WHRB :: The Blues Hangover

Playlist, Madeleine Riskin-Kutz, Chanson Francaise

Top Ten Tracks in The “Chanson Française” Tradition

What patterns do you notice make up this historic genre? Read More >
orgy, Bluegrass, Online Orgy, North Carolina

Bluegrass Orgy

This online orgy contains the playlist and commentary during the Bluegrass Orgy Aired on Tuesday May 12, 2020. The Bluegrass orgy is focused on the bands and musicians playing this music, with an emphasis on bands from North Carolina. Read More >
club passim, olivia weeks, Americana, gretchen peters, Mickey Newbury, Tom Russell

"That ain't all the killin' that's gonna be happening tonight"

On the peaceful, pre-lockdown night of March 8th at Club Passim, Gretchen Peters opened her set of pure Americana storytelling with a dose of brutality. “Wichita” from her 2018 album Dancing With the Beast tells the story of twelve year old Cora Lee who murders her mother’s abusive boyfriend. Read More >
Blues, olivia weeks, Drive-By Truckers, Southern Rock, The Unravelling

Drive-By Truckers Pull Over in Somerville

If a fan had closed her eyes, she could have imagined herself party to a spirited reading of a southern Gothic short story collection. Eyes open, she saw two bowlegged, middle-aged lead guitarists rocking out in a synchronization perfected by two and a half decades and twelve studio albums on the road. Read More >

club passim, Blues Hangover, Harmonica, Paul Rishell, Annie Raines

Paul Rishell and Annie Raines Fill Club Passim…

Guitarist Paul Rishell and harmonica Annie Raines play beloved blues staples and share stories during their March 7, 2020 show at Club Passim. Past students of the duo, Kathleen Parks and Brad Bresko, play a fun mixture

Blues, country, Punk, the sinclair, Blues Hangover

Black Lips: Harmony Through Chaotic Individuality

Atlanta, Georgia's Black Lips create harmony at The Sinclair through a beautiful combination of disparate genres, unique vocal styles, and chaotic individuality.

Keyboard, Folk, country, Rock, Acoustic

Sturgill Simpson Revives Classic Rock on his Good…

After special guest Tyler Childers opens the night with heaven-sent Appalachian ballads, Sturgill Simpson kicks off his Good Look'n Tour in Birmingham, Alabama with music that hearkens back to the hair bands of the

harvard square, club passim, Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole, Emmanuel Calivo, Hawai'i

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole Brings Aloha to Harvard…

Hawaiian folk musician Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole and guitarist Shawn Pimental play traditional songs at Club Passim. In an interview with Blues Hangover DJ Emmanuel Calivo, Kaumakaiwa discusses the role her Hawaiian her