AltWeeklies Wire
Arlo Guthrie Still Runs on People Powernew
Spinning tales, singing songs, making us a laugh and giving us hope has been Guthrie's living and his way of life since the '60s.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Armstrong |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arlo Guthrie, folk music
The Nightwatchman Gives Tom Morello an Activist Outletnew
As much as Tom Morello enjoyed his stint with Audioslave, the post-Rage Against the Machine band he founded with Chris Cornell, Cornell's scorching, introspective arena-rock left Morello hungry for the activism of his previous band.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Joan Baez is More Diamonds Than Rustnew
The folk legend doesn't think much of presidents in general, but if pressed, she's impressed by Obama.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel Brockman |
10-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Look at Who Lead Belly Was and Wasn'tnew
Lead Belly: A Life inPictures is not merely a picture book at all, but is rife with brilliant essays and era-specific memorabilia that portray the complexity of the man who just might be America's finest folksinger – because he sang anything and was no purist.
Shepherd Express |
Martin Jack Rosenblum |
08-01-2008 |
Nonfiction
Utah Phillips, 1935-2008new
The singer, songwriter, activist, historian, storyteller and railroad tramp died last month at his home in Nevada City, Calif. Though he spent a lifetime imparting stories, songs and poems to the multitudes that came to hear him play, he took with him all the bits that never got written down -- what he referred to as "the long memory."
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
06-03-2008 |
Music
Wimpy White Guys With Guitarsnew
At a German restaurant in Alameda, Calif., acoustic artists like Bart Davenport attempt to make their music heard above the roar of the crowd.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
03-14-2005 |
Music
