Todd Snider salutes LSD-fueled no-hitter in a new song
Just in time for baseball’s opening day, iconoclastic folkie Todd Snider comes out with “America’s Favorite Pastime.” It’s all about Snider’s hero, Pittsburgh Prates pitcher Dock Ellis, who...
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Jason Aldean, “She’s Country,” top ringtone
It's not like becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry, but country star Jason Aldean has charted the top-selling ringtone, in any genre, with the single, "She's Country." I don't know what else to say...
View ArticleFlorida Folk Festival unfolds Memorial Day weekend…
It won't be hot Memorial Day weekend, will it? If the recent heavenly weather holds for a few more weeks, it should be dandy for the Florida Folk Festival, May 22-24 at Stephen Foster State Park. There...
View ArticleListen to Matt Butcher & the Revolvers
There's been no shortage of praise for Matt Butcher & the Revolvers in this space, but who needs a special occasion to celebrate one of the town's best bands. And, actually, there is an occasion:...
View ArticleThanks Mary Travers, for introducing me to Bob Dylan
Like a lot of folks of a certain age, I imagine, I originally came to the music of Bob Dylan though Peter, Paul & Mary. It was on a greatest hits collection that I first heard "Blowin' in the...
View ArticleOrlando’s Between the Trees gets the mtvU love…
Orlando's Between the Trees has evolved nicely on its new album, Spain, and the band's progress has garnered some attention from mtvU.The band just won mtvU's "Freshman Contest," a poll in which music...
View ArticleWith new singer Arnel Pineda, Journey is a revelation at Amway Arena
Is it still arena rock when the arena doesn’t need to open the upper bowl and the bands are 20 years past anyone really caring? Turns out that it can be. The Totally ‘80s combo of Night Ranger and...
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Kingston Trio, at Plaza Theatre on Thursday, specialize in timeless songs
Tracing the lineage of the Kingston Trio is like surveying an ancient family tree: There are a lot of names that you don’t recognize. George Grove, the senior member of the current trio, joined in...
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