July 31, 2012

From Darkness to Light in Ashes and Roses and Her Return to the Philly Folk Festival The lovely songstress Mary Chapin Carpenter will be playing this year’s Philadelphia Folk Festival, and they are very lucky to have her.  She has had a very long and prolific musical career thus Read More

Headliners include Little Feat, Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Hiatt, Steve Earle and Wanda Jackson How would you top a festival who celebrated their 50th anniversary last summer? “We felt that last year’s 50th celebration was so special, we didn’t even try to top it” says Lisa Read More

Ready to go. Where’s the singer? He’d stand out more if the bass player wasn’t so imposing. Let’s tune a little longer, like we’re not anticipating playing the first notes. Another sip of water. Oh there he is. Casually off the stage. Talking to a Read More

I caught up with Bill Payne, the original keyboard player for the legendary Little Feat right before he was going on to play a show with the Blues Brothers in Chicago. Rooster Rag is Little Feat’s 16th and most recent studio recording, introducing drummer Gabriel Ford, who Read More

Chris Kasper has a lot of love for his adopted city. The singer/songwriter, who is playing at both the Second Street Festival on August 5th and Philadelphia Folk Fest on August 18th, has called Philadelphia home for nearly 10 years. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he grew up in Read More

Make A Scene.  Don’t we all want to exude that sort of confidence? Well this band, MAS for short, out of Marinez, CA, is all about promoting the concept of being yourself and questioning everything.  Their attitude towards fans and firm belief in confidence are two of the ways Read More