playing a mi … more →
Concert Review: Hazmat Modine at City Winery, NYC 9/18/09
delarue wrote 2 months ago: The New York Gypsy Festival’s decision to scatter shows throughout the year, beginning in the … more →
CD Review: Kelli Rae Powell - New Words for Old Lullabies
delarue wrote 2 months ago: This is an album of nocturnes, and it’s one of the year’s best. Haunting, often hilariou … more →
CD Review: Christabel and the Jons - Custom Made for You
delarue wrote 2 months ago: This album has a warm, summery feel – a New Yorker would call this Pete’s Candy Store mu … more →
Song of the Day 9/11/09
delarue wrote 2 months ago: Every day, our top 666 songs of alltime countdown gets one step closer to #1. This being 9/11, today … more →
a beautiful story of a bagpiper who was late for a funeral
gary nelson wrote 2 months ago: This in from my friend Chris Harrison. A nice short story for this nice short week. “As a bagp … more →
Concert Review: Paul Wallfisch, Curtis Eller and Bliss Blood at the Delancey, NYC 8/17/09
delarue wrote 3 months ago: It may have been a scorching Monday night in the dead of August, but Small Beast – the weekly … more →
CD Review: The Moonlighters - Enchanted
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delarue wrote 3 months ago: Fifth time’s a charm. The Moonlighters were among the first and remain the best of the oldtime … more →
Song of the Day 7/12/09
delarue wrote 4 months ago: Every day, our top 666 songs of alltime countdown gets one step closer to #1. Sunday’s song is #381: … more →
political shenannigans in conneaut, ohio (What Would Woody Do?)
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gary nelson wrote 6 months ago: Wow. Just when you think it can’t possibly get any worse in the American political landscape a … more →
the death of floyd collins
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gary nelson wrote 6 months ago: I’m tired of all the political and corporate scoundrels and I’m tired of all their misch … more →
Concert Review: Kotorino at Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn NY 4/13/09
delarue wrote 7 months ago: “It’s like they’re all Sufjahn Stevens,” a seemingly part-time band member ( … more →
a review of ramblin' jack elliott's "A Stranger Here"
gary nelson wrote 7 months ago: Here’s a link to Josh Hurst’s wonderful review of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott’s ne … more →
MORE "some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain pen"...House preparing to legalize payday loans with 391% APRs
gary nelson wrote 7 months ago: The Honorable Representative Luiz Gutierrez (D-Illinois) can now count himself along with Maxine Wal … more →
