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	<h2 class="blank"><span>Mystery and Manners Dispatch Archives</span></h2><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3404">A Modern Legacy of America&#039;s Finest Archivists</a></h3>
				<p>A Modern Legacy of America's Finest Archivists
A treasure trove of old, obscure American music exists out there. Bits and pieces of lost American culture preserved between the grooves waits for any listener's ear. This </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3402">Amy LaVere Discusses Bob Dylan</a></h3>
				<p>Amy LaVere Discusses Bob Dylan
In March, Amy LaVere will open for Black Crowe </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3401">Colonel Bruce Hampton on Widespread Panic: In The Beginning</a></h3>
				<p>Colonel Bruce Hampton on Widespread Panic: In The Beginning

This week I interviewed Mr. Colonel Bruce Hampton. We discussed everything from his Atlanta roots, music, football, literature, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3398">Knock On Wood: Dave Schools On Widespread Panic&#039;s Upcoming Wood Tour (Rehearsals)</a></h3>
				<p>Dave Schools On Widespread Panic's Upcoming Wood Tour
A few days ago, Dave Schools spoke to this writer about </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3397">Cormac McCarthy Sells First Film Script Titled The Counselor</a></h3>
				<p>Cormac McCarthy Sells First Script
Writer Cormac McCarthy recently sold his first film script. McCarthy's books such as All The Pretty Horses, No Country read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3395">Sam Rivers RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Jazz Musician Sam Rivers Passes Away At 88
Oklahoma-born jazz musician Sam Rivers passed away on December 26, 2011, in Orlando, Florida at 88.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3393">Widespread Panic&#039;s Dave Schools Discusses Mickey Hart&#039;s Sounds of Space</a></h3>
				<p>Dave Schools Discusses Sounds of Space
This evening I conducted an interview with Widespread Panic bassist </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3391">Rich Robinson &amp; Amy LaVere Hit The Road Together In March</a></h3>
				<p>Rich Robinson &amp; Amy LaVere Hit The Road Together In March
In March, Amy LaVere will tour with </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3390">The 2012 Drive By Truckers Homecoming Shows</a></h3>
				<p>The 2012 Drive By Truckers Homecoming Shows
On January 12, 13 and 14, the Drive By Truckers will perform homecoming shows at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3389">Ike Stubblefield in 2012: New Orleans This Week</a></h3>
				<p>Ike Stubblefield In 2012
Ike Stubblefield knows his way around a keyboard. He commands respect in the music business. Ike has played keyboards for The Four Tops, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3388">Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers</a></h3>
				<p>Charlie Louvin Autobiography: Satan Is Real
The late Charlie Louvin's new autobiography--Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers--is now available. This </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3386">Upcoming Billy Bob Thornton Films: Baytown Disco &amp; Jayne Mansfield&#039;s Car</a></h3>
				<p>Upcoming Billy Bob Thornton Films
Billy Bob Thornton spent a few months in Atlanta, Cedartown, Rome and LaGrange, Georgia, last year filming Jayne read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3385">Happy Holidays From Swampland 2011</a></h3>
				<p>Happy Holidays From Swampland
&quot;Never be impatient with the ones who love you,
It might be yourself that you're hurting.&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3383">Bloodkin&#039;s Exile On Lumpkin Street: Soul Survivors</a></h3>
				<p>Bloodkin's Exile On Lumpkin Street: Soul Survivors
By James Calemine&nbsp;
Bloodkin's Friday night show at the venerable </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3382">Ry Cooder&#039;s Los Angeles Stories</a></h3>
				<p>Ry Cooder's Los Angeles Stories
Ry Cooder made music with The Rolling Stones, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3381">The Chris Robinson Brotherhood: December Tour Dates &amp; New Album In January 2012 </a></h3>
				<p>The Chris Robinson Brotherhood December Dates &amp; Beyond

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood formed around the fall of 2010. Within the year, the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3379">Jagger/Richards Pay Tribute To Howlin Wolf Guitarist Hubert Sumlin</a></h3>
				<p>Jagger/Richards Pay Tribute To Hubert Sumlin
Howlin' Wolf's guitarist Hubert Sumlin died on December 4, 2011, at 80. </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3378">No Chicago Blues For Jerry Lee Lewis</a></h3>
				<p>No Chicago Blues For Jerry Lee Lewis

On Saturday, Jerry Lee Lewis played his first show in Chicago since 1998. Dave Hoekstra wrote a nice review in the </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3377">Funkadelic &amp; Beyond At Black Gold Records</a></h3>
				<p>Funkadelic &amp; Beyond At Black Gold Records
A Brooklyn record store called Black Gold Records contains a small museum of musical relics such as North Carolina-native </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3376">Jonathan Wilson Plays Musical Guide In Laurel Canyon</a></h3>
				<p>Jonathan Wilson's Laurel Canyon Playlist
Here's a nice article about North Carolina read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3374">A Georgia Son Shining In The Big Apple: Upcoming Interview with Actor Brit Whittle</a></h3>
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A Georgia Son Shining In The Big Apple: Upcoming Interview with Actor Brit Whittle

