when all the retrospectives on the year, reviews of the past decade in the arts, selections of highlights and lowlights of the music season to date had been filed and were awaiting imminent publication, there was a huge and violent tremor on Scotland's musical landscape. Read More
Our local classical institutions continue to weather economic hardships without stinting much on ambition or artistic excellence. Read More
Things have been so bad lately we wouldn't be surprised if Santa and Jesus held a press conference to announce the cancellation of Christmas. Read More
Things have been so bad lately we wouldn't be surprised if Santa and Jesus held a press conference to announce the cancellation of Christmas. Read More
In rock and roll lore, Sauk City may not carry the same cachet as Liverpool or New York City, but during the '60s and early '70s a small, independent record label earned the village a low-watt prestige for good music that continues to shine 30 years after artists stopped flocking here to cut records. Read More
Through good times and especially bad, hundreds of local nonprofit agencies dutifully have toiled to provide valuable services, often on a shoestring budget. Read More
Five years after leaving Madras to get into the music business, Cameron Dmytryk, 24, is just beginning to achieve some success. Read More
For anyone in the business of recording or promoting rock'n'roll, legendary Memphis label Sun Records will always be a source of fascination. Read More
After helping form the Dayton Family with Bootleg, Shoestring played a primary role in the group's quick success within the ... Read the full Shoestring bio.