Woody Guthrie

'06 Pandemic Poll - Tyler King installment

Joking Off

Andrew Jackson Jihad brings serious sing-along

HO-HUM HIP-HOPME PHI ME'S FOLKSY RAP IS A CRUISE DOWN THE EERIE BANAL

Andrew Jackson Jihad brings serious sing-along

Recordings

Andrew Jackson Jihad brings serious sing-along

Classics Illustrated, Poorly

Artist DeLoss McGraw's stick figures don't measure up to the literary subjects

Critical Mass

A recap of the releases that made it worthwhile to own a CD player in 1998

Tupelo Honey

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy sinks his Summer Teeth into the sugary pop he was always meant to play

Various Artists

White Riot: A Tribute to the Clash (Uncut Magazine)

Concert Review: The Revival Tour at The Clubhouse on Nov. 5

White Riot: A Tribute to the Clash (Uncut Magazine)

Willie Nelson’s Forgotten Projects

White Riot: A Tribute to the Clash (Uncut Magazine)

Castanets

City of Refuge
(Asthmatic Kitty)

One of Us Must Know

The elusive Dylan, masterfully considered

Mekons

Natural
(Quarterstick)

Joking Off

Andrew Jackson Jihad brings serious sing-along

Ghost World

True-crime noir goes searching for Hollywood’s heart of darkness

I See Hawks in L.A.

California Country
(Western Seeds)

Good Thinking

Old-time, longtime

Recordings

Old-time, longtime

Tom Russell

Hot Walker
(Hightone)

Battle Hymns

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band

Live at the Village Vanguard (Verve)

Wallpaper Chase

On the coffee-house circuit, the trick is in outperforming the decor

Various Artists

When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll (RCA Victor)

MC Paul Barman

Paullelujah! (Coup d'État)

Blowing Rufus' Mind

A roundup of the latest batch of eclectica that fell through the cracks

Birth of the Cool: Beat, BeBop and the American Avant-Garde

By Lewis MacAdams (Simon & Schuster Free Press)

Hey, Joe!

Gumbo lines up the most wanted in jazz, blues and heritage

On the Road Again

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack proves that great artists don't always make good fathers

Good Wood

Various Artists 'Til We Outnumber 'Em: The Songs of Woody Guthrie (Righteous Babe) and Woody Guthrie Dust Bowl Ballads (Buddha/Original Masters Series)

Folk Implosion

Billy Bragg and Wilco continue to decipher the mystery and misunderstood legend of Woody Guthrie with the second installment of Mermaid Avenue

Fallen Idyll

Butterfly lyrically mines the old-man-and-boy theme that symbolizes the tragedy awaiting Spain in 1936

Molten Wax

Butterfly lyrically mines the old-man-and-boy theme that symbolizes the tragedy awaiting Spain in 1936

Molten Wax

Butterfly lyrically mines the old-man-and-boy theme that symbolizes the tragedy awaiting Spain in 1936

Sixty-One Things to Know About Bob Dylan

Butterfly lyrically mines the old-man-and-boy theme that symbolizes the tragedy awaiting Spain in 1936

THE WORTHY DISCIPLENANCI GRIFFITH LEADS A FOLK RENAISSANCE BY HARKENING TO THE MASTER

Butterfly lyrically mines the old-man-and-boy theme that symbolizes the tragedy awaiting Spain in 1936

Lucero Live: Why Country Music Needs Some Punk Blood

I love discussing music with our new Music Editor, Martin. More often than not we basically agree on most things. But I could not disagree more with his review of the Lucero show last night at the Rhythm Room. The first of my complaints is when talking about how the crowd was reacting (or the fact t ... More >>

Nonsense and Nonsensibility

Experimentalist may be a goofball, but he’s a freakin’ great one

Revival Tour

Experimentalist may be a goofball, but he’s a freakin’ great one

Final Folk Festival at Modified

​Sunday afternoon, Modified filled to capacity for River Jones Music Label's Final Folk Fest. Seventeen bands and solo artists played to eager audiences, mainly sitting pretzel-legged on the rickety floorboards, hot beverage in hand, while wintery winds sauntered through the old house. This ain't ... More >>

Styx Isn’t the Only Band Capable of a Concept Album

​Sunday afternoon, Modified filled to capacity for River Jones Music Label's Final Folk Fest. Seventeen bands and solo artists played to eager audiences, mainly sitting pretzel-legged on the rickety floorboards, hot beverage in hand, while wintery winds sauntered through the old house. This ain't ... More >>

GBH at The Clubhouse

GBH.​British hardcore punk rockers GBH name stands for "grievous bodily harm". While attendance at any punk show poses some threat of injury, what with mosh pits, angry teens, spiked belts, and extreme mohawks, the risk at last night's GBH show was a little higher.Locals Casket Life and Glass Hero ... More >>

Woody? You Betcha.

Mr. Guthrie comes to town

Woody Guthrie's American Song Was Made for You and Me

Mr. Guthrie comes to town

Top Ten Songs About Dust

July 5, 2011: The day everyone's cars were rendered absolutely filthyI was going to say that unless you were living under a rock the past few days, you probably heard about Tuesday night's massive dust storm -- known as a haboob in some parts of the world (parts that aren't home to Republican presid ... More >>

Ten Protest Songs for the Occupy Phoenix and Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Johnny Paycheck​The most common accusation of the Occupy protests has been that those gathered don't have one main voice; a streamlined, focused goal. It's a fair criticism, but it's a little difficult when you've been screwed over from every direction to pin down exactly what you want change.&nbs ... More >>

Sun Ghost, Captain Squeegee on Ron Paul: Excerpts From Our Interview

​We've done a lot of coverage on the Rock the R3volution tour, from its announcement to almost inevitable collapse. The confluence of music and politics has always been interesting to me. Political art can be cringe-worthy ("boot up 'yer ass," anyone) or undeniably beautiful ("a change is gonna co ... More >>

Tom "Soda" Gardocki on Spike Jonze, 12-String Banjo, Jackass, and Weezer

​Tom "Soda" Gardocki spent years playing guitar in SoCal rockers Wax (go rewatch the credits of Mallrats; the band plays right after its pals Weezer) but more recently he's devoted himself to more rustic purposes. Either performing with his Large Band, his "Million Piece Band," or solo with ... More >>

Decker: Love, God, and Sex in Sedona

decker.​The music of Brandon Decker, who records as decker. has proven to be a pleasant surprise. Primarily based in Sedona, an area known more for snoozy New Age, smooth jazz, and coffeehouse folk, Decker's third record, Broken Belts, Broken Bones doesn't sound unlike something you might hear ove ... More >>

Robrt Pela on Local Theater Troupes' Tough Times in 2011

decker.​The music of Brandon Decker, who records as decker. has proven to be a pleasant surprise. Primarily based in Sedona, an area known more for snoozy New Age, smooth jazz, and coffeehouse folk, Decker's third record, Broken Belts, Broken Bones doesn't sound unlike something you might hear ove ... More >>

New Bruce Springsteen Album Due March 6; Listen to New Single Now

Bruce Springsteen, "We Take Care of Our Own"​Years and years of rock 'n' roll writers repeating it doesn't make it untrue: Bruce Springsteen's 1984 song "Born in the U.S.A." might be one of the most misunderstood tunes in pop history. Though lyrically elegiac, the song's pumping synths and t ... More >>