Georgia native Brit Whittle is making a name for himself in New York City. In November, Whittle appeared in an episode of Law &amp; Order: SVU. Whittle read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3373">Widespread Panic&#039;s Upcoming Wood Tour</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic's Wood Tour
Last month Widespread Panic announced dates for early 2012. This official statement reveals the group's intention for next read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3372">Happy Thanksgiving! The Last Waltz (Revisited)...</a></h3>
				<p>Thanksgiving Day &amp; The Last Waltz Revisited
On Thanksgiving Day in 1976, The Band performed their last show at the Winterland Ballroom in read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3371">James Calemine &amp; Marc Andress: Solar Flare Blues 2012</a></h3>
				<p>SOLAR FLARE BLUES 2012
Last Thursday I recorded a spoken word piece with Honey Blue guitar/pedal steel player Marc Andress. Check out </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3370">Robert Johnson: Stones In My Passway</a></h3>
				<p>Robert Johnson: The Devil Is In The Details
The New York Times published an interesting article yesterday. The read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3368">Lera Lynn Headlines Jacksonville&#039;s Natural Life Music Festival</a></h3>
				<p>Lera Lynn Headlines Natural Life Music Festival November 20
Athens, Georgia, musician Lera Lynn will headline the Natural Life Music Festival in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 20. The festival began as an event to support the Children's Home Society ten read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3367">MAD Magazine&#039;s Rare Reunion In Savannah</a></h3>
				<p>MAD Magazine's Rare Reunion In Savannah
Last weekend the Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) along with the National Cartoonists Society hosted a tribute to read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3365">Athens Musicians R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Bloodkin &amp; More Join Forces with Disabled Veterans</a></h3>
				<p>The Wounded Warriors Charity Compilation
Athens musicians such as R.E.M., Widespread Panic, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3364">Tom Petty Sides with Indie Radio &amp; Beyond...</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers Play Gig For Indie DJ
I found this L.A Times Tom Petty article regarding events that read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3363">Satan Is Real: The Louvin Brothers</a></h3>
				<p>Satan Is Real: The Louvin Brothers
Night falls early these days. For some reason I dropped the classic Louvin Brothers album Satan Is Real into the player this evening. Originally released in 1959, Satan Is Real contains some of the most read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3362">A Birthday Tribute To Sam Shepard</a></h3>
				<p>A Birthday Tribute To Sam Shepard
Today is the 68th birthday of Sam Shepard. A Swampland Honorary Southern Artist, Shepard has written over 40 read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3361">The Nerve Balm of Athens, Georgia&#039;s Terrapin Brewery</a></h3>
				<p>Terrapin Brewery On The Rise
The Athens, Georgia, brewery Terrapin Beer Company was founded in 2002. Owners Brian Buckowski and John Cochran decided to name read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3360">Indie Memphis Film Fest Opens Thursday</a></h3>
				<p>Indie Memphis Film Festival Nov. 3-6 
The four-day 14th annual Memphis Film Festival begins Thursday. The festival includes close to 50 screenings of narrative and documentary features, short-film programs, panels and music.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3359">Levon Helm&#039;s Upcoming Midnight Rambles...</a></h3>
				<p>Levon Helm's Upcoming Rambles
Levon Helm announced upcoming Midnight Rambles that begin this weekend and will continue until the week before Christmas. For this round of Rambles, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3358">Duane Allman: 40 Years Later</a></h3>
				<p>Duane Allman: 40 Years Later
40 years ago today Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24 in Macon, Georgia. One of the greatest slide players to ever touch a guitar, Allman played with Aretha Franklin, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3356">Widespread Panic&#039;s John Bell Sings National Anthem Before Packers Vs. Vikings Game Today</a></h3>
				<p>John Bell Sings National Anthem Before Packers-Vikings Game
Widespread Panic's </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3352">The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas</a></h3>
				<p>Some Girls Live In Texas
A never-before-seen Rolling Stones concert, filmed live in Ft. Worth, titled The Rolling Stones: Live In Texas, will be shown at this week's &quot;Thinking Outside the Box Office&quot; in New Orleans.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3349">Tritium Detected In Water At Hatch Nuclear Plant In Georgia</a></h3>
				<p>Tritium Detected At Hatch Nuclear Plant
This story makes Janisse Ray's book Drifting Into Darien even more read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3347">A Stroll Through Savannah</a></h3>
				<p>A Stroll Through Savannah
Widespread Panic put on a mighty fine show last night at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. I look forward to tonight's show as well. It's 70 read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3346">Chuck Leavell&#039;s Mother Nature Network</a></h3>
				<p>&nbsp;Chuck Leavell's Mother Nature Network
Rolling Stone keyboardist and tree farmer Chuck Leavell started the </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3345">2011 John Coltrane Birthday Tribute</a></h3>
				<p>Swampland Salutes John Coltrane
Today is the birthday of jazz legend John Coltrane. Born in Hamlet, North Carolina on September 23, 1926, Coltrane soon moved to Philadelphia, and eventually to New read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3344">R.E.M. Calling It Quits</a></h3>
				<p>R.E.M. Breaks Up
A quick news reel...Today the Athens, Georgia, band R.E.M. called it quits. Here's a report from The Washington Post:
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3342">Neil Young Memoir Due Out Fall 2012</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young Memoir Due Out Fall 2012
In light of Neil Young's appearance last week at The Toronto Film Festival for Jonathan Demme's new film, Neil Young read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3341">This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel On 45RPM 1957-1982</a></h3>
				<p>This May Be My Last Time Singing
Tompkins Square's latest release is an amazing 3-CD set titled This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel On 45RPM 1957-1982. Tompkins Square released this official statement regarding this rare read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3340">2011 Gram Parsons Guitar Pull September 23-25</a></h3>
				<p>2011 Gram Parsons Guitar Pull
On September 23-25, the 2011 Gram Parsons Guitar Pull will take place at the Okefenokee Fairgrounds in Waycross, Georgia. The </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3339">The Upcoming 10th Annual John Jarrard Foundation Concert On September 23-24</a></h3>
				<p>10th Annual John Jarrard Concert
On September 23-24, the 10th Annual John Jarrard Foundation concert will take place. Kennesaw State Music Director </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3338">An Interview From The Road: Grayson Capps Talks About A Love Song For Bobby Long</a></h3>
				<p>An Excerpt From Interview with Grayson Capps&nbsp;
I just got off the phone with Alabama singer/songwriter/guitarist Grayson Capps. He was calling from the road. He's preparing read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3337">Tom Waits Records with Hank Williams III</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Waits Records with Hank Williams III
Tom Waits contributed guest vocals on a new Hank Williams III album titled read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3336">Jonathan Demme Films Neil Young Journeys</a></h3>
				<p>Jonathan Demme's Neil Young Journeys
Last night Neil Young attended the world premiere of Jonathan Demme's new movie. Jonathan Demme's third Neil Young concert film--Neil Young read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3335">Exile On Lumpkin Street: Bloodkin&#039;s Tribute To The Rolling Stones</a></h3>
				<p>Exile On&nbsp;Lumpkin Street
On December 16, Bloodkin and various friends will perform the songs of </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3334">The Rum Diary On Silver Screens October 28</a></h3>
				<p>The Rum Diary In Theaters Oct 28
Bruce Robinson directed a film based on Hunter S. Thompson's novel--The Rum Diary--starring Johnny Depp read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3333">Remake of Sam Peckinpah&#039;s Straw Dogs in Theaters September 16</a></h3>
				<p>Straw Dogs Out September 16
On September 16, the remake of Sam Peckinpah's savage film Straw Dogs hits theaters. Filmed in Bossier City, Louisiana, the 2011 Straw Dogs is read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3332">Jonathan Wilson &amp; Wilco Announce Europe Fall Tour Dates </a></h3>
				<p>Jonathan Wilson &amp; Wilco Announce Fall Tour Dates
Jonathan Wilson will support Wilco on their upcoming fall tour of Europe. The tour will begin in October and continue throughout read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3331">The 2011 Ponderosa Stomp</a></h3>
				<p>The 2011 Ponderosa Stomp 
The Ninth Annual Ponderosa Stomp will take place on September 16-17 at the Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans. This New Orleans-based roots music festival read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3329">The Search for Blind Lemon: Words, Music, Photos &amp; Films from Jim Dickinson&#039;s Memoirs</a></h3>
				<p>Jim Dickinson's Search for Blind Lemon
On September 17, Mary Lindsay Dickinson will present words, photographs, films and music from her late husband's memoirs and read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3327">Jamaican Blues &amp; Southern Breezes: Blue Water, Black Soul &amp; Rock N Roll</a></h3>
				<p>Jamaican Blues &amp; Southern Breezes: Blue Water, Black Soul &amp; Rock N Roll

