4 photos by Missy Curtis; marquee photo by Jason Davidson Drive-By Truckers @ The Princess Theatre Decatur, AL 9.27.19 Always go to the show. It’s a mantra I try and live by especially when it comes to bands I like. Native sons, the Drive-By Truckers, decided Decatur, Alabama needed a double shot of the […]
I hate to say it but the first time I heard or heard John Calvin Abney was last summer when he was playing with John Moreland at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee. They were opening for Scott Miller and I was beyond excited to see Moreland in a live setting but given his bare bones […]
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(cover photo and photo of Mike and the Moonpies by Melissa Payne, all other photos by Melissa Clarke) I moved to Nashville in ’97 and for almost the entire time I have been blessed to live in the city AmericanaFest calls home. While I have been in the paying audience for numerous showcases over the […]
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I was unaware of Michael Cleveland until a friend of mine told me about the Flamekeeper : The Michael Cleveland Story documentary which chronicles Michael’s life and rise to prominence in the bluegrass world. A child prodigy, Cleveland developed an early love for the fiddle and bluegrass. Years later, after eleven Fiddle Player of the […]
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I had the opportunity to attend the record release party for Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper’s new album Tall Fiddler the week before street date. Held at Analog inside the Hutton Hotel in Nashville the evening was one of celebration and anticipation for IBMA winner and Grammy Nominee Cleveland. Special guests were hinted at and after […]
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photos by Elmer Mobley I walked into the lounge at City Winery not knowing what to expect. I had been asked to cover Beth Bombara on the eve of releasing her new album Evergreen (which is incredible by the way) and I can honestly say I was completely unfamiliar with her work. The same applied […]
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What do you plan on doing when you are 86? Yeah, I don’t know either. I wonder if Willie Nelson thought he would still be playing and recording, much less at the level he has shown over his last several albums. Ride Me Back Home (Legacy Recordings) is Nelson’s 69thalbum, lucky number 13 with producer Buddy […]
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Hot on the heels of reviewing Justin Townes Earle’s latest masterpiece I find myself tasked with reviewing yet another release from a talented son of a legendary artist. This time I am tackling the latest offering from Lukas Nelson (son of Willie) & Promise of the Real, Turn Off the News (Build a Garden) on Fantasy Records. I was turned on […]
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34 years since forming and 33 years since the release of their criminally underrated Scarred but Smarter and Drivin N Cryin’ is still out there making great music. June 21st sees the release of their Aaron Lee Tasjan produced album Live the Love Beautiful and folks, let me tell ya, this is one album you […]
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I’m sure life isn’t easy when you are the son of someone famous and you go into the same field. The expectations can’t be fair and many people fold and disappear under that unique kind of pressure. Justin Townes Earle had moments where it looked like he would be the sort to fade away into […]
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