I first got to listen to Zak Trojano a few years ago, when he opened for Jeffrey Foucault in Somerville and was immediately taken with his intricate fingerpicking and his [ … ]
Category: Music Features
Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Artist Interview: Sierra Hull
With just one day to go before the very first Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots festival kicks off in Manchester, Vermont we have one more quickfire interview for you. One [ … ]
Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Artist Interview: Rachel Baiman (10 String Symphony)
Earlier this week we took a look at 3 different artists talking about all things Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots. Well, we now again talk to an artist performing at [ … ]
Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots: Through the Artist’s Eyes
No two artists are the same. No two bands are the same. Its those little intricacies prevalent in what we listened to growing up, who we have played with [ … ]
Singled Out: “Scars We Keep” by Ordinary Elephant
Who: Ordinary Elephant Song: “Scars We Keep” Latest Record: Before I Go “I was born to be a bigot, but that don’t mean I’m one.” The intensity, the sincerity of “Scars We [ … ]
Newport Folk Festival 2018: Let’s Get Together
About mid-way through a swampy, humid day on Friday at Newport, I experienced a very pointed case of FOMO: fear of missing out. It hit me right when I knew [ … ]
Fresh Track: Ron Gallo “Rough Mix”
Ron Gallo may use music as a social commentary medium in which he tells you how ridiculous you are for listening to the music in the first place, but thats [ … ]
An Interview with The War And Treaty: Are You Ready?
Michael and Tanya Trotter. I cannot wait to see these two fronting their band, The War and Treaty, on Sunday at Newport. Their EP, Down to the River, covers a [ … ]
Navigating Newport 2018
Every year, the Newport lineup is so stacked and first-timers think they might actually see all of those amazing acts. Then, the schedule is announced and you see that you [ … ]
Show You Should Know: Guster’s ‘On The Ocean” Festival (Aug 3-5)
Guster will return to Portland, Maine for the group’s second annual On The Ocean Weekend on August 3rd, 4th & 5th . Once again, Guster fans – new and old [ … ]