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Holiday Cards from Angela Easterling

November 17, 2010 by 1 Comment
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If you want to send some music lover in your life an extra-special holiday greeting, how about a personalized card and music downloads from a Country California approved indie artist? This is the latest creative fundraising idea by Angela Easterling - who just finished selling throw pillows made from some of her retired vintage dresses, including the one at right - as she prepares to head to Nashville to record an album next month. Since I quite liked her last album and appreciate novel … [Read more...]

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Free Music from Jacob Jones

October 25, 2010 by 4 Comments
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If country-folk ballads sung by a young guy with a raspy old voice are right up your alley, meet Jacob Jones. Electric Western Records released his latest full-length studio album, Bound for Glory, earlier this year - another solid release from the label, on the heels of that Derek Hoke album I liked so much. Now Jones and Electric Western have made available a 6-song acoustic EP, which you can read about here and download for free HERE. Recommended if you like Justin Townes Earle, Ryan Bingham, … [Read more...]

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: The Attack Plan

September 29, 2010 by 4 Comments
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When Jerry Jeff Walker, Buddy Miller, and Gillian Welch are all performing on different stages at the same time, who do you see? What about Doc Watson, Rosanne Cash, and Elvis Costello? The annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco is full of just these sorts of musical dilemmas. Here's the quick-and-dirty Country California guide to the festival - basically, the schedule I'll have in my pocket as I navigate through the swarming, patchouli-scented masses. Click any image to … [Read more...]

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Come On Out to San Francisco

August 6, 2010 by 5 Comments
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Buddy Miller. Rosanne Cash. Earl Scruggs. Kelly Willis. The Flatlanders. Jerry Jeff Walker. Emmylou Harris. Justin Townes Earle and Steve Earle & the Dukes. The best music festival you'll ever attend is also the most affordable: just drive, fly or hitchhike your way to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for the 10th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass on October 1-3 and you'll get your choice of 80 or so top-notch roots-related acts on six different stages... for free. The event is put on by … [Read more...]

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You Can’t Beat Free

June 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Don't let poverty keep you from enjoying good music. Here's a quick roundup of excellent freebies: A Truer Sound posted updated download links for the Todd Snider Tales from Moondawg's Tavern bootleg, a generous five-disc story and song collection that's about the finest companion for a long road trip I've ever found. Don't let the 'bootleg' description scare you off: Snider has an open taping policy at his shows and is aware of this compilation, so it's not like you're doing anything … [Read more...]

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Donate to Help Our Friends in Tennessee

May 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment

You probably know by now that all hell has broken loose in Tennessee and northern Mississippi, with tornadoes, flash flooding (13+ inches of rainfall over two days), rooftop rescues, cars and buildings floating away, the whole deal. Loads of property damage everywhere, lots of people being displaced, and they've counted 15 fatalities so far. It's a bad situation in an area that's absolutely integral to the music we all love. Want to do some good? Here's the link to donate to the Middle … [Read more...]

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Free Music from Drew Kennedy

March 11, 2010 by 2 Comments
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There's so much music in this wide world that, try as you might, you'll never hear all of it. The prohibitive factors are generally time and money. Well, I'm going to knock out both excuses so you'll have no reason not to check out the new live album from Drew Kennedy. First, time. Since you're the sort of person who reads a blog like this, you probably do a fair amount of online reading each day. Here's a handy speed-reading method that will save you minutes per day, which will add up to … [Read more...]

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