Remembering Jeff Buckley who passed away on this day in 1997 at the age of 30.

Thinking of Jeff Walls who passed away on this day in 2019 at the age of 62. I first heard of Guadalcanal Diary when I heard "Trail of Tears" on WRDU out of Raleigh, NC in 1985. Unfortunately, I only saw them perform live once which was a free outdoor show at Duke University in Durham in the Spring ...

John Fogerty is 77 today.

Every issue has been digitized. I'm not sure how long it will last but they're currently offering free unlimited access for 30 days but you have to sign up to gain access.

https://archive.creem.com/?fbclid=IwAR2 ... Tcrp3_Xxik

Are we still on DBT12 in terms of iterations of the band? So DBT12 is releasing Welcome to Club XIII, their 14th album? I’ve never been one of the cool kids with any pre-release stuff so I’m not a good one to say whether there is a leak about. Anticipation is high for next weekend! DBT does such a ...

Remembering Papa John Creach, born on this day in 1917, he passed away at the age of 76 in 1994.

New from Wynonna and Waxahatchee.

On this day in 1971, "Walk Away" was released as the first single from the third album by the James Gang, appropriately titled Thirds.

Bruce Cockburn is 77 today.

Remembering Gregg Allman, who passed away on this day in 2017 at the age of 69. This is the opening track to his last album, Southern Blood which was released in September of 2017.

Released as a single from Elvis Costello's debut album, My Aim Is True in May 1977. The b-side was "Welcome To the Working Week."

This may be old news to those of you on Facebook (I am not), but Bryan just sent me a pic which someone posted of the new album’s credits, and our dear friend Smitty is listed. I’m simultaneously happy, proud, and sad! I think about him pretty much everyday when a topic comes up that I know he coul...

This new documentary about Leonard Cohen will be out on July 1st.

Guy on Nashville Skyline in 1986.

The sort of title track to Kiko, released 30 years ago today.

Remembering Levon. Born on this day in 1940, he passed away at the age of 71 in 2012. This is from the new album with Mavis Staples, Carry Me Home.

From May 1994, shortly after the release of Where it All Begins, performing "No One to Run With" on The Tonight Show.
https://youtu.be/uWq5G06E7Pg

This Super Deluxe edition of Waiting For Columbus will be released on July 29th.

https://jambands.com/news/2022/05/25/li ... caI9uR3Nw8

Steve Earle on why he loves Jerry Jeff. His new Jerry Jeff tribute album is out on Friday.

https://holler.country/feature/intervie ... eff-walker

From last year.

https://youtu.be/sBigBRq_Kzo

A playlist curated by writer Matthew Perpetua which he describes as "An exploration of alt-rock as a distinct genre as opposed to a marketing term." YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjPg_IhCw1DqISRRL3QJY9h4nAqgSXEDy Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4OrWtN4WLWnLYPKyhNzkVh?si=...

Jerry Jeff released "Mr. Bojangles" as a single on this day in 1968. Here he is performing it on Austin City Limits in 1976.

From I Just Can't Stop It, the debut album from the English Beat, which was released 42 years ago today. I liked them back then but it hasn't been until recent years that I finally got around to digging deeper into their catalog.

https://youtu.be/SHWrmIzgB5A

From Julia Jacklin's new album Pre Pleasure which is out on Friday, August 26th.

https://youtu.be/4D6buHQYhUI

From last night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

https://youtu.be/4vyIRF68JLY

From the new Dirt Does Dylan album which came out yesterday.

https://youtu.be/QYg4iWRq5lo

https://youtu.be/1WUrX9Vgs4k Though I'd long been a fan of many of her contemporaries I don't recall hearing Nanci Griffith until the late 80's when I was working in Country radio. The albums were Lone Star State of Mind (1987) and Little Love Affairs (1988). From the moment I first heard her voice ...

Jake recently did some shows opening for Magnetic Fields. Starting in early August he'll be opening for the Decemberists. This is a Tiny Desk he did back in January.

https://youtu.be/SB6jTKPOjMY