Daily Archives: December 7, 2012

Horsehead – Sympathetic Vibrations

Go ahead – reel off your favorite alt-country/Americana/whatever-you-want-to-call-it albums of all time … the seminal statements of the genre. What would be on the list? Son Volt’s Trace? Whiskeytown’s Faithless Street? Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks? Wilco’s A.M.? Whatever the albums are, what about them grabs ahold of you? Smart lyrics and a stone-real […]

Jah Wobble & Keith Levene – Yin & Yang

Jah Wobble has literally circled the globe with bass in hand over the years, bulldozing through multiple musical boundaries in his quest to turn the planet into one big ol’ groove. For his latest project, however, he’s touched down on some familiar turf (the late ‘60s/early ‘70s British psychedelic music he listened to as a […]

A “Salt Of The Earth” Evening: John McEuen, Stevie & Me

Here’s a quick clip from the “Salt Of The Earth Evening” held at the Collins Center for the Performing Arts in Orono, ME on September 22, 2010. The occasion was a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Salt Of The Earth documentary featuring my brother Stevie, myself, and our father, Steve Robbins Sr. Thanks […]

“Pops, why is that snowman sticking his butt out?”

I realize that’s what the grandkids are going to ask me someday. And how will I answer them? “I don’t know … you have to ask him.” That should get the wheels of imagination turning. They’ll thank me when they get older.