Since it’s no secret how much we love Carolyn Wonderland, we were glad to see her opening the Blues and Brews Festival in Telluride. The early birds and those who came to stake out a place for their tent were treated to one of Austin’s finest singers and guitar players.
Joking about the rush to get lawn space, she said, “I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes.”
With Cole El-Saleh on keyboards and Michael “Lefty” Lefkowitz on drums (“without whom I’d be just a boring folky”) she played songs from her latest album Miss Understood such as A Long Way To Go, Misunderstood and a song she “stole from Ms. Terri Hendrix,” I Found The Lions.
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In the world of songwriters, Guy Clark is one of the gems. He’s continuously creates solid and timeless classics (“Desperados Waiting For A Train,” “New Cut Road”) since his first record in 1975. And the ten new tunes on his latest album, Somedays the Song Writes You are no exception.
Though the first and title track highlights the intangible relationship between the words and the writer it’s difficult to fathom Guy sitting down at a loss for a rhyme. Still, as Guy sings in Hemmingway’s Whiskey, “a good muse is hard to find” for even the best of the best.
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Actress turned Singer-songwriter Amy Speace is out on the road promoting her latest album The Killer In Me, her second national release following Songs for Bright Street released in 2006. She’s recently played at Rocky Mountain Folks Festival and will be opening several shows for Nanci Griffith in October.
She took some time to answer our questions between dates on her busy touring schedule.
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Karen O. of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah, we know, traditionally we’ve covered bluegrass and roots festivals, but once in awhile it’s good to try something new, which is exactly why we went to the Monolith Festival at Red Rocks to bring you the best of the best new artists and maybe introduce you to some things you’ve never heard before. Plus, some of our old favorites were there, like Gregory Alan Isakov and M. Ward.
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Over heard from the crowd: “They’re like Prince, but on crystal meth.” I’d say they venture more into David Byrne/Talking Heads territory, but Kevin Barnes has plenty of creative genius to spare. Here’s some photos from their very animated set which included tigers, gas masks and face-less sequined people.
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