WIRE FROM THE BUNKER: Meet Sandy Denny
his week's Wire concerns the First Lady of British Folk, the late Sandy Denny. At the outset of this series of Wires, I promised to focus...
WIRE FROM THE BUNKER: Meet Go To Blazes
his week's Wire is dedicated to the memory of Bruce Langfeld, musical associate and friend of our subject, Go To Blazes.
John Train: "Where Were We (for John Prine)"
I first encountered Prine via my father's record collection (which is how I discovered the majority of music that still means the most to me
WIRE FROM THE BUNKER: Meet Howard Tate
This week’s Wire concerns Philadelphia’s own late great R&B legend, Howard Tate.
WIRE FROM THE BUNKER: Meet David Allan Coe
Equally reviled and revered, the reputation of C&W bad boy David Allan Coe precedes the man by a country mile: ex-con, polygamist...
WIRE FROM THE BUNKER: Meet Bob Neuwirth
figured I'd shoot a few Wires from the Bunker out to you, my loyal and multitudinous Phawker readers. We're hunkered down here...
RIP: Eric Taylor, A Folksinger’s Folksinger
In the midst of all of "this," it would be a shame for the recent death of one of America's best songwriters to come out of Texas or really
“GOD SAVE JOHN PRINE: Please Lord, We Don’t Ask For Much (In Fact We’ve Never Asked For Anything)”
If you haven't heard, sad news from Nashville: John Prine, folksinger-songwriter extraordinaire and a goddamn national treasure...
Blame the drummer! Excerpts from the 20th Anniversary of Angels Turned Thieves concert, 7/13/2020
Blame the drummer! It was Mark Schreiber's idea to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of our debut record Angels Turned Thieves...
Rehearsal With Rosie EP
We figured we’d share the rehearsal recording with Rosie that was in preparation for the forthcoming Friday at Fergie’s Pub.
