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Obama’s America: Unmaking the American Dream
Love him or hate him, you don’t know Barack Obama. Analyst Dinesh D’Souza, an immigrant from India and contemporary of the President, has taken the time to examine Obama as a person, his background and his ideology, in his new … Continue reading
The World Changed Today
THE WORLD CHANGED TODAY © Audrey Auld 9/13/2001 (APRA) I’m filled with tears I don’t know why I cry But in a turn of the hand Too many people died All that I believed in Doesn’t seem so sure And … Continue reading
JohnSmith in Windom
I was going to see folk singer JohnSmith play the Carson Meeting House at Delft tonight, just north of Windom, in the Prairie Wind Folk & Bluegrass series.  After slogging home from my boy’s basketball tourney Saturday afternoon in 1/4-mile or … Continue reading
No Depression’s Crowdsourced Top 2011
My Top Tunes of 2011 is still sorting itself out (it is still 2011 through the end of next week). [Edit: JC’s Top Tunes of 2011] Â No Depression‘s community ning, however, is amazingly well organized for a self-organizing successor to … Continue reading
Bearfoot’s Americana Story
Bearfoot is a bit of “post-bluegrass” Americana blown down to the Lower 48 from Alaska and bouncing around the West for a few years, including a Telluride win ten years ago and attendant benefits since. They’re playing at Swallow Hill in Denver tonight, … Continue reading
Curbside Chat: America’s Suburban Ponzi Scheme
I had the opportunity to participate in one of Charles Marohn and Ben Oleson’s Curbside Chat presentations last week at the Minnesota State Planning Conference in St. Cloud.  It was much better attended—and presented—than my own session. He gave us … Continue reading
RIP SRV
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Alpine Valley Music Theater East Troy WI, August 26, 1990. Voodoo Child (Slight Return). SRV’s last song… Coulda, shoulda, almost woulda been there—I was in a hurry in a rush, on my journey way … Continue reading
Noticing Nice
Every so often I stumble across something that really makes me glad I live in a small town. Â Random things that one wouldn’t think too much about, unless of course you’re somebody like me who stays up at night thinking … Continue reading
You Are Wanted By The Police And My Wife Thinks You’re Dead
The indefeatable undefinable Jr. Brown. Any resemblance to any ex-sweethearts or wives is purely by chance… If you’re in Austin, Junior Brown and his own particular brand of Bakersfield steel guitar is playing the Continental Club tomorrow night. Â He’s at … Continue reading
Half-way Home: Audrey (and Faith and me) at Forty
I’m a long-time fan of performing songwriter Audrey Auld and her blend of Australia and Appalachia, Okie and Outback.  When Audrey’s around, you know Bob Wills is still the king.  I’m a bigger fan of Audrey Auld making fun of Nashville… … Continue reading
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