Paul Thorn at The Walker Theater in Chattanooga, TN (February 28th) On Saturday Night (February 28th) I drove up to Chattanooga to catch up with Paul Thorn and his band at The Walker Theater. I hadn’t seen him since 2021 when he did a track for my tribute album for Wilson Pickett at Wishbone Studios […]
Ratboys at the Sinclair, Cambridge, Ma., February 28 Ratboys have always existed in the fertile in-between space where indie rock meets country storytelling, but in recent years they’ve fully emerged as one of Americana’s most compelling young voices. The Chicago quartet—singer and guitarist Julia Steiner alongside guitarist Dave Sagan, bassist Sean Neumann, and drummer Marcus […]
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Ray Weaver Brings Anger, and Hope, to Ram’s Head for “One Night, One Room” Angry young men get the headlines. But underestimate an angry old man at your peril. Earlier this week, Annapolis favorite Ray Weaver returned from Denmark for a special “One Night, One Room” show at the Rams Head On Stage, built around […]
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Mike Farris at Jammin’ Java earlier this year, photo by Melissa Clarke Mike Farris- The Tennessee Soul Man at Princess Theater in Decatur Alabama I recently had the good fortune to attend Mike Farris’ solo acoustic show in the Singer- Songwriter Listening Room inside the beautiful and historic Princess Theater in Decatur Alabama. Mike is […]
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Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom played host once again to this year’s Bob Dylan Center’s musical tribute to its namesake with its “Sooner or Later” event on Friday, February 20, 2026. This year’s event was a special one-night-only tribute concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s landmark 1966 double album Blonde on Blonde. Sixty years? Where […]
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Erik Vincent Huey – Fort Defiance Album Release w/Starbelly and Eric Ambel at Pearl Street Warehouse in Washington DC February 13, 2026 The Friday the 13th before Valentine’s Day 2026 was about three years since now-Austin-based Erik Huey performed at Pearl Street Warehouse in DC in support of his first solo album Appalachian Gothic. His […]
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Hayes Carll at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA Hayes Carll kicked off his west coast tour to a packed house at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California. Hayes and his band played songs that spanned his career opening the show with a song from his third album, Trouble in Mind […]
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Jason Isbell photos by Glenn Cook Jason Isbell played a solo show on Thursday January 15 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia that featured a stunner of a setlist that ranged through material from long ago to just recently, and held fans rapt in his tributes to Todd Snider (“Play a Train […]
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Morrissey Debuts “Make Up Is a Lie” at OKC’s Criterion This past Tuesday, Morrissey brought his North American Tour 2026 to Oklahoma City’s Criterion, delivering a memorable career-spanning performance to an appreciative audience. The performance was the second show of the tour, and was actually a make-up date for a rescheduled performance last May. It […]
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Viva Todd Snider It was a great send-off for Todd last night. It may be trite to say there was “a lotta love in the room,” but that’s how it was. I’m sure some people were crying, but I never saw any. Shamus Bacon (Todd’s longtime road manager [in the old days]) started the night […]
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