I’m a sucker for a good musical scream. So when I heard some honest yelling in the sound clips on the Avett Brothers website, I knew I’d found something. The Avetts, banjo/guitar-playing brothers Scott and Seth and upright bassist Bob Crawford, are an aggressive folk trio. Like a lot of these bands, […]
What better summer reading than a history of the Beach Boys and the Southern California experience. Or so I thought. Timothy White’s The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience is a laborious history of everything distantly related to the title. I read music biographies to […]
Okay, before I go any further, head over to Matson Jones’ website and download “A Little Bit of Arson Never Hurt Anyone.”
Last Saturday we hit the 2005 Westword Music Showcase. Six stages at different venues around the Golden Triangle area of Denver - including a festival-style outdoor stage - 60+ bands, $5. Easily […]