Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Greg Bass!
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Is This Jazz?: My Time At Newport Jazz Fest
This past weekend members of the jazz faithful from across the country packed into their cars and headed toward the grand display that encompasses the annual Newport Jazz Festival. […]
Alt-Nation: Folk Fest Wrap-Up and the Latest from The Silks
Newport Folk Fest The book is closed on the 2016 Newport Folk Fest, which showcased a mix of rising stars, modern day heavyweights and bona fide legends. Friday’s highlights included […]
Album Of The Week: Descendents’ Hypercaffium Spazzinate
In this crazy year we need punk rock more than ever. We need to listen to some amplified, angst-filled, guitar-driven music that ignites the rambunctiousness in all of us. Seems […]
Mike D’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Shows of August
1. Saturday, August 13: Foo Fest with Dan Deacon, Arc Iris, Churchburn, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Harry And the Potters, AS220 Youth Zukrewe, Taina Asili, Houseboy, Leiko, Gertrude Atherton, Powermonster, […]
The Roots Report: Headin’ Out on the Highway
Okee dokee folks … I am once again writing my column in a speeding car. Last year I did the same while coming home from South Carolina, this time I’m […]
Doug Woolverton Pays Tribute To Miles Davis In Newport
When it comes to influence and mastering improvisation, few come close to the legendary jazz artist Miles Davis. His landmark albums Kind Of Blue and Bitches Brew always come up […]
Don’t Quit Your Day Job, David Taillon and Emil Belisle!
Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. This is a very special episode of Don’t Quit Your Day Job. We at DQYDJ know that everyone is looking to get a little more […]
Album Of The Week: Mild High Club’s Skiptracing
There’s always a time for mellow, relaxing tunes. I’m not talking about soft rock or any bubblegum crap. I’m talking about jazzy melodies and a cool bass line anchoring a […]
Interview with Gordon Gano from The Violent Femmes
The Violent Femmes is one of the most influential acts in music today. Folk tinged rhythms, genuine lyrics and strange senses of pop have always been part of their repertoire. […]