Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers – the Baggot Inn New York City – 1/19

Do yourself a favor next Saturday (1/19) and head over the Baggot Inn and catch Marc Silver and the Stonethrowers serve up their potent brand of urban bluegrass. Get on down to the East side, hoist a pint with Marc and the boys. The show starts at 9:45.
Baggot Inn – 82 W 3rd St (bet Sullivan & Thompson), Greenwich Village, NYC 212-477-0622

Tom T. Hall in the New York Times

That bastion of Eastern elitism, the New York Times, features another great interview with country music legend and master story teller Tom T. Hall entitled “Who Needs Country Radio? Not Tom T. Hall.” Hall talks about the state of country music industry, he and his wife – Miss. Dixie’s – song writing collaberation and his recent involvement with bluegrass music. 

A great quote on the queasiness of today’s pop-country consumer.

“There’s not much call for dead-people songs in today’s suburbanized [...]