The Mother Church
From the Ryman’s origins in the 1890s to its savior Emmylou Harris and beyond, discover the magic of the venue that has stood the test of time, nurturing talents and housing legends.
Music
A Wallflowers Return
The Wallflowers return, it’s been too long between albums. There is a Dive Bar in My Heart.
Wish You Were Here, Live Music Revisited
Wishing for the world to return, thoughts on the loss of live music.
The Concerts of 2018
The 2018 Year in Review. Concert Edition. I do live in Music City.
Brandi Saves Pilgrimage
Music festival rain out saved by a true lover of music. Sheer will. Pushing new artists to the forefront. May you play forever, Brandi Carlile.
Spinning Vinyl
Records revisited.
Building Blocks
Wrestless Eric’s masterpiece, a song for the ages.
Dream On
Brief thoughts on the early rasp and wail. Original rock gods had swagger.
The Grunge Gods
Creativity is hard. Another rock god falls.
Maintenance
“Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.” Kurt Vonnegut