Oct 8, 2015 | scuttlebutt
[Originally published for Performer Magazine] The second year of the Louder Than Life festival is now officially in the books and I am officially done with this music scene until, perhaps, next year. The gargantuan-sized metal and rock n’ roll music and gourmet...
Jul 19, 2015 | scuttlebutt
An opportunity came up to sit down and chat with New Orleans natives, The Revivalists, at Forecastle Festival 2015, so I took it. What a great bunch of guys who – like all other NOLA-based musicians – wear their passion for their music like a heart on their sleeve....
May 8, 2015 | scuttlebutt
[Originally published for Performer Magazine] The Waterfall by My Morning Jacket ATO/Capital Produced by: Jim James & Tucker Martine www.MyMorningJacket.com On their 7th studio production Louisville-based My Morning Jacket continues to masterfully hone their...
Jan 21, 2015 | scuttlebutt
[Originally published for Performer Magazine] My pathetic excuse for the tardiness of this post is that I FINALLY said goodbye to my hometown of Louisville (but NOT Louisville Basketball) and moved to an undisclosed location, adjacent to a large body of water, deep...
May 6, 2014 | scuttlebutt
Black Stone Cherry Magic Mountain Roadrunner Records Produced by: Joe Barresi www.BlackStoneCherry.com Much like they did when they first formed in 2001, Kentucky’s Black Stone Cherry has recorded an album that essentially reiterates their stylistic roots as a band....
Jan 26, 2013 | scuttlebutt
Regions of Light and Sound of God by Jim James ATO Records Produced by: Jim James wwwJimJames.com If you’ve ever listened to any My Morning Jacket album you may have wondered where all that diverse musical inspiration originates from. A singular source or more of a...