Tom T. Hall, Kenny Loggins and Steve Cropper are among the wide range of artists set to play the 2011 Tin Pan South Festival, according to the Nashville Songwriters Association, organizers of the event. The festival will run from March 29 through April 2 and will include performances at 9 different venues. Among the most promising shows: –Tom T. Hall,…
Americana at the Bluebird 2011
One of the best musical events in February and March in Nashville in recent years has been the “Live at the Bluebird” series organized by the Americana Music Association. These have been four-show series featuring a tremendous range of talents, including Sam Bush, Rodney Crowell, Will Kimbrough and Foster and Lloyd. This year’s series is being sold as individual shows…
Todd Snider Live
Todd Snider is a subversive Steve Goodman, a guy who writes fine songs and tells entertaining stories on stage. That’s nicely captured on Todd Snider Live: The Storyteller, a two-CD collection that’s deep in engaging songs and stories. Sometimes they’re one and the same. Snider talks of his high school years and the mushroom-related incident that set him on his…
Cayamo’s 11 best moments
Paste writer Josh Jackson has posted his “10 unforgettable moments from Cayamo 2011.” It’s a good list, but it inspires the ever-competitive Sun209 to offer up 11 of our own favorite performances from the Cayamo cruise: 1. Loud and Rich -Loud and Rich are better known as Loudon Wainwright and Richard Thompson, and this was a rare show as a…