My second day at the Newport Folk Festival, as the folk fest celebrated its 60th anniversary! Read about the musicians I watched with some extra detail given to the set by the Milk Carton Kids. Click the title to read more …
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Give Me Time, Newport Folk Festival (Part 1)
My first time at the Newport Folk Festival, as the folk fest celebrated its 60th anniversary! Read about the musicians I was able to see, with some extra detail given to the set by Dawes in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their album North Hills. Click the title to read more …
“Out of Place” — Latch Key Kid
Listened to “Out of Place” by Latch Key Kid for the first time from the album “Downtime.” Latch Key Kid is playing at the upcoming Beachlife Festival in Redondo Beach #latchkeykid #musicnewtomyears #firstlisten #folkrock #country
I’m In a Los Angeles Cathedral
After seeing The Lone Bellow at the Bluegrass Situation Festival last October, it was exciting to attend another one of their shows, this time as they opened for The National at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California on July 28, 2016. It was a little disheartening to see so many seats still open at a sold out show as the band took the stage, but early start times at the Greek compounded with L.A. traffic seem to make this a regular occurrence at this venue. Nevertheless, the band played as if every seat was full. The Greek also has
Gather ‘Round and Stomp the Floor
On Saturday, February 27, 2016 I caught The Dirty River Boys playing at Hotel Cafe. Having been encouraged to attend by a friend, I knew nothing about this band going into the show, other than they hailed from Texas. They played a good mixture of songs in varying tempos that I would categorize under the Americana genre, with flavorings of cowpunk, country, and even Celtic rock. Guitar players Nino Cooper and Marco Gutierrez, and bass player Colton James, traded off singing lead for various songs. Often times the whole group was singing together, producing solid harmonies and sonorous vocals. The