News Bits
- Old Crow Medicine Show – New Album & Tour Dates Announced… Its about time boys!!!
- Woody Guthrie Centenial Commemorated with Smithsonain Folkways Release – Book, Poster, 3CD set, Shirt, 6 Never Before Heard Original Songs
- Audio Fidelity Showers April with Phil Collins Gold, Ten Years After Vinyl, and a Genesis Rarity for “Record Store Day”
- Levon Helm 1940 – 2012
- Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” Gets Film Adaptation
- American Cadence Records Set to Release Charlie Abbott’s “Brand New Weather”
- Charleston Trio Heyrocco Prepares for Album Debut, COMFORT
- T-Bone Burnett Produces New Lisa Marie Presley Album, Due Out May 15
- James Taylor’s Mud Slide Slim and The Blue Horizon, Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions ‘Go Gold’ Again in New Audio Fidelity Reissues
- Natalie Merchant’s Acclaimed Final Album with 10,000 Maniacs Gets Special Vinyl Treatment
Country Music Pride
- Stagecoach 2012 Review – Miranda, Blake, Aldean, Paisley, Alabama, Band Perry, Steve Martin & 20,000 Jason Aldean Posers.
- Keith Urban Surprised with Invitation to Join Grand Ole Opry
- CMA Fest Is Packed With Country Music’s Brightest Stars-Win Your Way In!
- Carter’s Chord Releases “Love A Little Bigger” Video and an Invitation to Chat with the Group Live April 17, 2012
- THOMPSON SQUARE WINS “VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR” at the 47th Annual ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
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Old Crow Medicine Show – New Album & Tour Dates Announced… Its about time boys!!!
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Woody Guthrie Centenial Commemorated with Smithsonain Folkways Release – Book, Poster, 3CD set, Shirt, 6 Never Before Heard Original Songs
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Deer Tick at the Yost Theater – Cee Lo and McCauley’s Grill’s! A Show Review
May 11, 2012 11:05 -
The Brothers Comatose – “Respect The Van”
May 6, 2012 17:05 -
Alabama Shakes – “Boys & Girls” – (ATO)
May 4, 2012 23:05
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Ashton Lane:
Colin Hay is a lovely guy, we supported him at a gig in Edinburgh a couple of ye -
Kim:
I hadn't heard of Colin Hay since Men at Work...and I got to see him just recent -
ATF:
You mentioned Imelda May. I saw her here in Atlanta a couple of years ago. She o -
Jennwith2ns:
Thanks for this great review of my Uncle Phil's album. I've heard the demos and
Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
Breaking Down the Fourth Wall with The Vespers’ Phoebe Cryar
Phoebe Cryar on Songwriting, Nashville, and Jam-Session-Campfire-Cookout-Things By Dacey Orr Not many kids get the opportunity to sing background vocals and hanging around studios in Music City, but for sisters Callie and Phoebe Cryar of family folk band The Vespers, it was just a part of growing up. “It’s crazy because when you grow up [...]
American Cadence Records Set to Release Charlie Abbott’s “Brand New Weather”
In the wake of the undeniable success that is Kiernan McMullan’s sophomore album, Two Years, American Cadence Records is preparing to bring something a little grittier to the table. Charlie Abbott embraces the indie scene and takes pride in stepping on the cracks, and this is evident in his forthcoming record. Charlie’s no stranger [...]
Charleston Trio Heyrocco Prepares for Album Debut, COMFORT
My regard for the unheard music of the world is widely known, and as a result I get emails from friends all over the place, telling me I should check out this band or that one. Most of the time, I have an enjoyable experience, but I move back to the favorites in my playlists [...]
Canada’s Doing Something Right – A Chat With Your New Favorite Band Elliott BROOD
I was just at the time starting to be annoyed with The Avett Brothers that the stars aligned and I first heard Elliott Brood. I’m a sucker for minimalism, but rowdy; for harmonies, but raspy; and these 3 cats that make Elliott Brood did the trick. They got some slow jams that you kind of [...]
American Cadence Records: New Artist-Aware Label in Nashville
Nashville recording engineer Logan Buerlein and seasoned music veteran Kiernan McMullan have teamed up to create a refreshing new record label for artists who love their music and want to share it with the world. These talented and dedicated professional have something a little different in mind when it comes to producing and presenting a [...]
Billy Joe Shaver, an interview
Maybe I’m a little jaded, but there aren’t too many people I’d get excited about meeting. Billy Joe Shaver is an exception. He’s a writer that proves less is more which meant a lot when my dad showed me “Tramp on Your Street” while I was in college. Surrounded by people trying to use big [...]
ATF Self-Interview: Folk Family Revival
Texas roots quartet Folk Family Revival released their debut full-length, Unfolding, back in July of 2011. It’s an honest record, a gritty effort straight from the heart of these three brothers and one honorary brother. Produced and mixed by Jeffery Armstreet at Red Tree Recording Studio in Magnolia, Texas, the album also features Scott Davis, [...]
Good Times with Swear and Shake – Interview
When New York band Swear and Shake visited Nashville at the end of September, I got a chance to talk with them in between a photo shoot with MD Laidlaw and their show at the Music City Bar and Grill. In thirty minutes, we covered a lot of ground, during which I discovered the origin [...]
Interview with Matt Duke (and Sometimes Jay Nash)
On September 26, two-thirds of TFDI performed at 3rd and Lindsley. Matt Duke was kind enough to speak with me before the show, and Jay Nash was kind enough to join on occasion. In thirty minutes, we discussed everything from love songs to bobsledding. These are seriously talented and very funny guys, and I enjoyed [...]
Words with Buffalo Clover
Back in August, I got a chance to sit down with some of the members of Buffalo Clover, Margo Price, Jason White, and Matt Gardner. In thirty minutes, we covered carnivals, scalawags, and cliff diving. Read on to get inside the minds of Nashville’s most eclectic band. ATF: How would you describe your music for [...]
Little John the Conqueror: An Interview with The Reverend John DeLore
Back in August, with Hurricane Irene bearing down on NYC and New England, Brooklyn singer/songwriter The Reverend John DeLore tweaked the lyrics to the old Leadbelly classic, “Goodnight Irene,” giving it a timely Gotham City theme, a musical plea to spare the island metropolis. DeLore recorded a solo acoustic version around 3pm on August 28, [...]
Lee MacDougall Speaks – Interview, August 13
Before Lee MacDougall took the stage in Nashville on August 13, I got a chance to talk with him for a few minutes. With his easy, charming wit, Lee discussed heavy metal, TJ Maxx, and his mom. ATF: How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard you? LM: Um, wow. [...]
A Chat With Cane Spur Arkansas’ Darlings The Cleverlys
Cross-genre cover experimentation is often dangerous ground and should only be attempted by a skilled few. The Cleverlys, who don bright orange scarves, ten-gallon hats and brandish Porter Wagoner drawls, are one of the skilled few. Their sincere and hilarious skewering of Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’ and dance hall star Shaggy’s early [...]
An Interview with the Legendary American Troubadour: Guy Clark
On July 19, 2011, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing a true icon in the world of songwriting, Guy Clark. Terms like troubadour, legend, and master are used all too often when referring to songwriters/musicians of far lesser caliber who do not live up to the honor. You do deserve all of those accolades [...]
