Archive for September 2021

Brandy Zdan brought her big talent to the (ware)HOUSE in January 2019. We hope to bring her back. Rolling Stone magazine has called her a “guitar hero of the highest order” (true). Relix magazine chimes in, saying her “mindful pop ballads shine with emotional resolve and permanence” (also true). One of her mindful pop ballads…

British singer/songwriter Nerina Pallot released her first album 20 years ago. I discovered her about 20 days ago… …while watching television… …Season 1, Episode 2 of the “Modern Love,” based on the New York Times column of the same name. As the episode neared its conclusion, I heard a song that made me sit up.…

One of the acts I saw at the Roots N Blues festival on Saturday was Natalie Hemby. I’ve already added a couple of her songs to the Song of the Day list: “Time Honored Tradition” from her great album Puxico and “Crowded Table” from The Highwomen album. Today, a song she co-wrote with Kacey Musgraves.…

My wife, Melissa, and I drove over to Columbia, MO yesterday for the Roots N Blues Festival. Brandi Carlile was the headliner last night for the festival which, for the first time ever, featured an all-women lineup. Very cool! In honor of that, for the next few days, let’s hear it for the women… Song…

Oklahoma! So many great artists came from that state where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plains. From the Sooner State: Woody Guthrie, Roy Clark, John Fullbright, John Moreland, Reba McEntire, Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, Garth Brooks, and… …today’s featured artist, Parker Millsap. When young Parker was 9 years old, his guitar teacher was (ware)HOUSE…

This one’s a beauty. I mentioned Sally Jaye yesterday, when I presented husband Brian Wright’s, song “Patrick’s Crossing.” Sally and Brian run a label called Cafe Rooster Records (caferoosterrecords.com). The label has a great “farm to turntable” channel on Patreon (patreon.com/caferoosterrecords) Ton’s of great, “unreleased” stuff there. For now, check out this one from Sally’s…

I first saw Brian Wright at AmericanaFest 2017 when he was part of Aaron Lee Tasjan’s band. Since then, I’ve discovered his brilliant solo catalog, including his latest album Lapse of Luxury (2020). Brian accompanied his wife, Sally Jaye, when she played the (ware)HOUSE in April 2019. We hope to have them back when we…

`I was 8 years old when Jim Croce released his fourth album, Life and Times in March 1973. I loved that album when I was a kid — especially that song “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” Six months later (September 20, 1973), Croce died in a plane crash on his way to a concert. The day…

The first (ware)HOUSE Concert was in May 2017. It was a surprise birthday party for my wife, Melissa. She and I fell in love with The Grahams a few months earlier when we heard them in Nashville. I invited them to be in on the surprise. My plan: If the concert went well with The…

Hank Williams was born on this day in 1923. He would have been 98 today. He didn’t make it to 30. In 2001, Lost Highway records released Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute, a collection of Hank’s great songs, covered by Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Beck, Emmylou Harris, Keith Richards, Keb’ Mo’, Johnny Cash, and others, including…