• Folk,  Video

    Video: Steve Earle at Amoeba Records

    I knew I subscribed to Amoeba’s video RSS feed for a reason! Once in a while, they post a gem. Case in point today: Steve Earle. Here’s Steve’s 45 minute in-store performance from back in May. But be sure to…

  • Rock

    Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ (the Buffalo Tour Finale)

    For those interested in downloading Sunday’s tour finale in Buffalo (where Bruce and the band performed Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ), head on over to super top-notch blog Addicted to Vinyl, where Matt’s got a zip file of goodness for…

  • Robbie Robertson Storyville album cover
    New Orleans,  Roots Rock

    Robbie Robertson’s Storyville

    Not long ago, I unearthed an old cassette of Robbie Robertson‘s Storyville album. I’m trying to figure out my thought process during the LP/cassette/early CD years. Specifically, why I ever chose to buy cassettes – the least reliable and most…

  • Friday Five

    The Friday Five: November 20, 2009

    On the sixth day of every week I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, sometimes there isn’t. Sometimes we…

  • Rock

    Darkness in Philly

    As bootlegs go, the tour that supported Bruce’s Darkness on the Edge of Town has to be my favorite (followed closely by The River). My favorite show? Without question, it’s July 7th, 1978 at the Roxy – a small club…

  • Essential Guy Clark album cover
    Country,  Folk

    Let Him Roll

    Guy Clark hit my radar after I got into Steve Earle in the 90’s. I started digging deeper into the “outlaw” singer/songwriters from the state of Texas. People like Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, Joe Ely, and Townes Van Zandt. I…

  • Rock

    Bruce Takes NYC Down To The River

    With only four shows left on the Working On A Dream tour (wrapping up in Buffalo on November 22nd), and with much buzz about how the band will be taking some sort of extended hiatus, now’s the time to savor…

  • Friday Five

    The Friday Five: November 13, 2009

    Friday Five : ˈfrī-(ˌ)dā,-dē ˈfīv : On the sixth day of every week I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist…

  • Gipsy Kings
    World

    A Nod to the the Gipsy Kings

    Almost 5 years running, and I’ve never even mentioned the Gipsy Kings on this blog? For shame, Pete. The Rumba Catalana sound of the Gipsy Kings have been bringing audiences and listeners joy for more than 20 years now (13…