Archive for July 23rd, 2008

Local Rhythms – Calendar Conundrum

July 23, 2008

A reader, upset that I’d failed to mention a bluegrass festival near his hometown, recently took me to task for what he perceived as a southern bias in my reporting.
Well, to call Chris Jones “a reader” is bit misleading.  Until last May, when he closed the Middle Earth Music Hall in Bradford, he was a [...]

Green River Wrap-Up

July 23, 2008

After Lucinda Williams closed out Saturday’s all-day show, Green River Festival organizer Jim Olsen was openly relieved.  “We’ve been ringed with storms all day,” he told the crowd.
But the weather, like the music, went off without a hitch, as fans were treated to one of the most varied bills in the festival’s 22-year history.
Highlights included [...]