Archive for October, 2010
Matt And Kim Rock Nashville
As Atlanta rapper Donnis’s DJ was getting set up onstage at Exit/In for their opening slot for Matt and Kim, my friend Jessica said to me, “Two laptops. Isn’t it amazing that that’s what music can be?” I agreed, because I also love being alive in this age where technology can expand what it means [...]
Joe Diffie: Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album
Joe Diffie Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album Rounder [4.5 stars] He’s had success in the country field – maybe not as many as some, or as much as a singer of his caliber probably deserves – but Joe Diffie has done all right for himself, both as an artist and as a songwriter. But his new [...]
Sugarland: The Incredible Machine
Sugarland The Incredible Machine Mercury Rating: Sugarland is an odd duck. The duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush has never really fit in on Music Row in many ways, yet has had big radio hits, toured with major stars who are much more “country,” and has picked up CMA awards for the past several [...]
Elton John Thinks Modern Songwriters Are “Pretty Awful”
Does Elton John read American Songwriter? If he did, he’d know that when it comes to great songwriters, our talent pool is pretty stocked. But the usually shy and reserved Englishman had this to say about the current generation of tunesmiths –”Songwriters today are pretty awful, which is why everything sounds the same. Contemporary pop [...]
Download The New Ke$ha Single For Free (In The Next 24 Hours)
Do you like Ke$ha? If not, you probably need to brush your teeth with more whiskey. Anywho, the Nashville pop star with an edge is offering a free download of her new single, the grammatically adventurous “We R Who We R,” at Keshaparty.com, but with a catch: you have to act within the next 24 [...]
David Vandervelde At The Basement, Nashville, TN
Since moving to Nashville a few years ago, David Vandervelde has been quietly making some fine music. He’s teamed up with Bobby Bare, Jr., co-producing an EP of ‘70s soft-rock covers, American Bread, and more recently Bare’s A Storm, A Tree, My Mother’s Head. If it seems things are at a slower pace in Nashville [...]
Matt And Kim At Exit/In, Nashville, 10/17/2010
Matt And Kim perform at Exit/In in Nashville on October 17, 2010.
Alive and Kicking: A Q&A With Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson doesn’t like her show billed as “An evening with Gretchen Wilson.” “I get kind of [peeved] because this isn’t a wardrobe changing, dressy kind of show, this is like seeing Skynyrd,” Ms. Wilson said. It is probably safe to assume that she was not fazed by performing at Chautauqua Institution, NY, an epicenter [...]
The Band, “Stage Fright”
The Band, in front of Levon and Rick’s house, Bearsville, Woodstock, New York, 1968. Photo © Elliott Landy/www.LandyVision.com “Stage Fright” Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid Who suffered so much for what he did, They gave this ploughboy his fortune and fame, Since that day he ain’t been the same. See the [...]
Taylor Swift Tops Nashville Songwriter’s Association International Awards
Taylor Swift and awards: they just go together. The 20-year-old country wunderkind once again picked up Songwriter/Artist Of The Year at NSAI’s annual awards ceremony in Nashville. It was her third time winning in four years. “Ever since I can remember, my favorite thing in the world has been a good story,” said Swift at [...]
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