Music
The million-dollar question
For Craig Ferguson, the million-dollar question isn’t when live music gatherings will happen this year.
“The real question for everybody paying attention ... is whether...
The universe keeps smiling
It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that in his 75 years on this mortal coil, Graham Nash has lived the equivalent of multiple lifetimes....
A scene to be seen
When Widespread Panic takes the stage at Red Rocks this weekend for a three-night run of shows, it will mark the Athens, Georgia-bred band’s...
Anders Osborne is still trying to figure it all out
It was mid afternoon on Good Friday here and in Dallas, Texas when we caught up to Anders Osborne on tour, hangin’ out behind...
Lindsey Stirling is ‘Brave Enough’
Lindsey Stirling has spent her career pushing boundaries. While most violinists are known for sitting in a chair playing classical music, Stirling takes a...
The original English major
Somewhere in the course of our phone conversation, I ask Robert Earl Keen how he planned to use his degree in English literature after...
The comeback kid
In September, Gary Numan’s new album, Savage (Songs from a Broken World), entered the U.K. Album Charts at No. 2.
This, Numan’s 22nd album,...
With parenthood comes perspective
One of the real changes in how Ani DiFranco approaches live performing these days may be something she does while not performing. But rest assured, DiFranco indicated during a recent phone interview that it’s making a difference in her concerts...
Some things you just can’t ignore
More than three decades ago, when Amy Ray began penning emotionally charged songs about social justice as one-half of the folk rock duo the Indigo Girls, fighting for same sex marriage wasn’t high on her list of priorities — despite being a lesbian...
Al Stewart’s cast of characters
In April of this year, Al Stewart was awarded A Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC2 Radio Folk Awards ceremony. These events are usually bittersweet...
A melting pot of rock ‘n’ roll
It could be argued that Los Lobos is American music’s Statue of Liberty—a genuine melting pot of rock ‘n’ roll, folk, traditional Mexican music...