&quot;I say when it drops, oh you gonna feel it
Know that you were doing wrong.
I say a pressure drop, oh pressure 
Oh yeah, pressure drop a drop read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3326">Caitlin Rose&#039;s New Album &amp; Upcoming Tour with Earle, Isbell and Carll</a></h3>
				<p>Caitlin Rose's Own Side Now
On September 27, ATO Records will release Caitlin Rose's debut album Own Side Now. Co-produced by Mark Nevers (Lambchop &amp; </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3325">Hank Williams-The Legend Begins: Rare And Unreleased Recordings</a></h3>
				<p>Hank Williams Rare And Unreleased Recordings
On September 13, Time Life will release Hank Williams: The Legend Begins--Rare And Unreleased Recordings. These newly discovered and restored recordings include sessions Hank recorded at 15 as well as his read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3324">Tom Waits: Bad As Me Listening Party</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Waits: Bad As Me Listening Party
Bad As Me is Tom Waits' first studio album in seven years. Yesterday the official Tom read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3323">An Intimate Evening with Mississippi&#039;s Finest Musicians</a></h3>
				<p>An Intimate Evening with Mississippi's Finest
On Wednesday, August 24, Luther Dickinson, Kenny Brown, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3322">Warren Haynes In The Here And Now</a></h3>
				<p>Warren Haynes In The Here And Now
Warren Haynes just released his latest solo album, Man In Motion. This recent </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3321">Drive By Truckers, Bob Dylan &amp; Leon Russell Share A Stage Tonight</a></h3>
				<p>Dylan, The Truckers &amp; Leon In Maryland Tonight
Tonight in Columbia, Maryland, at The Merriweather Post Pavilion, The Drive By Truckers share a billing with read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3320">Wes Freed&#039;s Artwork for Drive By Truckers Georgia Theatre Shows</a></h3>
				<p>Wes Freed's Drive By Truckers Artwork
On August 12th and 13th, The Drive By Truckers will perform for the </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3319">Merle Haggard&#039;s New Album Working in Tennessee</a></h3>
				<p>Merle Haggard's New Album Out In October
Vanguard Records will release Merle Haggard's latest album, Working in Tennessee,&nbsp;on October 4. Tonight, 'The Hag' is performing read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3318">Booker T. Jones On The Road From Memphis</a></h3>
				<p>Booker T On the Road From Memphis
Booker T. Jones just released an album called The Road From Memphis. The title refers to the city where Jones was born, and the place his musical legacy originated. A couple of years ago, Jones recorded </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3316">Bob Dylan&#039;s Admiration for Mississippi Writer Larry Brown</a></h3>
				<p>Dylan's Admiration for Larry Brown
Turns out, Bob Dylan is a big Larry Brown fan. Today, while re-reading a short story of read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3315">The Georgia Theatre&#039;s Grand Opening Tonight</a></h3>
				<p>The Georgia Theatre Grand Opening Tonight
The new Georgia Theatre officially opens tonight in Athens, Georgia. The historic theatre burned read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3313">Mississippi Bluesman T-Model Ford Playing New Orleans Tonight</a></h3>
				<p>T-Model Ford At One Eyed Jacks
James Lewis Carter &quot;T-Model&quot; Ford performs at One Eyed Jacks tonight in New Orleans. His birth date is unknown, but it's read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3312">Tom Waits Recording A New Album...</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Waits Recording First Album Since 2006
Recently inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame by Neil Young, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3310">Upcoming Interview: Preston Lauterbach&#039;s Chitlin&#039; Circuit: And The Road To Rock &#039;N&#039; Roll</a></h3>
				<p>The Chitlin' Circut: And The Road To Rock 'N' Roll
Memphis writer Preston Lauterbach's first book--The Chitlin Circut: And The Road To Rock 'N' Roll--arrived in the mail on Monday. An upcoming interview with Lauterbach is on the way, but I wanted to write a quick read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3306">Widespread Panic Prepares for Japan&#039;s Fuji Rock Festival</a></h3>
				<p>John Bell Talks About Panic's First Trip To Japan
On July 29 and 30, Widespread Panic will perform at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. A few weeks ago I asked read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3304">Expanded James Brown Exhibit On Display At Augusta Museum of History</a></h3>
				<p>Expanded James Brown Exhibit Opens To Public
Artifacts from the Godfather of Soul James Browns' estate are now on display at the </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3303">Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series</a></h3>
				<p>Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series
&quot;Oh, the streets are Rome are filled with rubble
Ancient footprints are everywhere...&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3301">A Southern Literary Note on Hemingway&#039;s Birthday</a></h3>
				<p>A Southern Literary Note on Hemingway's Birthday
Today is the birthday of Ernest Hemingway. A southern literary note seems in order to salute one of America's greatest writers...&nbsp;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3297">Athens Photographer Jason Thrasher Discusses Filming The Drive By Truckers Go-Go Boots Episodes</a></h3>
				<p>Jason Thrasher Discusses Go-Go Boots Episodes
Alabama native Jason Thrasher filmed episodes revolving around </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3295">The Photography of Adam Smith</a></h3>
				<p>The Photography of Adam Smith
Today I'd like to shine a light on the photography of Adam Smith. Born in Macon, Georgia, Smith ranks as one of the country's finest music photographers. He attended college in Mississippi, lived in Atlanta for a while and now resides in his read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3294">Next Stop: Wes Freed &amp; The Drive By Truckers</a></h3>
				<p>Next Stop: Wes Freed &amp; The Drive By Truckers
Here's a quick dispatch this morning in between projects...Later this afternoon I'll interview The Drive By read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3293">The Black Crowes Fly Across The Pond</a></h3>
				<p>Final Crowe Anniversary Shows This Month
