“He’s dressed himself in silk so rare.”

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Tim Eriksen – from his Facebook fan page Our initial post this week took up the first of our two goals; to look more closely at Tim Eriksen‘s work and place it in the context of how we experience murder … Continue reading →

“Tim Eriksen – Sowing a Silken Seam”

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Tim Eriksen – hardcore americana This week at Murder Ballad Monday will be a mix of celebration and reflection, with a bit of correction thrown in for balance.Celebration? Quite simply, we’re still here and still finding plenty to write about even after … Continue reading →

A good man is hard to find (and so is a good woman)

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Hell’s Half-Acre, a small badland in Wyoming (Note: This is the third post about Bruce Springsteen’s song “Nebraska.” The first post explored the song’s relationship to the case of spree killers Charlie Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. The second post … Continue reading →

Badlands and bad seeds

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In a previous post on Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska” (the song, not the album), we saw how The Boss ripped the song from the headlines, chronicling the murder spree, conviction, and pending execution of the killer Charlie Starkweather and his girlfriend, … Continue reading →

ERNEST TROOST: Live At McCabe’s

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          ERNEST TROOST Live at McCabe’s Travelin’ Shoes 1003 www.ernesttroost.com   Troost, 2009 Kerrville New Folk competition winner, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and particularly fluid guitarist is also an Emmy Award-winning composer for film and television which, … Continue reading →