Concert Reviews
August 16, 2008 - Aaron Watson spent Saturday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, screaming and hollering to no avail as his beloved Houston Astros lost to the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
By Saturday night, Watson was in... »»»
August 6, 2008 - The setting may have been most unusual for Tift Merritt - the Museum of Fine Arts - but the venue must have agreed with the soulful, sometimes rootsy singer quite well because the diminutive performer put... »»»
August 3, 2008 - The setting was perfect for a Jimmy Buffett concert. The sun was high in the sky at the Newport Folk Festival. To the backs of the audience was the lovely Newport harbor with a slew of sailboats out on the bay.... »»»
August 2, 2008 - Baltimore is not exactly known as a hot bed of honky tonk music, but if Arty Hill had his way, that would change. And the singer acquitted himself quite well in the first of two sets, mixing originals and covers.... »»»
July 31, 2008 - The Infamous Stringdusters may be a band lacking a true frontman - they have three of them - but that didn't mean the bluegrass-based sextet lacked an identity or more importantly the ability to make quality music.... »»»
July 26, 2008 - With 2 releases in the last 6 months and over 12 years of bluegrass recordings, Ricky Skaggs had plenty of material to draw from in his seemingly annual return to the area.
Skaggs and his band Kentucky... »»»
July 17, 2008 - Crooked Still underwent a big change from the last time they played their home base, but that did not necessarily leave the acoustic, rootsy band worse for wear. With a very strong new CD, "Still... »»»
July 14, 2008 - John Mellencamp's performance was a night of challenges to the nearly 5,000 fans in attendance. Playing six songs from his T Bone Burnett-produced album out the next day, "Life Death Love and... »»»
July 14, 2008 - Some of the freshest new voices in contemporary bluegrass music were on full display for a special showcase performance. Chatham County Line, Crooked Still and The Infamous Stringdusters joined forces for... »»»
July 11, 2008 - Bluegrass at the Ryman featured some of the best bands in bluegrass - Daly and Vincent, IIIrd Tyme Out, and Rhonda Vincent and the Rage - at the "Home of Bluegrass." It doesn't get better than that.... »»»
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- Aaron Watson, Sunny Sweeney put tradition first
- Tift Merritt proves satisfying, warm, heartfelt
- JImmy Buffett, Avetts, Gillian Welch, Levon Helm spice up Newport Folk
- Baltimore honky tonker Arty Hill acquits himself
- Infamous Stringdusters succeed on own terms
- Ricky Skaggs draws from new and old
- Crooked Still comes home again
- A night of challenges, a night of success for John Mellencamp, Lucinda Williams
- Chatham County Line, Crooked Still & The Infamous Stringdusters display fresh voices
- With Rhonda Vincent, IIIrd Tyme out, Daly & Vincent, doesn't getter than that
- The "Real Animal" comes out with Escovedo live
- Travis Tritt rocks on and on
- Bean Blossom Bluegrass Fest goes strong 8 days
- The SteelDrivers put groove in their grass
- Jimmy Buffett brings the party to the Big Apple
- Dwight Yoakam returns to CMA fest with style
- Kenny Chesney validates superstar status in SF debut
- Alan Jackson, Kenny Rogers, Trace and Rodney Atkins top night three
- Urban, Hill, Underwood, Lambert top CMA fest show
- Alison Krauss, Robert Plant make magic
- Swift, Sugarland, Jewel kick off CMA Fest
- Hayes Carll delivers whiskey-soaked stories and finely-picked front-porch songs
- Kathleen Edwards Hogtown homecoming filled with politics, poetry and passion
- Justin Townes Earl, Felice Brothers pairing makes for memorable music
- Folk club provides no barriers for Chatham County Line
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