Abandoned charm. At first glance it's not apparent what this heap of parts comprises, but inspecting it more closely...
Dispatches
Sly & The Family Stone: There’s A Riot Goin’ On
In 1970, Sly Stone missed 26 of 80 gigs. In 1971, he missed 12 of 41. The group began to stagnate due to Sly’s...
Marc Ford & Phil Jones: Neil Songs
“He trusted in a woman/And on her he made his bets…” –Neil Young “Barstool Blues” Marc Ford ranks as one of the...
Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade by Robert Sabbag
Published in 1976, Robert Sabbag’s book Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade made a splash. It tells the...
Michael Houser’s Door Harp
In March 2002, Widespread Panic’s original guitarist Michael Houser received a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. He passed away on August 10 of the same year. Houser’s instrumental album Door Harp was released posthumously on September 24, 2002.
The Mark of Cain by Tyler Keith
In Holmes County, Florida, the number one law is “mind your own business”. Tyler Keith’s debut novel, The Mark of...
King Curtis: Live at Fillmore West
King Curtis, born Curtis Montgomery, was a seminal saxophonist from Fort Worth, Texas. Curtis turned down scholarships...
The Black Crowes & The Allman Brothers Smoke Up Telstar Studios: April 6, 1995
"I got a girl just as fine as she can be..." --Elmore James On April 6, 1995, while enjoying a day off in Sarasota,...
Guitar Hero James Burton Reflects on Gram Parsons (Excerpt from Insured Beyond The Grave)
James Burton ranks as one of America’s finest guitarists. A true heavy in the business. He’s recorded with all the...
Mysteries and Legends of Georgia: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained by Don Rhodes
“I’ve been to Georgia on a fast train, honey.” –Billy Joe Shaver Don Rhodes ranks as a first-rate storyteller. I...
John Hiatt’s Vegetable Senegalese Stew
"You think you've come so far In this one horse town Then she's laughin' that crazy laugh 'Cause you haven't left the...
David Crosby’s If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby died yesterday. By my standards I arrived late to the party. In college I lived with a total CSNY freak,...