The Black Crowes play the final gigs of their 20th Anniversary Tour this month. So far, the band has performed in Italy and Spain. Tonight The&nbsp;Crowes play&nbsp;at the Manchester Academy in England. The next two read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3292">A Preview of Drive Me Out of My Mind: 24 Houses in 10 Years By Chad Faries</a></h3>
				<p>A Preview of Chad Faries' New Memoir
Emergency Press published Chad Faries' latest book titled Drive Me Out of My Mind: 24 Houses in 10 Years: A Memoir&nbsp;this month. I met Faries through read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3291">Ben Hall Salutes Charlie Louvin on New EP</a></h3>
				<p>A LITTLE MORE BEN HALL
Ben Hall's new Tompkins Square released EP--A Little More Ben Hall--salutes country music legend Charlie Louvin. Louvin passed away in January from his read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3290">Lucinda Williams Talks Songwriting</a></h3>
				<p>LUCINDA WILLIAMS TALKS SONGWRITING
Louisiana native Lucinda Williams is out on the road behind her latest album Blessed. She's in Canada for a few shows, and in this Edmonton Journal </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3288">Amy LaVere&#039;s Stranger Me Out July 19</a></h3>
				<p>Amy LaVere's Latest CD Out July 19
On July 19, Archer Records will release Amy LaVere's third studio album, Stranger Me. Stranger Me read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3287">Texas Judge Aims For Willie Nelson</a></h3>
				<p>Texas Judge Aims For Willie Nelson
This morning Texas judge Becky Dean-Walker said she would not accept Willie Nelson's mailed-in plea read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3286">T.C. Boyle&#039;s Robert Johnson Story</a></h3>
				<p>Stones In My Passway, Hellhound On My Trail
In 1977, T.C. Boyle wrote a story about blues legend Robert Johnson titled &quot;Stones In My Passway, Hellhound On My Trail&quot;. read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3285">Happiness Is A Warm Gun: Trigger Hippy Tour Dates</a></h3>
				<p>Trigger Hippy Southern Tour Dates
Trigger Hippy just released five new tour dates. Trigger Hippy consists of The Black Crowes' drummer </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3284">The Avett Brothers Simulcast Red Rocks Concert for NASCAR Race</a></h3>
				<p>The Avett Brothers Perform For NASCAR
The Avett Brothers' July 9 Red Rocks concert will air on the Charlotte Motor Speedway's HD video board. The idea is NASCAR wants to attract more of read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3283">Tom Petty Issues Cease &amp; Desist Letter To Michele Bachman</a></h3>
				<p>Petty Issues Cease &amp; Desist To Republican Presidential Candidate
This article reports </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3281">Sam Peckinpah, Bob Dylan &amp; The Only Photo of Billy the Kid</a></h3>
				<p>Billy The Kid Photo Sold For $2.3M
In the spirit of Sam Peckinpah's film that starred Bob read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3280">New Sly Stone Album Due Out August 16</a></h3>
				<p>Sly Stone's I'm Back! Family &amp; Friends
For the first time since 1982, Sly Stone will release a new album. I'm Back! Family &amp; Friends hits the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3279">The Silvertone Twangs of D. Charles Speer</a></h3>
				<p>The Silvertone Twangs of D. Charles Speer
David Charles Shuford was born in Atlanta, Georgia. In the 90s, he moved to New York City and explored a variety of experimental styles, but his musical foundation never strayed far from pure country.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3275">AthFest Music Festival June 22-26</a></h3>
				<p>2011 AthFest This Weekend
This weekend Athens, Georgia's, annual AthFest Music Festival will take place. AthFest is a non-profit organization dedicated to music and arts education headquartered in Athens. The read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3274">Swampland&#039;s Gospel, Funk &amp; Soul Collection</a></h3>
				<p>Swampland's Gospel, Funk &amp; Soul Collection
It's arguable that one of America's finest contributions to history is music.&nbsp;Deep forms of music culminated from&nbsp;various influences that mold a specific style. In this dispatch, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3273">Girl Power: A Compilation of Swampland&#039;s Most Talented Female Artists</a></h3>
				<p>Swampland Salutes Southern Women: Volume 1
Today we'd like to salute all the great southern female artists we've covered here at Swampland. We've compiled a list of cornerstone interviews/articles/reviews&nbsp;pertaining to these talented read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3272">Clarence Clemons RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Clarence Clemons RIP
(1942-2011)
Bruce Springsteen's longtime Virginia-born saxophonist Clarence Clemons died yesterday in Florida. Clemons suffered a stroke on June 12, and passed away from those complications. Bruce Springsteen released this read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3271">Swampland&#039;s John Coltrane &amp; Thelonious Monk Spotlight</a></h3>
				<p>Swampland's John Coltrane Spotlight
John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk were both born in North Carolina and read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3269">A Father&#039;s Day Gift From The Traveling Wilburys</a></h3>
				<p>Free Father's Day Stream
On Father's Day--Sunday, June 19--The Traveling Wilburys will release a free 24-hour stream of &quot;The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys&quot;. The program begins read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3268">Summer Merle Haggard Southern Tour Dates</a></h3>
				<p>Upcoming Merle Haggard 2011 Southern Tour Dates
Country music legend Merle Haggard prepares for his upcoming summer tour. At 74, Haggard still records, tours and writes timeless music. His work casts a long and wide shadow on American music. Over the years, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3267">Georgia Theatre Grand Opening Update</a></h3>
				<p>Athens Music Venue Rebuilt
On August 1-14, 2011, the Athens, Georgia, music venue--The Georgia Theatre--will host a Grand Opening. The Theatre burned down two years ago. Here are the first scheduled shows at The Georgia Theatre. Stay tuned...
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3266">O Brother, Where Art Thou? Celebrates 10th Anniversary</a></h3>
				<p>O Brother, Where Art Thou? Celebrates 10th Anniversary
GRAMMY&reg; ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOR 2001 
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 
CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY 
WITH EXPANDED TWO-CD DELUXE EDITION

