I hadn’t been in the freshly renovated Local 506 in a few weeks — not since they finished the renovations, for sure — and it looks gorgeous, but this show was Monday night, because I am an idiot who took a job on the same day she planned to spend seven hours flying home from…
Tag: fiddle players
concerts: amanda shires @ cat’s cradle backroom
I went to see Amanda Shires on a whim, on an invitation from my friend Shannon, on the desire to see some live music in a small space. I figured she’d be good because Jason Isbell wouldn’t marry a bad musician, but she absolutely blew me away; her songwriting is arch and clever, a little…
concerts: carolina still @ cat’s cradle
I love these guys so much. Too much fun.
concert: shakey graves & wild child @ local 506
I am having the worst week, but last night for a couple of hours, I left two bands from Texas blow my mind and my heart wide open. Live music is magic. Full set is here.
concert: carolina still @ local 506
It has been a damn long while since I saw a band that mostly did covers — and mostly did covers by knocking them out of the fucking park. Saturday night I took Trav to see Carolina Still headline the 506, on the strength of the two openers (Texoma and Campfires & Constellations), and he…
chatham county line cd release show for ‘wildwood’
There’s no doubt in my mind that Chatham County Line are one of the best traditional bluegrass bands working today; even more so because they’re much more than a trad bluegrass outfit. They’re a group of guys who know the lineage their music comes from, and who recognize and draw from that, all while being…