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There are great banjo players, and then there’s Béla Fleck. For more than four decades, Fleck has challenged just about every assumption about what the … Continued

We arrived early Friday evening at Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center in Sarasota in anticipation of the first of three shows celebrating 25 years … Continued

Widespread Panic returned to the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina, for two night, September 18 and 19, bringing the heat and ”Burning Down the … Continued

For the past several years, much of the attention surrounding Aoife O’Donovan has understandably centered on the company she keeps. She is one-third of the … Continued

Some songwriters put out a handful of tunes you will recognize. Others have a way of getting under your skin with their work over the … Continued

Green Day has never been in my musical wheelhouse; most of what I know is the music Donna plays in the house. She had experienced … Continued

The Windy Cities Tour kicked off July 13 at West Palm Beach’s iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre on a hot, shirt-soaking Monday night, pairing two of Chicago’s … Continued

Journey. Zero Context. Christie Lenee. Lil John. Row Jomah. Deadset Florida. Geri X. Pitbull. Uncle John’s Band. Have Gun, Will Travel. Antelope. Just a typical … Continued

[Photos are courtesy of Clearwater Jazz Holiday’s brilliant photojournalist Sheree Johnson!] More than a decade ago, I wrote this article: “Who the heck is Joe … Continued

Americana pioneer and activist Steve Earle brought his “Fifty-One Years of Songs & Stories Tour” to Heartwood Soundstage for a solo acoustic performance. Earle’s career … Continued