Eric Andersen

Music critics' lives — a blur of deadlines, headphone cords and modest payments by the word — don't often inspire much fascination. Read More

Music critics' lives — a blur of deadlines, headphone cords and modest payments by the word — don't often inspire much fascination. Read More

It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together a tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village. 429 Records' new collection titled The Village--A Celebration Of The Music Of Greenwich Village spotlights the historical significance of the neighborhood's folk music scene with passionate contributions by thirteen artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Los Lobos, Bruce Hornsby, Amos Lee, Shelby Lynne, Cowboy Junkies, John Oates, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rachael Yamagata, and others. Read More

On September 16, after battling leukemia for many years, 72-year-old Mary Travers succumbed to cancer in Connecticut's Danbury Hospital. Read More