photo by Lisa Davidson @ Basement East in Nashville Recently, I took in and reviewed Colter Wall’s show at the 9:30 Club. Colter’s Western-cum-Canadian songwriting is enjoyable enough, but the presentation of the show made it especially good. Normally, shows at the 9:30 Club—and, to be fair, most venues—involve a fair amount of theatrics in […]
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A belated l’shana tova, and shalom alechem. The Jewish New Year, 5779, began on the evening of Sunday, September 9, and now that I have a few moments, I want to talk a little about the state of Americana, past, present, and future. I want to talk about Americana as a wide, inclusive, and diverse […]
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When you listen to an album, you are, oftentimes, listening to a perfected version of an artist’s music.  Artists prepare to be at their best when they record in the studio – one artist I reviewed, Sarah Shook, completely gave up alcohol for two week prior to beginning recording.  Studios have, or should have, ideal […]
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