Note: This is Part 3 of a three part series on âLittle Sadieâ â See also Part 1 and Part 2 Introduction I went out one night for to make a little round I met Little Sadie and I shot … Continue reading →
On the cusp of the 1960s, Dave Van Ronk was the king of the Greenwich Village folk scene and one of the central shapers of the aesthetic he later dubbed âneo-ethnicâ â musicians who not only loved old folk songs, … Continue reading →
Iâll start out by saying that, in my opinion, the most egregious error that the Coenâs made with Inside Llewyn Davis was using the names âJim and Jeanâ for the characters in the film. It fuels the mostly unwarranted complaints … Continue reading →
  INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS directed by Joel and Ethan Coen CBS Films/Studio Canal 105 minutes, Rated R www.insidellewyndavis.com  We expect Joel and Ethan Coen brothers to deliver quirky films whose logic drifts toward the surreal. Had that been … Continue reading →
Note: this is Part 2 of a three part series on âLittle Sadieâ â See also Part 1 and Part 3 Introduction Last week we looked at the roots and early life of the ballad most commonly known as âLittle … Continue reading →
Note: This is Part 1 of a three part series on âLittle Sadieâ â See also Part 2 and Part 3 Introduction Our hiatus is over.  Hello and welcome back!  Or, if this is your first time with us, welcome! I … Continue reading →
Happy New Year, everyone! We asked our esteemed group of regular reviewers to fire off a list of what they thought the best albums of 2013. As we dash out the door for the year, weâre happy to share a … Continue reading →
     SARAH JAROSZ Build Me Up From Bones Sugar Hill 4093 www.sugarhillrecords.com  Build Me Up From Bones, Sarah Jaroszâs third album, again shows a quantum leap in growth, ambition and reach as singer, songwriter and … Continue reading →
     VARIOUS ARTISTS 12 Years a Slave Columbia 88843 00857 2 www.columbiarecords.com  One of this seasonâs most wrenching films, director Steve McQueenâs 12 Years a Slave is based on the memoirs of Solomon Northrup, a … Continue reading →
     WOODY GUTHRIE American Radical Patriot Rounder www.rounder.com  Woodrow Wilson âWoodyâ Guthrie, probably the most prominent single figure in American folk music, was born on Bastille Day, 1912, and before his early death in 1967 … Continue reading →
