Wire from the Bunker: Hey Joe! Get Well Soon.
his one’s for Joe Ely who has been struggling with his health as of late and hit a particularly rough patch earlier this summer.
Wire from the Bunker: Meet Graham Parker
first heard Graham Parker sometime in the early 80s. My grandparents would come up from Florida every year in the spring.
Wire from the Bunker: Meet Rick Danko
Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, and Rick Danko, the Band – originally known as the Hawks when they backed Bob on his electric blaspheme of...
Wire from the Bunker: RIP Bob Neuwirth
I was so saddened to learn of the passing of the great Bob Neuwirth yesterday. I wrote a long piece about him for Phawker a couple years...
Wire from the Bunker: RIP Tom T. Hall
Tom T. was a giant. In his own unique way worthy of inclusion on the Hillbilly Rushmore alongside the Man in Black, Hank, Hag...
Wire from the Bunker: Peter Case
My contempt for radio – particularly the local variety – has been well-documented in these pages.
Wire from the Bunker: Tony Rice
Rice was long acknowledged as one of the greatest ever, both as a picker and as a vocalist. But outside that rarified jurisdiction...
Wire from the Bunker: Meet Billie Joe Shaver
Shaver sure led a colorful life: Raised by his grandmother, as a child, he walked 10 miles barefoot to see Hank Williams Sr. who awarded...
Labelled with Love: Shannon McGill sings John Train
It is always our great pleasure when Shannon McGill joins John Train for a gig during our annual residencies at Fergie’s Pub.
WIRE FROM THE BUNKER: Meet Susan Werner
Susan Werner is a helluva songwriter. Just ask octogenarian British heartthrob Tom Jones or Canadian folk giant Garner Rogers...