NEW BONUS DISC INCLUDES read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3265">Willie Nelson&#039;s Nightly Bus Theater</a></h3>
				<p>Willie Nelson's Nightly Bus Theater
On this early Sunday evening perhaps some humor is needed. Check out Willie Nelson's June 11 episode of read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3264">Jonathan Wilson Travels To Europe with Jackson Browne</a></h3>
				<p>Jonathan Wilson Travels To Europe in July
North Carolina guitarist Jonathan Wilson will travel to Europe in July to perform dates with Jackson Browne. Wilson will read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3263">From Townes Van Zandt To Doc Watson</a></h3>
				<p>From Townes Van Zandt To Doc Watson
Townes Van Zandt's Live at The Old Quarter read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3262">RIP Philip Walden Jr. (November 15, 1962--June 7, 2011)</a></h3>
				<p>Philip Walden JR. RIP
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3259">Widespread Panic&#039;s John Bell Looks Forward To Bonnaroo 2011</a></h3>
				<p>John Bell On Bonnaroo Ten Years Later
The 2011 Bonnaroo Festival begins on June 9. The four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, celebrates its 10th year.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3257">Bob Dylan&#039;s Upcoming Southern Tour Dates</a></h3>
				<p>Dylan Adds Southern Tour Dates
Yesterday three new southern dates were scheduled on the summer leg of Bob Dylan's 2011 tour. On July 24, Dylan will perform in New Braunfels, Texas. The Bard travels to New Orleans for a July 26 show, and then onto Memphis for read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3256">Rejoice and Shout: The History of Gospel Music</a></h3>
				<p>Don McGlynn's Latest Documentary Rejoice and Shout
Directed by Don McGlynn, Rejoice and Shout&nbsp;documents the 200-year history of gospel music in America. The two-hour film traces fusions of multiple musical styles such as plantation work songs, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3255">Bloodkin&#039;s First 7&quot; Single &amp; Tonight&#039;s 40 Watt Club Performance</a></h3>
				<p>Bloodkin's Mark Fidrych &amp; Evel Knievel
Tonight the Athens, Georgia, band Bloodkin's </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3254">Drive By Truckers Play Georgia Theatre Grand Opening August 12 &amp; 13</a></h3>
				<p>Drive By Truckers Play Georgia Theatre Grand Opening
The Drive By Truckers will play two shows for the Grand Opening of the venerable Athens, Georgia, venue--</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3253">Olga&#039;s Whatever You Want featuring Cody Dickinson</a></h3>
				<p>Olga's Whatever You Want Out June 21, 2011
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Olga Wilhelmine Munding's latest album Whatever You Want will be released on June 21, 2011. Olga wrote Whatever You Want with </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3251">Chris Robinson Brotherhood Big Sur Memorial Weekend</a></h3>
				<p>Chris Robinson Brotherhood &amp; Howlin Rain Big Sur Memorial Weekend
&quot;Lost in the equinox/lightening flash in a blood red sky
Another game of paradox/got the angels choosing sides...&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3249">A Memorial Day Tribute: An Early Salute</a></h3>
				<p>&nbsp;A Salute To All The Veterans

