The Roots Report: Summer Is Heating Up
Okee dokee folks… Many moons ago I was watching Austin City Limits and there was a woman on who was playing this edgy alt-country/Americana music that caught my attention. Immediately, […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The Roots Report: Toto at Twin River
Okee dokee folks… I went to Twin River in Lincoln the other night to check out the band Toto. There was a nearly full house in attendance and from the […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Aimee Mann
John Fuzek: Hi, Aimee, how are you? Where are you calling from? Aimee Mann: Good, I am in Los Angeles. JF: Are you currently on tour or home? AM: I […]
The Roots Report: Telling Tales
Okee dokee folks… “Shut up and sing the song!” That is what my friend, the late singer-songwriter Jack Hardy, used to say. I even have a t-shirt that has those […]
Roots Report: Have I Mentioned I Hate Summer?
Okee dokee folks … Every year about this time I like to voice my general disdain for the upcoming summer months. The other day it was over 90 degrees outside. I […]
An Interview with George Thorogood
Okee dokee folks… Most folks know George Thorogood because of his song, “Bad To The Bone”, but after a conversation I had with him the other day I realized that […]
Roots Report: Strictly Commercial
Okee dokee folks… I don’t go to the movies very often, though I do love to watch films. I just prefer to view them at home with Netflix or a […]
Roots Report: An Interview with Todd Rundgren
Okee dokee … I spoke with Todd Rundgren for about an hour last month in advance of his May 14 performance at The Odeum in East Greenwich. Here is the conversation. […]
Roots Report: Concert Alternatives to Boston Traffic and Parking
Don’t forget New London Okee dokee folks… A couple of months ago I found out Kris Kristofferson was coming to the Wilbur in Boston. My girlfriend loves him and we […]
Roots Report: Cable Access, Graham Parker, Garry Tallent
Cable access shows Okee dokee folks… When I first started this column, somewhere I wrote, “Love is fleeting but cable access is forever.” Once you record a show for cable […]