Although Orgone has not quite reached the mainstream or even become a household name in the jamband or funk scene, it will not be long until these scenarios happen for the powerful band from California. That is why I looked forward to this show since I first saw them on a tiny stage at last… Continue reading Orgone: The Little Known Funk Powerhouse
For once, you can judge a book by its cover: Truth and Salvage Co. is exactly what the name suggests. A six-member Americana country-rock band, Truth and Salvage was formed (salvaged, if you will) in 2005 from the remains of two LA-based bands. Today the group is Adam Grace (organ), Tim Jones (singer, rhythm guitar),… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Truth & Salvage Co.
While the title Rumble, Shake & Tumble goes a long way in describing Wagons‘ unruly yet easy-to-like roots-rock sound, all you really have to do is listen to the disc’s opening lines. The leadoff track “Downlow,” a Tom Petty/Traveling Wilburys-ish jangly rocker, begins with a man proclaiming that his girl’s mama “doesn’t like me none/she’s… Continue reading Wagons' 'Rumble, Shake & Tumble' is twisted country-rock from Oz
Suzy Bogguss had a revelation on stage with Garrison Keillor in 2008. Everyone loves to sing along on “Red River Valley” – except the children who somehow don’t know the song. Folk songs are the scrapbook of the American experience, but as music education fades from our public schools, she worried; these beautiful melodies are… Continue reading Suzy Bogguss Revives Folk Favorites with New Release
Did you ever see the movie, The Blues Brothers? I saw it back when it came out, in a theatre.. It’s one of my favorite comedies of all time. And one of my favorite scenes is at the honky-tonk bar, where John Belushi’s character asks the waitress what kind of music is played there. She… Continue reading DelFest 2011: The Yin and the Yang, of Del McCoury, Courtesy of a Life-long Fan
