Nebraska
No, not the Bruce Springsteen’s iconic follow-up to Born In The USA in 1985, but the new movie by Alexander Payne starring Bruce Dern. Here’s what our guest film blogger Ryan Davis says about it: I...
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Some Crazy Magic
This perennial favorite animated by Drew Christie is based on a John Cohen interview we did years ago, when he told us the story of first meeting Harry Smith on the streets of NYC in the 60’s- and it’s...
View ArticleShakey Graves On Pendarvis Farm
This is Shakey Graves performing his song “Parliament” down on the farm last year at Pickathon. He will be performing at Pickathon again this year, and word has it, he has a new LP in the can and it’s...
View ArticleCotton Jones on 50 Feet of Song
Our friends at 50 Feet Of Song captured one of our very favorite bands, Cotton Jones doing “Tall Hours in the Glowstream” on super 8 film. It’s a pretty unique concept and the results are here for the...
View ArticleBanditos
This how they do it in Birmingham. Banditos (who now reside in Nashville) made this amazing vid with Joshua Shoemaker of their song “Long Gone, Anyway” in their backyard. It makes ya wanna move to...
View ArticleMalcolm Holcombe @ Pickathon
“To Drink The Rain” – Live in The Galaxy Barn at Pickathon 2013:: This is what we refer to as “full immersion.” Others call it “crazy” or “channeling” and some call it being “possessed” by the music....
View ArticleShe’s Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Daddy!
Whether singing backup or stepping out as frontwoman, Banditos‘ Mary Richardson is a force to be reckoned with. A rock n’ roll honky tonk mama with an attitude and voice to match, Richardson can get...
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Ryley Walker Goes Psych! The West Wind
This ode to psych-folk of a bygone era is all we need know to become fans of 25 year-old Ryley Walker. A self-proclaimed “outsider” and fan of “out” music then and now, this Rockford, Illinois native...
View ArticleShakey Graves Live On KEXP
By Sean Jewell :: I missed Shakey Graves at Pickathon, so –as usual– I’m thanking the universe for KEXP (and their blog), because during his time in the great Northwest he and collaborator (read extra...
View ArticleJonah Tolchin’s “Mockingbird”
Woah. I did not expect this video to go where it went. Always nice to be surprised by a sucker punch from the blues. You guys know Jonah Tolchin? He’s a Rhode Island guitar man who was playing little...
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