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Chris Morris Book Reading and Signing at La Luz De Jesus of Los Lobos: Dream In Blue

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Billy Bennight

Long time music journalist, occasional radio host, American music aficionado and promoter Chris Morris has authored a new book, Los Lobos: Dream In Blue, released last month through University of Texas Press. Chris Morris is well known as the radio host of … Continue reading →

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Live Review: Rose’s Pawn Shop, Tommy Ash & More at Grand Ole Echo

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Simone Snaith

The Echo’s weekly country rock series called the Grand Ole Echo is a breath of fresh air (despite a lot of patio smokers) on Sunday afternoons. The all-ages shows last from 4 to 8pm, and are free before 6pm or $5 … Continue reading →

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Gary U.S. Bonds talks about music, his life and his book, ‘By U.S. Bonds, This Is My Story’

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Ed Simon

Long before his successful collaboration with Bruce Springsteen on the hit song This Little Girl, Gary U.S. Bonds was admired and used as inspiration for many of the top musicians from the ’60s on up to the present day. Gary … Continue reading →

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Live Review: Bonnie Montgomery at Grand Ole Echo

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Simone Snaith

Last Sunday, Bonnie Montgomery headlined at the Grand Ole Echo, the weekly country music/Americana night at The Echo. The Arkansas-based singer/songwriter is classically trained in opera but plays country rock mixed with Americana and folk. Her training was especially noticeable … Continue reading →

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2014 ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Billy Bennight

On Thursday, after my return form my San Francisco trip I popped into the ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo at the Loews Hotel at Hollywood & Highland to put my hand on the pulse of the art and business of … Continue reading →

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Lucinda Williams’s Hard-to-Find Debut Album Reissued

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Simone Snaith

If you’re a fan of country/folk singer Lucinda Williams, hailed by Time Magazine as “America’s Best Songwriter”, you may have noticed that her 1988 self-titled debut has become difficult to find. The album launched Williams’s long and impressive career, and featured the … Continue reading →

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