Live music review: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Son Volt shine at Old Settlers Fest

The 26th edition of Americana themed, Old Settler's Music Festival wound up yesterday. The beautiful weather over the weekend put a shine on impressive sundowner sets by the Grammy-winning,Carolina Chocolate Drops and Son Volt on Saturday. Son Volt, featuring... Continue reading at Examiner.com

Live music preview: Dwight Yoakam slated for ACL Live performance Thursday

Dwight Yoakam is not your typical country music performer. Like Johnny Cash who was recently memorialized at ACL Live, Yoakam gravitated towards the rock n' roll, punk attitude while many of his contemporaries were singing urban pop country. One could safely say that the headliner at ACL Live at the Moody Theater Thursday (and Friday) is an indie artist at heart who cut his teeth on the organic punk scene in Los Angeles of the 1980s.


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