Reuters - Dec 27, 2009
Vic Chesnutt, a paralyzed singer-songwriter whose painful and poignant songs caught the attention of R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, has died after an apparent suicide attempt. He was 45. Chesnutt died...
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Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a car wreck that left him paralyzed, has died. He was 45. Family friend Christina Stuckey, who answered...
More »Reuters - Sep 27, 2006
You could say Americana, that indefinable roots music, is the new punk rock. But the punks in question are older and make a lot of money. Last week, a record 1,200 people turned up in Nashville for...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2005
NEW YORK — One is a spaghetti western, the other a Southern folkie. But despite their differences — or perhaps because of them — Calexico (a Tucson, Ariz. band that mixes rock riffs with...
More »Reuters - Oct 5, 2004
The Roots, the Dead s Mickey Hart , the Coup, Michelle Shocked and Third Eye Blind are the first acts to sign on for the second We the Planet Music and Activism Festival. The event will take place...
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