The 13th annual Chicago Folk & Roots Festival will once again grace Chicago's Welles Park, 2333 West Sunnyside Avenue, on July 10 and 11. The main stage lineup for the fest was released this afternoon and includes well known local acts such as Hoyle Brothers , Sanctified Grumblers and the Occidental Brothers . French-pop, roots act Les Saltimbanks , Brooklyn funk outfit Red Baraat and Niger roots-y, afro-beat ensemble Etran Finatawa are also highlights. Finally, the festival will kick off on Saturday, July 10, with the 8th [...]
Filed under: Around the World A big pig has been freshly butchered. The constituent parts are divvied up to the various specialists in and out of the newly constructed barnlike dance hall just outside the town of Eunice, in the heart of Louisiana Cajun country. Over here, someone's making backbone stew. Over there, meat is being ground and mixed with rice and seasonings to be turned into boudin sausage. Next to the stew, a pot of oil is being brought lovingly to a boil to make cracklins out of the fatty skin, as [...]
Our contest week got off to a great start Monday with a chance to win indiefolk tribute compilation Before the Goldrush. Entries for all contests won't close until midnight on Monday, July 6, so there's still time to throw your hat in the ring . But don't leave just yet. Because today, we up the ante by bringing you not one but four chances to win , thanks to the wonderful folks at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival and their sponsor Sugar Hill Records . [...]
Tasty southern mash of Cajun, country, jazz and swing The Ramblers fifth album, their second for Sugar Hill, continues to masterfully mix fiddle-led country and blues, Hot Club-styled jazz and galloping western swing. As the band's evolved from imitation to influence, so too have they moved from albums stocked with covers to nearly all original material. Aside from a pair of Cajun classics, the Touchet Family's "Old Fashioned Two Step" and Eddie Shuler's "La Valse De Meche," the band members have written their own country weepers, bluesy jazz and all manner of dance tunes. [...]
The OregonianThe Everybodyfields at Pickathon Music lovers aren't the only ones who should be going to the Pickathon roots music festival. Music marketers: Take heed. The festival, now in its 10th year, celebrates music they call indie roots -- a...
Today I'm trying something a little different. Here is a tinymixtape 1 for you. It is called "Hey! I Was Grumpy All Day Yesterday. It Was Awesome." Click to stream, right-click-save-as to keep. Self: What a Fool Believes - This is my favorite Self cover ever. The Long Winters: Carparts - This is a good yelling-in-the-car song. Fleming & John: Ugly Girl - The best angsty spiteful girl song ever. John Prine: Sweet Revenge - [...]
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