An early salute for the upcoming weekend...

In honor of Memorial Day, and all the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3248">Mississippi Celebrates Its Grammy Legacy on June 7</a></h3>
				<p>Mississippi Celebrates Its Grammy Legacy on June 7
On June 7, 2011, Govenor Haley Barbour and First Lady Marsha Barbour will host the fifth annual Mississippi celebration of its Grammy legacy. The list of performers this year include </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3247">Georgia Public Broadcasting Films &quot;Georgia Outdoors&quot; on the Altamaha River</a></h3>
				<p>GPB Films &quot;Georgia Outdoors&quot; on Altamaha River
Earlier this month, Georgia Public Broadcasting filmed for three days on the Altamaha River in southeast Georgia. Swampland read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3246">Bob Dylan&#039;s 70th Birthday</a></h3>
				<p>Bob Dylan's 70th Birthday
&quot;It's mighty funny, the end of time has just begun.&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3245">Gregg Allman Signs Book Deal</a></h3>
				<p>Greg Allman Memoir Due Out Spring 2012
This week Gregg Allman signed a book deal to write his life story. The memoir will be published by William Morrow in the spring of read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3244">Sunday Sounds: The Basement Tapes</a></h3>
				<p>Bob Dylan &amp; The Band: The Basement Tapes
&quot;Odds and ends
Odds and ends
Lost time
Is not found again...&quot;
&quot;Odds And Ends&quot;
Bob Dylan &amp; The Band

</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3242">Brute: Nine High a Pallet</a></h3>
				<p>Brute: Nine High a Pallet
...Today, a journey through smoke rings of the past...
The band Brute consisted of Athens songwriter Vic Chesnutt recording his material with </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3241">The Art of Will Johnson</a></h3>
				<p>The Artwork of Will Johnson
In preparation for the Texas band Centro-matic's upcoming release--Candidate Waltz--on June 21, I thought I'd shine a light on the artwork of the band's leader read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3239">Never A Pal Like Mother</a></h3>
				<p>Happy Mother's Day 2011
Happy Mother's Day to Everyone! Since it's Mother's Day weekend, I thought I write a dispatch around the great Atlanta label </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3236">Robert Johnson&#039;s 100th Birthday Celebration</a></h3>
				<p>Robert Johnson's 100th Birthday Celebration In May
May 8 marks blues legend Robert Johnson's 100th birthday. The L.A. Times featured </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3235">Levon Helm&#039;s Ramble At The Ryman</a></h3>
				<p>Levon Helm's Ramble At The Ryman
This Nashville Scene article outlines </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3233">Upcoming Buddy Holly Tribute Album Features My Morning Jacket, Justin Townes Earl &amp; The Black Keys</a></h3>
				<p>Buddy Holly Tribute Album Due Out June 28
On June 28 a Buddy Holly tribute album--Rave On--will be released. The 19 Holly songs on Rave On read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3232">Deadly Tornadoes Hit The South</a></h3>
				<p>Deadly Tornadoes Rip Through The South
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Sirens were blowing, clouds spat rain
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And as things came through, it sounded like a train...&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3231">The Latest From the Great Ike Stubblefield</a></h3>
				<p>The Latest From the Great Ike Stubblefield
I conducted a brief interview this morning with the great Ike Stubblefield. Ike played with the Temptations, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3230">New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival Begins Friday</a></h3>
				<p>2011 New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival
The 2011 New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival begins on April 29 and continues until May 8. A wide variety of music, food, parades, culture and crafts will be available to supporters.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3229">Roy Orbison&#039;s Widow Honors His Life On 75th Birthday</a></h3>
				<p>Roy Orbison's Widow Honors Her Husband
Yesterday (April 22) would have been Roy Orbison's 75th birthday. His widow, Barbara, dicusses her husband's life and musical legacy in this </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3228">CD Reviews of 2011 (So Far...)</a></h3>
				<p>CD Reviews of 2011 (So Far...)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot; I will see you on Good Friday...&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3227">Film Reviews of the Past</a></h3>
				<p>Swampland Film Reviews of the Past
Today's dispatch includes a list of various films reviewed on Swampland. This follows up recent lists of book and </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3226">Book Reviews of the Past</a></h3>
				<p>Book Reviews of the Past on Mystery and Manners
Today I thought I'd include a list of a few books reviewed on Swampland from the past. Perhaps a title will ignite some inspiration for a reader to seek out a specific book or story. While a read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3225">The Never Ending Soul Food Tour: H &amp; H Restaurant Macon, GA</a></h3>
				<p>H &amp; H Restaurant
807 Forsyth Avenue
Macon, GA 31201
478-742-9810
www.mamalouise.com
James Calemine&rsquo;s &ldquo;Never Ending Soul Food Tour&rdquo; includes documented visits to barbecue joints, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3224">Jonathan Wilson&#039;s Gentle Spirit Due Out July 2011</a></h3>
				<p>Gentle Spirit Out July 2011
North Carolina native Jonathan Wilson's long-awaited second studio album--Gentle Spirit--will be released in July 2011 according read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3222">Furthur Southern Shows Announced</a></h3>
				<p>Southern Furthur Dates
Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will bring their band--Furthur--south this summer. The tour begins in June. The southern dates begin in July, which include Raleigh, NC&nbsp;(July 28), Simpsonville, SC (July 29), Saint Augustine, FL (July read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3221">Black Crowe Steve Gorman Sits In With Bobby Keys Band</a></h3>
				<p>Bobby Keys Band In Nashville
Texas native Bobby Keys played saxophone for The Rolling Stones, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3219">Widespread Panic&#039;s Sunny Ortiz Calls On His Day Off</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic Percussionist Calls From Home
Today Widespread Panic's </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3218">Widespread Panic&#039;s Todd Nance From Asheville</a></h3>
				<p>Panic Drummer Reports From Asheville
Yesterday I called Widespread Panic drummer</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3217">Jack White To Record Jerry Lee Lewis In Nashville On April 16</a></h3>
				<p>Jack White Producing Jerry Lee Lewis
Jack White's Third Man Records announced Monday on Record Store Day--April 16--Jerry Lee Lewis will perform live in Nashville. White will produce the live recording with a read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3216">Wilmot Greene Interview: Update On Rebuilding The Georgia Theatre</a></h3>
				<p>Wilmot Greene Interview April 2011: Update On The Georgia Theatre

