The Guggenheim Grotto, Live!
The Guggenheim Grotto will be hitting New York City on March 18th, and Michael Parr wants you all to come!
Jeff Tweedy at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix
Seeing my favorite artists live in a full band setting is obviously one of life’s great thrills – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Steve Earle & the Dukes, Los Lobos, Wilco… But just as thrilling for me is…
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…
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…
With eyes that burn so bright they make me pure
I’ve had a nice 3 day weekend: a hike near Canyon Lake in the Superstition Wilderness, an outing to the zoo with the family, BBQ and wine with the neighbors… but as all good things come to an end, it’s…
Buzz Cason’s Sentimental Attitude
Oh here’s a nice one. Sort of like Rodney Crowell singing an up-tempo 60’s Bob Dylan tune. The singer is Buzz Cason. When I heard the song this morning on Sirius Outlaw Country, I pictured Buzz as a younger 20/30-something…
Two Gallants come from the old time, baby
Well I come from the old time baby / too late for you to save me For two guys in their late twenties, they sure sing and sound like they come from the old time. San Francisco’s Two Gallants are…
Back Porch Hand Me Down Tunes
This Labor Day weekend, the temperature here in the Arizona desert finally dropped below 100 degrees for two straight days. Some rain, lots of clouds, and best of all, a chance to venture out to the back patio for one…
New Pete Droge: The Droge & Summers Blend
Pete Droge just added Volume One, a new EP by The Droge & Summers Blend, to his Puzzle Tree Online Store today. The EP is made up of 5 tracks, and you – the picky music consumer – have the…
Hello In There
I was eating dinner with my family earlier tonight at one of those Pay-$9.00-and-gorge yourself types of restaurants (rhymes with “Pete Potatoes”). Sitting in the booth behind me was an old gentleman – probably 80 or so. He sat there…
