Articles
Home, Home on the Stage
As a child, Brock Graham had already decided on his career: he was going to be a writer. Spurred by an elementary school Young Authors victory, he spent a good […]
The Song is Played Played the Same
Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who can recall a certain fateful night in January 1970 when Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones wrote a […]
A Chill for Every Spine
People may love their Christmas trees and their Labor Day cookouts and their dinner out for Valentine’s Day, but there’s no question that Halloween is the fastest growing holiday in […]
Putting the Prop in Proper
Gallagher has had a rough few years: professed insolvency, multiple heart attacks and bad press for some of his jokes. He has vowed to quit touring several times but he […]
Smooth Crooner
It’s been a year for celebrating milestones for Johnny Mathis. Shortly after turning 80 last fall, Mathis began preparing for an even more remarkable commemoration: 60 years in show business. […]
The Monsters of Funk
These days it seems everyone and his undead brother is eager to talk about the upcoming zombie apocalypse – the benefits of canned versus fresh food, where to store one’s […]
A Celebration of ‘Fats’
Thomas “Fats” Waller was one of the most prolific songwriters during the first half of the 20th century. His works included jazz, stride and ragtime. He started out as a […]
Passion and Virtuosity
As one of the most skilled musicians to emerge from the 1980s – and having been named one of the top ten guitarists by Guitar World magazine – Steve Vai […]
The Brass Rail Wants Your Chili
If you’ve never attended a chili cook-off competition, you may not know that there are so many different ways to make chili. At a chili cook-off you’ll find chili of […]
His Own Kind of Country
Many know Rusted Root for their trippy joyful mid-90s anthem “Send Me on My Way” off their Platinum-selling When I Woke. What just might come as a surprise is that […]