Townes Van Zandt tribute (from No Depression)

Last week, Kevin Norton wrote a tribute on the No Depression website to the great Texas singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt, who died New Year’s Day, sixteen years ago. This sentence captured some of the flavour of his talent, his music, and his demons: If there was ever a musician that fit the mold of Robert Johnson’s blues man making a demonic bargain at a crossroads at midnight for his talent and then looking over his shoulder, terrified, as he fled for the rest of his life from some hell hound only he could see, it was Townes. Read the article … Continue reading

An update about this website

This is the first update of news or events I’ve posted here since last fall. For a time, the website had a technical glitch preventing me from updating it, but the main reason for the lack of activity has been other time demands. I admit, that much as I’ve enjoyed doing this, after 7 years of maintaining the website & newsletter, I’ve also very much appreciated the recent break. At this point, I’m not sure how or if I’ll keep the website/newsletter active, but at least for the immediate future, it will likely be much quieter than in the past. … Continue reading