The occasion was Willie’s 70th Birthday and the DVD is “Willie Nelson and Friends Live and Kicking.” [Willie was born in Abbott, Texas, but his country music recording career began in Portland suburb, Vancouver, Washington.] It’s easy to have mixed feelings about Shania Twain and Mutt Lange, but she is very lovely and almost always …
SXSW 2011, Part 4 This report has four parts. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Friday Another important aspect of SXSW is that it is truly an international affair, with many new and established music acts from around the world. I heard a lovely Columbian singer yesterday who was channeling …