January 22, 2012 - Robert Earl Keen appeared in good spirits, and the crowd sure was, which the Texas singer/songwriter readily acknowledged with a "congratulations" to them for the big, exciting win by the New...
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January 21, 2012 - Kathy Mattea had a career altering moment when she released "Coal" back in 2008. Mattea viewed it as a one-off side project before getting back to her main country gig.
Wrong! And thankfully...
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December 15, 2011 - Elliott Murphy is not exactly a household name, despite critical acclaim early in his career and 31 albums now under his belt. But give credit to the Long Island native, who has lived in Paris for years,...
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December 14, 2011 - Band leader Noam Pikelny proclaimed to the sold-out crowd near the end of the second set, "This was a complete experiment. We didn't know if anyone would be here to see us tonight. It means a lot to us....
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December 12, 2011 - Gillian Welch said early on that, in fact, there was some benefit to her cancellation of a Boston show slated for late October due to laryngitis. Boston now gets two shows from the singer....
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December 8, 2011 - David Nail could not have made it any clearer that he was quite excited to be playing in Beantown. The big time Tweeter said about as much in his-concert Tweets - calling Boston one of his top 3 favorite...
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December 5, 2011 - In the case of John Doe, you just can't keep a good man down. He may be 57, but he doesn't show much sign of slowing down. He's still playing with his main meal ticket , the punk band X...
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November 17, 2011 - For some reason, one of the roadies for Drive-By Truckers felt obligated to urge the crowd to cheer louder for the roots rocking band if they wanted an encore. Of course, the folks responded in kind, and...
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November 16, 2011 - Trampled by Turtles must be doing something right. They seem to sleep wherever the tour van lands, and the crowds are getting bigger and bigger and more enthusiastic.
That's what seems to be...
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November 15, 2011 - Steve Earle was nowhere to be found at the Reckless Kelly show, but make no mistake about it - his influence surely was felt. That's because RK lead singer Willy Braun and his compadres often...
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