Saturday Night Service with Brent Cobb in New York City It’s been two long years without live music. Lately it’s my fault, but New York’s been tough and so choosing to go out and enjoy the live events that are slowly coming back is kind of like a muscle that needs to be worked […]
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Photos by Mark McLennan So Sam Morrow has that one thing going for him that not everyone has—the guy is cool and all of his work is imbued with that. I was introduced to him a couple years ago when he played a few shows in London before I moved over to NYC. I was […]
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Been a big Corb Lund fan for years now. First time I ever heard him is one of things burned into my brain. Back in summer 2006 I was playing in a punk rock band, travelling up north to Edmonton to play a show—must’ve been July. An older brother decided to come and sell t-shirts […]
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One the best parts of going out to country shows in NYC is the people who come out. Not that it’s surprising, but up here in the Northeast country and western isn’t exactly the natural soundtrack so you can never be sure who will turn up. Plus, on a Saturday night in Manhattan you can […]
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It’s crazy to think that just over two years ago I went and saw Tyler Childers play to about 20 people at the Slaughtered Lamb in London, UK on his first trip out of the States. Now, Brooklyn Steel (and every other venue he shows up to) are packed to the rafters. What’s even more […]
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After extensive touring on the back of a Grammy win for A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, Sturgill Simpson went back into the woods. Turns out, he “spent the last year going out of [his] mind”. So on a Sunday night, in Brooklyn, he was characteristically tight lipped. Sound & Fury did most of the talking. […]
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The first time I saw Ian Noe, he was opening for Colter Wall in London UK. I got there early, hoping to get nice and close to stage to see Colter do his thing. Noe came on stage, unaccompanied. I admit, I had been still talking to darling girl when he announced his name […]
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I’m not sure I’m the right guy to do an objective Sturgill Simpson review. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music came into my life at a low point. Living overseas, feeling disconnected from home, I put music on the backburner, focused on work. Sold my guitar; stopped going to shows. But for whatever reason this weird purple album […]
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Being able to see Brent Cobb, and his band Them, in an intimate setting is a privilege. He’s spent much of the year opening up for Chris Stapleton on the All-American Roadshow, but you can tell he’s having a hell of a time on this Sucker for a Good Time headlining tour from all the […]
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Admittedly, I walked into the Blackberry Smoke show on Friday night only familiar with their “Essentials Playlist” on Apple Music. But I walked out of there certain that I needed to buy some bootcut jeans, a little turquoise and grow some chops. J.D. Simo opened the show. For those that don’t know, J.D. is objectively […]
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