http://dosgibbys.com/blog For fans of country, alt country, bluegrass and roots music Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:22:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Barry Gilbert Michael "Supe" Granda, St. Louis native and bassist for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, has added a new series of gigs to his parallel solo career: "Supe's On: An Evening of Songs, Stories & Serious Silliness." The show, which debuts this weekend in St. Louis, features Supe singing ... http://dosgibbys.com/blog/?p=54 Yes, the Roots Cellar is reopening for business. We've spent the past year house hunting, rehabbing and finally moving, and life is returning to normal. I'll be bringing this site up to date as quickly as possible, and trying to solve any technical glitches. The design might change, as well. Look for ... http://dosgibbys.com/blog/?p=53 David Egan "You Don't Know Your Mind" Out of the Past/Rhonda Sue Records **** (out of five) By Barry Gilbert Pianist David Egan, who stepped out of the songwriter/sidemen shadows four years ago at the age of 54, is back with his sophomore release, a tasty stew of New Orleans sounds called “You Don't Know ... http://dosgibbys.com/blog/?p=51 The Waco Brothers perform at Twangfest The following post is an unedited version of my report for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which ran in a shorter form on Monday, June 9, 2008. June 15, 2008 By Barry Gilbert The Waco Brothers, an irreverent band of post-punk, country-leaning Brits from Chicago, and Ha Ha Tonka, ... http://dosgibbys.com/blog/?p=48 See photos from the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Marty Stuart's "Sparkle & Twang: An American Musical Odyssey" By Barry Gilbert NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 1, 2007) -- "May the bird of paradise fly up your nose."And welcome to the Grand Ole Opry, theme-park ... http://dosgibbys.com/blog/?p=23 This blog is intended as a place for fans of roots music -- country, alt-country, roots rock, blues etc -- to get together and discuss and critique our favorite music. I've been writing about music for many years for mainstream newspapers, and I'm looking forward to freeing my inner fan. For ... http://dosgibbys.com/blog/?p=1