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The world record for the longest continuous wheelie (riding on one wheel) is slightly more than eight miles, held by a South Yorkshire, England youth. There is no documented Arizona wheelie record, but maybe one can be created at the … Continue reading
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There was a time when Lucinda Williams wasn’t a famous country rock star. True. Back in 1998, just a few weeks before her Grammy-winning Car Wheels on a Gravel Road was released, I found Williams sitting alone in a Boulder, Colorado, … Continue reading
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What does it take to become a legend? In Ralph Stanley‘s case, it’s being instrumental in the development of the modern bluegrass sound. Stanley, 85, got his first banjo about 70 years ago. Attempting to learn the popular clawhammer style, … Continue reading
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At an early ’90s Cocteau Twins concert in Denver, half-asleep and fully delirious, I drifted in and out of reality as strobe lights pulsed behind my eyelids, Elizabeth Fraser‘s voice wafted about my head, and driving rhythms and reverb held … Continue reading
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fIREHOSE, Crescent Ballroom, Tuesday, April 17, 2012 I entered the Crescent Ballroom with a mix of anticipation and apprehension in my gut. Soon to be on stage was fIREHOSE, a band I frequented in the 1990s and despite guitarist Ed … Continue reading
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It’s always a questionable thing when a long-gone band suddenly reappears on the musical landscape. Too often the motive is obvious—money—and the performances laughable. Yet, there are those bands with the integrity to come back and do it right. More … Continue reading
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John Gourley feels good. Tired, but really good. His band, Portugal. The Man, is chilling in El Paso following a rollercoaster ride of TV appearances, festival stops, a tour supporting the ultra-hot Black Keys, a jaunt to Alaska, a crusade … Continue reading
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Dick Dale, Rhythm Room, April 5, 2012 Driving to the Dick Dale concert Thursday night at the Rhythm Room it seemed, in retrospect, fitting to have Little Barrie on the stereo cranking out the title track from his new album, … Continue reading
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A number of years back I had the chance to interview Dick Dale, or rather, listen to him go on and on about is life at top volume, like his guitar playing. No worries, the man has a determined mindset, … Continue reading
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Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s — an integration of numerous musical styles dating back to 1930s swing bands. Over the years, new beats regularly had infiltrated the Jamaican music scene and been altered and adapted to prevalent … Continue reading
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Phenomenal Handclap Band Form and Control Tummy Touch If ABBA took acid, the Phenomenal Handclap Band might be the result. A worldly fusion of musicians, ideas and influences, Form and Control is a danceable mix of krautrock, prog, psych, disco, … Continue reading
