The comparisons that Dirt Floor gets to Big Pink or Shangri La are fully warranted and reasonable in my own eyes. There is something that you just cannot manufacture when [ … ]
Category: Columns
Food for Thought: Values
I find it interesting the longer I have been an independent musician, spending more money being a musician than I make, the more comfortable and happy I am spending money [ … ]
Red Line Roots and The Loar: Chance to Win a guitar
Yes, that is correct. Call it a raffle, call it a giveaway, or just call it a chance to get something good for doing something good…regardless of what you [ … ]
7 Good Things: Reasons You Should Record at Dirt Floor
I have had the extreme pleasure of knowing Eric Lichter for a few years now. In that time we have throw the idea back and forth of me coming to [ … ]
From the Soul: Julie Rhodes
Every so often a voice comes along that moves you. I mean, sure, there are a lot of really good singers out there and around town. I could rattle off [ … ]
Random ‘Appreciation’ Thursday: Booking Agents- The Selfless Ones
There is an unsung hero in the shadows of the music community. A person often behind the scenes, working tireless hours, listening to countless demos, and somehow pulling together great [ … ]
DARE TO BE SQUARE! Dancing and Music!
I remember being about 10 years old and visiting my cousins and aunt down in North Carolina. My aunt dragged us out to a square dance. Growing up in a [ … ]
100 Reasons I Love This Music Community…
This is by no means an exhaustive list. It took me a short amount of time to spew this up, because there really are so many people and so many [ … ]
November 3rd: BUY LOCAL ART DAY
While, it may be true that November 3rd holds a special place in my own heart (it is after all the man behind the Red Line’s actual birthday) I wanted [ … ]
Butchers Blind New Single Forthcoming, “Thursday Girl”
Our good pals in Butchers Blind are releasing a new single on November 20th with a b side cover of a Wipers tune. I was a big fan of their [ … ]