Today I called our friend owner of the Georgia Theatre--Wilmot Greene--regarding the rebuilding of the venerable Athens, Georgia, music venue. Here&rsquo;s the latest &hellip;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3215">Widespread Panic Begins 25th Anniversary Tour Tonight in Louisville, Kentucky</a></h3>
				<p>Opening Night of Widespread Panic 25th Anniversary Tour: Louisville, KY

Tonight Widespread Panic begin their 25th Anniversary tour in Louisville, Kentucky. In February Panic played in Athens and Atlanta, Georgia, to commemorate their first gig in read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3214">MLB Opening Day 2011</a></h3>
				<p>MLB Opening Day 2011

&ldquo;I was fairly typical of my generation of Southerners, I suppose. I got hooked on the game when I heard Mel Allen&rsquo;s tense description of Enos (&lsquo;Country&rdquo;) Slaughter of the Cardinals winning the &rsquo;46 read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3213">Tom Petty&#039;s Buried Treasure Contest</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Petty&rsquo;s Buried Treasure Contest

On April 14, Sirius XM will broadcast a special 2-hour live event&mdash;Tom Petty&rsquo;s Ultimate Buried Treasure&mdash;in celebration of Petty&rsquo;s exclusive Sirius XM radio show. Petty&rsquo;s read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3212">Friendship, Love &amp; Betrayal in Modern Times</a></h3>
				<p>Friendship, Love &amp; Betrayal In Modern Times

&ldquo;You got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend
When I was down you just stood there grinning&hellip;&rdquo;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3210">Spike Lee Speaks Tonight At Savannah State University</a></h3>
				<p>An Evening with Spike Lee

Tonight Atlanta born filmmaker Spike Lee will speak at Savannah State University. Lee will discuss his life, work, politics and the ability of film to effect social change. SSU professor Chad Faries has been spreading the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3209">Pinetop Perkins RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Pinetop Perkins RIP

The great blues pianist Joseph Willie &ldquo;Pinetop&rdquo; Perkins died today of a cardiac arrest at 97 years old in Austin, Texas. Born in Belzoni, Mississippi, Perkins played with many of America&rsquo;s blues greats such as read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3208">Melvin Sparks RIP</a></h3>
				<p>RIP Melvin Sparks

R &amp; B-jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks died on March 13 at age&nbsp;64. Born in Houston, Texas, Sparks started playing guitar at age 11. He even performed with B.B. King read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3206">Black Joe Louis &amp; The Honeybears Call on &#039;Relatives&#039; at SXSW</a></h3>
				<p>Black Joe Louis &amp; The&nbsp;Honeybears&nbsp;Perform At SXSW
The Austin, Texas, soul/blues band Black Joe Louis &amp; The Honeybears formed in 2007. Heavily influenced by </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3205">New Orleans Tennessee Williams Festival Begins March 23</a></h3>
				<p>New Orleans Tennessee Williams Festival
&ldquo;New Orleans is where Tom became &lsquo;Tennessee&rsquo; and he considered our city his spiritual home&rdquo;, said Paul J. Willis, executive director of the annual </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3203">The 2011 Savannah Music Festival</a></h3>
				<p>2011 Savannah Music Festival
2011 marks the 22nd year of the Savannah Music Festival. This year, events transpire March 24 through April 9. The festival&rsquo;s mission statement indicates read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3202">The North Mississippi Allstars Talk Jim Dickinson</a></h3>
				<p>The North Mississippi Allstars Talk Jim Dickinson
This recent NPR interview highlights the North Mississippi Allstars&rsquo; latest read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3200">Dr. John, Joe Tex, Tom Waits &amp; Leon Russell 26th Annual Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Nominees</a></h3>
				<p>26th Annual Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony on March 14
On March 14, the 26th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. On March 20, the performance will be broadcast on television.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3198">Widespread Panic, Jason Isbell &amp; Lucinda Williams Set To Perform SXSW</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic, Jason Isbell &amp; Lucinda Williams Perform SXSW
My friend Jim Flammia sent me a release yesterday regarding All Eyes Media artists performing at South By Southwest next week. Here is the release:
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3197">Swamptown Getdown Music Festival This Weekend in Waycross</a></h3>
				<p>Swamptown Getdown Music Festival This Weekend In Waycross
The first annual Swamptown Getdown Music Festival will take place on the vast Okefenokee Fair Grounds, just minutes from the fabled Okefenokee Swamp this weekend on March 11 &amp; 12. The weekend will read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3196">Chris Robinson Reveals Band Line Up In Brotherhood</a></h3>
				<p>Chris Robinson Reveals Band Line Up In Brotherhood
Black Crowes lead singer Chris Robinson revealed his new band line up at the end of last week. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3195">Jack White Explores the Art of Auctioneering</a></h3>
				<p>Jack White Explores the Art of Auctioneering
Jack White now lives in Nashville. Best known as founder of the&nbsp;The White Stripes, White also spearheaded&nbsp;groups and projects like The Raconteurs, Loretta Lynn&rsquo;s masterpiece Van Lear Rose, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3192">The New Kennesaw State University Music &amp; Entertainment Business Program</a></h3>
				<p>Kennesaw State University Music &amp; Entertainment Business Program
Twenty miles north of Atlanta, the venerable Kennesaw State University now offers rare opportunities for students to earn first-hand experience in the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3191">Eddie Kirkland RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Eddie Kirkland RIP
Blues guitarist Eddie Kirkland died on Sunday in Florida. Kirkland, born in Jamaica and raised in Dothan, Alabama, served as Otis Redding&rsquo;s read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3190">Levon Helm On The Road: Spring 2011</a></h3>
				<p>Levon Helm On The Road
On Saturday, February 26, Levon Helm hosted one of his &lsquo;Midnight Rambles&rsquo; featuring&nbsp; old Band-mate Garth Hudson. February read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3189">The Sunday Sounds of Dust To Digital</a></h3>
				<p>The Sunday Sounds of Dust To Digital
It&rsquo;s been months since I&rsquo;ve written a &lsquo;Sunday Sounds&rsquo; dispatch. Today the temperature is predicted to hit 80 degrees. I may read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3188">Shannon McNally Plays Chickie Wah Wah Tonight in New Orleans</a></h3>
				<p>Shannon McNally At Chickie Wah Wah Tonight
Shannon McNally's latest CD, Western Ballad, hits the street on March 22. McNally and her band Hot Sauce will play </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3187">New Orleans Film Fans Anticipate Akira Kurosawa&#039;s Rashomon</a></h3>
				<p>New Orleans Film Fans Anticipate Akira Kurosawa&rsquo;s Rashomon
This weekend the New Orleans Film Society presents Japanese director Akira Kurosawa&rsquo;s crime classic </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3186">RIP Joseph &quot;Red Dog&quot; Campbell (1942-2011)</a></h3>
				<p>Joseph &quot;Red Dog&quot; Campbell RIP
Longtime Allman Brothers Band roadie and writer Joseph &ldquo;Red Dog&rdquo; Campbell passed away on February 21, 2011. Campbell operated as one of the original read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3185">Avett Brothers Perform To Help Rebuild Georgia Theatre</a></h3>
				<p>The Avett Brothers Perform to Help Rebuild The Georgia Theatre
In efforts to rebuild the venerable Georgia Theatre, the </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3184">R.L. Burnside &amp; the Indestructible Beat of the Blues</a></h3>
				<p>R.L. Burnside &amp; the Indestructible Beat of the Blues
R.L. Burnside ranks as one of America&rsquo;s seminal bluesman. Born during 1926 in Oxford, Mississippi, Burnside spent most of his life in the hills of North Mississippi. His slashing-style of powerful music evokes read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3183">Hunter S. Thompson: July 18, 1937-Feb 20, 2005</a></h3>
				<p>Hunter S. Thompson: July 18, 1937-Feb 20, 2005
&lsquo;And I will give him the morning star.&rsquo;

