Day: April 30, 2003

“I have the look, and I’ve created a stereotype for myself in a sense. I’d like for my music to be broadly accepted, yet I recognize that there is a stigma to being a folk singer.”

Of note Sweet release: Local metal group Unscathed recently released Under the Sun, their much anticipated debut. The album, produced by Swift’s Jamie King, was originally slated for release in mid-February. For more information, visit www.unscathed.net. Gettin’ greasy … live: Local old-time/bluegrass act The Greasy Beans recently announced plans to release a new live CD … Read more

Ethel Merman is a victim of Bloated-Elvis Syndrome. For many who came of age in the early ’70s or later, the Las Vegas Elvis seemed little more than a paunchy caricature — flouncing about on stage wearing embarrassing costumes, miming karate kicks and sweating profusely. It was hard to understand his appeal or to empathize … Read more

I once pissed off Buck Owens during an interview by sharing with him a comment I’d heard concerning Bakersfield, Calif. — that if Buck’s beloved hometown were a drink, it would be a dirty shot glass with half an inch of dust at the bottom. Times have changed. For one, I try to avoid pissing … Read more