Darlingside’s new record, Extralife, begins with ominously beautiful, resigned lyrics: “It’s over now / The flag is sunk / The world has flattened out.” The whole album is beautiful and [ … ]
Category: Music Features
Singled Out: Ben Fisher “The Shell Lottery”
Who: Ben Fisher From: Seattle, WA Song: “The Shell Lottery“ Latest Record: Does The Land Remember Me? (out soon) What about it: “For a long time, for about 30 or 40 years, there were Jewish immigrants from Europe [ … ]
An Interview with Nels Cline: Limitations and Language
One of the great things about Newport Folk Festival is that there are things that happen there every year that will never happen again. That’s part of the point: what [ … ]
Fresh Track: The Wolff Sisters “South Dakota”
Its been a minute since we have dug into the treasure chest of records coming out of our friend Eric Lichter’s Dirt Floor recording studio…a big mistake on our part. [ … ]
Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Sweetens the Pot With Line Up Additions
Just when you thought a better line up of contemporary roots and bluegrass’s best couldn’t get any better…well it does. When we first wrote about GMBR the likes of [ … ]
Singled Out: Erika Wennerstrom “Extraordinary Love”
Who: Erika Wennerstrom From: Austin, TX Song: “Extraordinary Love” Latest Record: solo debut ‘Sweet Unknown’ What About It: “This song is really a continued theme. It’s a mantra of self [ … ]
Sweet, Sweet Dreams: An Interview with Twisted Pine
What’s in a song that you love and have loved for a long time? Bits of nostalgia, sure. A transportive effect that can take us back to when we were [ … ]
An Interview with Rick Massimo: The World I Know
Last year, Rick Massimo’s I Got A Song: A History of The Newport Folk Festival was published. We had a great talk last fall about the book and the history [ … ]
2018 First Half: Albums That Tore My Heart Out
Its hard to believe we are already halfway through another year…a difficult one for many to digest, but we still got the music. I won’t mince words on an introduction. [ … ]
Singled Out: Carey Ott & The Hard Ways “The Hard Way”
Sometimes a voice just hits you from the first note. A bit of gravel in the back of the throat. Worn by the place where rubber meets the road. Late [ … ]