Yes, the shiny new stuff is fun to look forward to. But we do well to remember the elders that paved the sonic highways leading to the music we still love today. Doc Watson and…
Record Store Day, the annual celebration of local record stores for aficionados of the antiquated data storage device known as vinyl will be taking place as always on the Third Saturday in April. For 2015…
It’s that time again twangers. Yes, Record Store Day 2014 is upon us. The annual celebration of local record stores that leaves behind clowns and balloons and replaced them with long lines and limited edition…
If you’re lucky enough to have your father near, hug him and tell him you love him, and get him a damn beer! Here are some Country and Americana music performances by fathers and their…
I’m not a religious man but I would like to have a word with god. I’d look up at his cloudy beard and steel-blue eyes and say “Stop.” I’m tired of writing posts sending off…
George Jones has been released from a Nashville, Tenn. hospital. Jones was admitted with an upper respiratory infection. The 80-year-old spent a week in March in the hospital with the same illness. The legendary country…
this is a quick one; Sun Oct 3 (11am – 7pm) Banjo Stage • 12:35pm Hazel Dickens • 1:45pm Earl Scruggs • 3:00pm Doc Watson & David Holt • 4:20pm The Del McCoury Band • …
Vince Vaughn is not only hilarious, and tall, but he loves country music. Or is it Americana music…hell I can’ keep up. The Americana extravaganza that is Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is next weekend people. John…
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the incredible (and FREE) San Francisco roots/Americana festival has announced a partial line up roster for the three day event. So far the lineup includes Old Crow Medicine Show, Mavis Staples, Earl…