The Weird Country of Lasers Lasers Birmingham
Weird Country. That’s what the t-shirt says and maybe I agree. Truth is, Lasers Lasers Birmingham feels pretty right. In the 1960s, West Coast…
Interviews
Jim Lauderdale: The Interview From Another World
Jim Lauderdale knows just where to find the sweet spot in Americana, that crossroads of style and substance that feels so familiar– but as…
Good Country Music and Good Family Entertainment: Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys
The first 45 record I ever had and could call my own was the Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira”. You wanna talk about a hit?…
I’m A Dance Man: Karl Denson Brings His Tiny Universe To Macon
Karl Denson answers the phone with a hearty, “Macon, Georgia!” There’s an enthusiasm about him that makes it plain that this is not a…
From the Pocket of a Canadian Tuxedo: Andrew Nelson of Great Peacock
Great Peacock’s last effort, 2018’s Gran Pavo Real, found the band oscillating between smooth Americana numbers, introspective balladry, and rootsy rock n’ roll. If…
A Conversation with Sean Walsh of the National Reserve
The National Reserve came together to build their chops with a weekly Friday night stand at Brooklyn’s famed Skinny Dennis. For seven years that…
The Interview: Scotty Johnson of Gin Blossoms
It’s hard to talk ‘90s alt without bringing up the Gin Blossoms. Although 1992’s New Miserable Experience wasn’t the Arizona band’s first album, it was…
As She Is Written: Barbara Eden
Thanks to Nick-At-Nite and summers spent with my Grandmother, I sat around the glowing tv set fixated on I Dream of Jeannie. I found…