Music

There’s something about Béla

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The concept is simple: Put a droll, middle-aged guy with a banjo on his knee in command of the legendary stage where John Lennon,...

Haunted musical magic

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Western sounds have filled the iconic Stanley Hotel on frozen January nights for nearly the last decade. Crowds in suits and gowns spill into...

Hearing history

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You can’t walk into Chautauqua Auditorium without feeling the grand sweep of history thrumming within its walls, according to local musician Nick Forster. “Just seeing...

A little downtime

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"I’ve had a great 2020.”  We’re not sure, but we suspect that Erik Deutsch is about the only working-age adult in North America who’s actually...

Jimmy Herring’s 5 of 7

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"You work when ya’ can.” Jimmy Herring isn’t one of those guys to sit back and recharge batteries. At least not yet. Widespread Panic rolls...

It’s all good

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The railroad tracks run parallel to First Street in Alabaster, which slips by a couple of used car lots and a strip mall or...

This must be the place

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The stage is empty save for one microphone and a boom box. A man in a gray suit and an acoustic guitar walks up,...

Inspired by John Prine

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Heavy Rotation this week is inspired by John Prine, a mix of mellow, comforting music that expresses a range of emotion often felt all...

A kinder, gentler Ween

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 It´s hard to picture the two guys who wrote “Waving My Dick In The Wind” and “Spinal Meningitis” settling into suburban family life, but time has a way of imposing its will on everyone, even Gene and Dean Ween...

Take it easy, sweet and slow

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There is a rhythmic force that lives deep inside of Anaïs Mitchell. On stage she can’t help but pop and bob, as if punctuating...

Feel the feeling

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The term “emo” has lived many lives since its origins in the evolving D.C. hardcore scene of the late 1980s. Three decades later, the...

When you know, you know

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Start describing The Beths to someone who hasn’t heard them, and you’ll quickly run upon a challenge. The pop-rock-emo quartet from Auckland, New Zealand,...