Tag Archives: Country

Part of something big: How Uncle Tupelo shaped the musical landscape [Recollection]

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

By Robin Wheeler  My name is nothing extra, but the truth to you I tell. I am a coal miner and I’m sure I wish you well - “Coalminers” by Uncle Tupelo I remember the first time I heard of Uncle … Continue reading →

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How one album can change your life: Remembering March 16-20, 1992 by Uncle Tupelo [Recollection]

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: 20 years ago today, the three members of Uncle Tupelo stepped into John Keane Studios in Athens, GA to begin recording their third album with producer Peter Buck, best known as the guitarist for R.E.M. Five days later … Continue reading →

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On their way to SXSW, Pearls Mahone and the One Eyed Jacks motor into the Firebird [Preview]

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

When SXSW rolls around each year, St. Louis is perfectly located in the middle of the country to attract a slew of bands as they travel back and forth from the conference. Tonight, Chicago based rockabilly band Pearl Mahone and the … Continue reading →

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Robbie Fulks at Off Broadway 10-16-11 (Preview)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

I first became familiar with Robbie Fulks with his song “She Took A Lot Of Pills (And Died)” on the Bloodshot Records compilation Hell-bent: Insurgent Country Vol. 2. Shortly after hearing him on that comp., I would be introduced to … Continue reading →

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From Tragedy Comes Song: the Assassination of a President to “White House Blues”

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

In 1900, the newspapers carried the news of the day. With radio and television not yet invented, over 2000 newspapers in large cities and small hamlets wrote about the events of the day while sensational events found their way into … Continue reading →

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Library of Congress debuts The National Jukebox

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Put away your handful of quarters, nickels and dimes. This month the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. launched a new ambitious project called The National Jukebox. I first heard about this project earlier this month on NPR. The site is … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Ferlin Husky

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

The end came last Thursday for a performer with one of the more perfect names for country music, as word from Nashville came on Friday that country music pioneer Ferlin Husky died. He was 85. Born in Cantwell, MO on … Continue reading →

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Johnny Cash – From Memphis To Hollywood: Bootleg Vol. II [Album Review]

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

When Johnny Cash returned to the United States from Germany and his stint in the U.S. Air Force in Summer 1954 he could not have realized the changes that would happen in his life less than a year later. Within … Continue reading →

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Bobby Long – A Winter Tale [Album Review]

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Coinciding with a rough winter storm pounding through the middle of America, Bobby Long‘s debut album, A Winter Tale (ATO Records, 2011), hits stores today with a fury of a gale storm wind. With a gritty voice sounding older than … Continue reading →

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