First, let me just say that I have never had so much fun putting together an issue of Modern Acoustic! I want to offer a huge thanks to everyone who particip...

FAVORITE ALBUMS “Numbered Doors,” by Lori McKenna and “Milltowns,” by Mark Erelli These two locally produced albums are as authentic and moving as any releas...

A recording session is stopped abruptly, and a new-to-town songwriter is introduced, brought in to “fix” the projected hit song for Miss Rayna James, Nashvil...

I have a plot idea for the TV show “Nashville” to save it from cancellation. But before we go there, I have admit something that may make you cringe … I am a...

If you live in the Boston area and like folk, blues and singer-songwriters – both current and classic – there’s a good chance you already listen to the radio...

A video was posted of Bobbie Gentry’s classic “Ode to Billie Joe” on June 3rd, the date prominently mentioned in the song. It got us thinking… How many more ...

Meet Parsonsfield (formerly Poor Old Shine) For Poor Old Shine, it started with a song… a traditional prison work song of the American South, called “Ain’t N...

When I started Modern Acoustic, way back in 2004, one of my main objectives was not to be like every other music magazine, which fills their pages with fluff...

The Lone Bellow made quite an impression in 2013 – even winning over the guy with a bad case of Americana Exhaustion I complained a lot this year. I was hurt...

This year, Hanukkah came early. My musical inspiration came very late, but I’m very excited about this gift. All year, I had been looking for an artist that ...

Favorite Album: Patty Griffin, “American Kid’’ Anyone who follows Modern Acoustic knows just where I stand on Patty. Two words: voice crush. My god, listen t...

The road to where I am now musically is one that took many twists and turns. I can pinpoint 1976, the bicentennial year, and all I can remember is Three Dog ...

FAVORITE ALBUMS / SURPRISE ALBUMS “The King Is Dead,” the Decemberists and “The Harrow & the Harvest,” Gillian Welch In a surprising return to their roots th...

Dear Biggest Fan Ever of the Band Onstage, SHUT UP! Why is it you who claims to be the biggest fan never stops talking while your band is performing onstage?...

It seems like ages ago, but it was actually only 11 or so months when the year began – with a bang. January and February exploded with concerts and new album...

DJ LISA GARVEY’S ‘BRUNCH BY THE RIVER’ SERVES UP A MIX OF HAND-PICKED JAZZ, BLUES, ROCK AND, YES, SOUL MUSIC LIKE NO OTHER COMMERCIAL RADIO PROGRAM … MAYBE I...

It’s easy to knock commercial radio stations. Most are owned by corporations out to keep profit margins high and risk-taking low. This translates into comput...

Can’t make it to Bonnaroo or Coachella?  Live streaming technology finally makes it worthwhile to bring the festivals – and even local shows – to your comput...

Gillian Welch, “The Harrow & the Harvest” (out now) As soon as the first few notes of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ guitars ring out on the opener “Scarl...

It’s been a crazy roller-coaster ride this year at the home offices of Modern Acoustic. The early months of the year were all about music and the magazine. W...