Perhaps the greatest thing about music is that it knows no restraints. Musicians explore this vast territory to varying degrees, and with varying levels of success. Some choose to specify, and others choose to generalize. The term “genre” has less and less significance all the time, obvious when you look at the staggering number of… Continue reading My Morning Jacket | Evil Urges | Review
Last week while reviewing the Backwoods Pondfest, I was fortunate enough to meet and talk to some of the members of the Rutland, VT band Twiddle. Based entirely on my ability to speak with some eloquence about their music, and my wife’s propensity to take phenomenal pictures, Matt, Twiddle’s manager, invited us to attend their show the following week… Continue reading Twiddle | Higher Ground | Burlington, VT | 9/12/08
When I read about the history of the Bazzano sister’s in the local Essex, NY paper two weeks ago, I became even more intrigued by the small but powerful Backwoods Pondfest in Peru, NY. Even before our “official” move to the North Country last month, my wife and I had been thinking about attending this… Continue reading Evolution | Backwoods Pondfest | Peru, NY