by Karen Leist Bassett Coffee and camera in hand, I took a seat on one of the comfy couches at Louisville’s Derby City Espresso one evening last month. I’d come to hear a college friend of mine play, but as it turned out, she wasn’t… more »

Musical Musings by Paul Bourgeois The first rule in being a radio jockey is to keep talking. It doesn’t matter what the hell you say. Dead air kills. I’m telling you this because, to tell the truth, I’m running out of ideas. So… more »

by Edward Lapple Wow, I just had an encounter with Godzilla. He’s in my attic. I realize that this will probably drift, Lord knows, maybe 270 degrees from this column’s normal, rather erratic, course but I am compelled to share this… more »

by Danielle Grigor This is Part Three in our series on Drum Circles, the people who lead and equip them, and the healing and uniting effects of rhythm in life.  (Here is Part One and Part Two.) Famed drum circle facilitator Arthur Hull took some time… more »

Musical Musings by Paul Bourgeois Hip hop is politics. It is amazing what changes have come in the US in only 50 years… and how few things have really changed. The issues of one are related to those of another, and we can’t forget we are… more »

by Frank Butler We had this idea about rounding up some musicians for the BareFootMusicNews “house” blues band that will be known as Call For Info. Dan Grigor and I sat around talking about a plan to put it together as a reality-type series… more »

Wow, what a month we’re having! Lining up gigs, interviews, new photogs and writers coming on board soon, and I have been madly editing video. Coming up we have Martin Tour Video #3. (Part Two is here.) It has the cool David Crosby 12-string in… more »