What Makes a Good Music Venue?

Enjoying live music is one of life’s simplest pleasures – or it should be. Obviously shelling $100 for a ticket and driving 40+ miles to see a show erases a lot of the simplicity from that adventure. But going out and enjoying music in a local venue – or playing music...

What makes it Bluegrass?

We all like to categorize things. We like to have nice convenient boxes to fit everything into. It helps us stay organized. And almost every human likes to listen to music so we have lots of categories for that too. Suppose you ask someone: “What kind of music do you...

What makes me crazy

No, I’m not crazy enough to try to do my own version of Nancy’s column from yesterday, Rantings of a Grumpy Old Woman, though Lord knows I’d have ample frustration in which to wallow in misery. I’ll just mention one of the things in life that really, really bugs me....

What Makes Popular Popular?

I watched The History of the Eagles film with huge fascination on Showtime a few weeks ago. Beyond the interpersonal conflicts, the lifestyle of a rock band, and the nostalgia of so many songs I remember with pleasure from the 70’s despite my not having been a...

What Makes Popular Popular?

I watched The History of the Eagles film with huge fascination on Showtime a few weeks ago. Beyond the interpersonal conflicts, the lifestyle of a rock band, and the nostalgia of so many songs I remember with pleasure from the 70’s despite my not having been a...