One hot summer day, I was on the porch of Ezelle’s drink house with Captain Luke listening to his wild stories about Guitar Gabriel. He trailed off of one particularly interesting tale, despite my pleas to continue. Then, to my surprise, he picked up my guitar and started to strum a strong country beat and […]

Ironing Board Sam and the students of Orange Charter School in Hillsborough, NC, wowed parents, faculty, and other students with their performance of Blues and Rock & Roll yesterday! They have been preparing for this moment for months (check out more about this awesome program here), with thanks to funding provided by the Agnes Varis […]

Listen: Follow Your Heart’s Desire Photo of Pura Fé and Charly Lowry by Aaron Greenhood and Tim Duffy When I sent Taj Mahal the album that includes this track, he described Pura Fé as, “A beautiful songbird who transcends time and brings the message of our ancestors who have sown this beautiful seed… a voice […]

There’s still time – give now and your support is doubled Have you heard? Generous supporters have offered to match any gift you make to Music Maker before June 30th – up to $80,000, and only if we hit that goal. Thanks to all your support so far, we’re over halfway there! But we can’t […]

My brother Dan brought home each American Splendor comic book as Harvey Pekar published them when I was growing up.  Harvey Pekar was a jazz critic, an original bebop fan, who wrote an annual comic about daily life in the Veterans Administration hospital in Cleveland where he served as file clerk.  His old record-picking friend, […]