Music Mondays My good friend Mike Riley told me that Tiffany Tavern closed down in Old Town Alexandria. Sadly the news is true: Tiffany Tavern is now closed. After 33 years in business, we have decided to retire. We’d like to thank all the great musicians, patrons, and staff we’ve had the privilege of knowing [...]
Music Mondays I don’t always like bluegrass covers of rock and roll songs, but I do like this one for some reason. It’s Town Mountain playing I’m On Fire (the Bruce Springsteen song). Click the links to listen to previews or download. Here’s a video of a live version. Tweet
Music Mondays Nice article about Washington, DC area bluegrass via the DC Area Bluegrass List: The capitol and its hinterlands—northern Virginia, southern Maryland—along with nearby Baltimore and its hinterlands—northern Maryland, Delaware, and southeastern Pennsylvania—had for several decades seen much bluegrass activity. The entire region had long been a center for migrants from the eastern side [...]
Music Mondays Can bluegrass music be cool? Chatham County Line is one of my favorite groups and they found a winning formula for making bluegrass cool. While I generally prefer their upbeat songs to some of their artsier stuff, they are great musicians and singers. I’ve seen them live a few times and they always [...]
Music Mondays I listened to my friend Kevin’s new radio show this morning. The show, RocketShip Rodeo, is broadcast on Mondays at 9:00a Eastern (8:00a Central) from The Lab at KRUI in Iowa and can be heard on the Internet. The show features a nice selection of alt-Country, classic Country, and bluegrass music. Highly recommended. [...]