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I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part Two

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 Carey Budnick 0 Comments 1968, 1969, Bill Cosby, Buffy Saint-Marie, Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Chuck Berry, Country Joe & The Fish, Dick Gregory, Flatt & Scruggs, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Ian & Sylvia, Iron Butterfly, James Cotton Blues Band, Joan Rivers, Joni Mitchell, Jose Feliciano, Jr Walker & The All-Stars, Lenny Bruce, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Richard Pryor, Richie Havens, Rodney Dangerfield, Steppenwolf, Sweet Inspirations, The Boxtops, The Grassroots, The Joe Tex Revue, The Turtles, Woodstock

Further observations at the intersection of two American music giants

Folk Funk Rock Soul

The Long Schlep From Queens to The Catskills

October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 Billy Sternberg 0 Comments Alive and Kicking, Canned Heat, Catskills rock, Concord Hotel, Fillmore East, Livingston Taylor, Sly and the Family Stone, The Grass Roots, Tommy James

A personal look back at the iconic Concord’s rock & roll nights of 1970

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

‘Summer’s Gone Now, Our Walkin’s Done’: Townes Van Zandt at 50

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, HBO, Lungs, Nashville, None But The Rain, Poppy Records, Townes Van Zandt, True Detective

The Texas songwriting legend’s eponymous third album stands as the first to accurately depict and fully deliver on the promise of the man’s songcraft

Folk Punk

IN CONCERT: Billy Bragg Is Still Brewing Up The Good Stuff

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Billy Bragg, Cambridge, Echo & The Bunnymen, Ma., Morrissey, Wilco, Worker's Playtime

On October 5th, Mr. Love & Justice brought a bit of the working class ethos to the Ivy League

Bluegrass Folk Rock Roots

A Simple Twist of Fate: Jerry Garcia’s Late Live Peak

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Jim Allen 1 Comment David Kemper, Garcia Live Vokume 11, Gloria Jones, Grateful Dead, Jaclyn LaBranch, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Band, John Kahn, Melvin Seals

The 11th volume of the JGB live archive showcases a highlight from the Grateful Dead icon’s final years

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

Hot Club of Cowtown: Playing the Standards – Old and New – With An Original Flair

October 7, 2019October 9, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Elana James, Hot Club of Cowtown, Jake Erwin, The Band, Whit Smith, Wild Kingdom

An exclusive chat with fiddle player Elana James

Blues Country and/or Western Folk Pop

The Jorgensens: What’s Old is New Again

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Joni Mitchell, Kurt and Brianna Jorgensen, Led Zeppelin, MN, Natalie Merchant, St. Paul, The Jorgensens, The Lexington Stretch, Tori Amos, Willie Dixon

Cutting through the torrents of music coming from everywhere in 2019, it’s an accomplishment for this married duo to make something that sounds so unique with The Lexington Stretch

Bluegrass Blues Folk North Americana Rock

2019 AmericanaFest Offers Another Astute Example of True Roots Relevancy

September 19, 2019October 6, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Allison Moorer, AmericanaFest, Bobby Rush, Bonnie Raitt, Hayes Carll, I'm With Her, John Prine, The Mavericks

A look at some of this year’s biggest highlights

Folk

ALBUMS: Devendra Banhart Further Illuminates His MO Through Ma

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Devendra Banhart, Ma., Nonesuch

The freak-folk survivor proves his staying power on tenth LP

Folk Indie Rock

Shannon Lay: August And Everything After

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments August, Laena Geronimo, Nick Drake, Shannon Lay, Sub Pop, Sunday Sundown, Ty Segall

The Rendondo Beach native connects with old pal Ty Segall to record her most personal collection of songs yet

Folk Indie Rock Remembrance

There’s a Heaven and There’s a Star for You

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments Austin, Daniel Johnston, Forced Exposure, Hi, How Are You?, Kurt Cobain, RIP, Shimmy Disc, The Big Takeover

Inside the world of Daniel Johnston

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Records Rock

NEWS: 4AD Announces Definitive Edition of Gene Clark Solo Classic

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1974, 4AD, Gene Clark, John Wood, No Other, Sid Griffin, The Byrds

All the dirty details you need about the No Other box set, due out November 8

Folk Indie Rock Music Journalism

Jim Allen: Here Comes The Sun

September 10, 2019September 11, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments House Concerts, Jim Allen, Joanna Sternberg, Music Journalism, Rock & Roll Globe, Steve Goulding, The Mekons, Where The Sunshine Bit You

An exclusive chat with the acclaimed singer-songwriter and regular RNR Globe contributor about his new solo album, house concerts and more

Dub/Reggae Electronics Folk Hip Hop jazz

Cause All I Have Left is My Memories of Yesterday: Dummy at 25

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 1994, Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons, Clive Deamer, Dummy, Geoff Barrow, Glory Box, Island Records, Portishead, Sour Times

How Portishead got me through college in the mid-90s

Folk Indie Rock North Americana

Josh Rennie-Hynes and the Evolution of Australian Americana

September 3, 2019September 4, 2019 Ron Hart 1 Comment Australia, Josh Rennie-Hynes, Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, The Ahern Brothers

On a grant from his country’s government, the onetime Ahern Brother heads to Nashville to cut an outstanding third solo album

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