2006 July

WIDESPREAD PANIC: New Frontiers

On Valentine’s Day 2005, as most men their age scrambled to book last-minute dinner reservations and buy the least-mangled roses at the local Kroger, singer/songwriter Jerry Joseph and Widespread Panic bass player Dave Schools convened on a date of their own in a studio in Athens, Ga.

Special Report: Merlefest 2006

Arguably the nation’s greatest yearly festival dedicated to traditional American music forms, Merlefest has grown far beyond the two flatbed pickup trucks that formed the stage for the first event 19 years ago.

GUITAR HUNTING: Finding Your Acoustic Soul Mate

If you’re looking to buy your first guitar, or you’re coming back to the market after a long hiatus, look no further!

GRAM PARSONS: Silver Screen

Gram Parsons, seminal country/rock icon and one-time member of the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, is the subject of a documentary that made its U.S. debut at the Nashville Film Festival over two years ago.