&ldquo;That&rsquo;s from read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3182">Merle Haggard On A Saturday Night</a></h3>
				<p>Merle Haggard On A Saturday Night
This afternoon I re-read Paul Hemphill&rsquo;s story from Too Old To Cry (1981) about Merle Haggard titled &ldquo;Okie&rdquo;. read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3179">Free Bonus Tracks with The Drive By Truckers’ Go-Go Boots To Support Indie Record Stores </a></h3>
				<p>Free Bonus Tracks with The Drive By Truckers&rsquo; Go-Go Boots To Support Indie Record Stores
In light of the Drive By Truckers new release </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3178">Widespread Panic’s 25th Anniversary Athens Shows</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic&rsquo;s 25th Anniversary Athens Shows
&ldquo;Time machines, remembered scenes
A wrangler rides through a passing stream&hellip;&rdquo;
&ldquo;Space Wrangler&rdquo;
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3177">...On the Eve of Widespread Panic&#039;s 25th Year Anniversary Shows in Athens, Georgia...</a></h3>
				<p>A Prelude To The Spectacle: In Athens, Georgia: Widespread Panic&rsquo;s 25th Anniversary Shows
&quot;Every generation learns to dance,
Across that floor they steal their moments...&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3174">John Mellencamp&#039;s No Better Than This</a></h3>
				<p>John Mellencamp&rsquo;s No Better Than This
Recorded by T-Bone Burnett, No Better Than This counts as </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3172">Chris Robinson Brotherhood Tour Dates Announced</a></h3>
				<p>Chris Robinson Brotherhood Tour Dates
The Black Crowes just completed their &lsquo;Say Goodnight To The Bad Guys Tour&rsquo; in December. Since the Crowes are on&nbsp;hiatus, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3171">Pre-Review First Listen: The Drive By Truckers&#039; Go-Go Boots</a></h3>
				<p>Pre-Review First Listen: Drive By Truckers&rsquo; Go-Go Boots
On February 15, the Drive By Truckers officially release their latest studio album, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3170">Arhoolie Records Celebrates 50 Years</a></h3>
				<p>Arhoolie Records Celebrates 50 Years
Chris Strachwitz, 79, owns Arhoolie Records. The label, founded in 1960, has issued 400 albums, and more than 6500 songs of some of America&rsquo;s most resonating roots music. Most read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3169">Bloodkin&#039;s Colorado Acoustic Run &amp; Post-Panic Electric Evening at the 40-Watt Club</a></h3>
				<p>Bloodkin&rsquo;s Colorado Run &amp; Post-Panic 40-Watt Show
Widespread Panic kicks off their </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3168">RIP Charlie Louvin</a></h3>
				<p>RIP Charlie Louvin
The great Charlie Louvin lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3167">Tommy Lee Jones Directs Cormac McCarthy&#039;s The Sunset Limited For HBO Films</a></h3>
				<p>Tommy Lee Jones Produces Cormac McCarthy&rsquo;s The Sunset Limited For HBO
Tommy Lee Jones directed and produced Cormac McCarthy&rsquo;s novel The Sunset Limited for </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3166">Widespread Panic&#039;s Sunny Ortiz Discusses 25 Year Anniversary Tour</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic&rsquo;s Sunny Ortiz Discusses 25 Year Anniversary Tour
Today I interviewed Widespread Panic percussionist Sunny Ortiz. Sunny called me from Panic&rsquo;s Brown Cat offices located in the group&rsquo;s hometown of Athens, Georgia. We discussed read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3165">Steve Earle Plans Album, Book &amp; Tour</a></h3>
				<p>Busy 2011 For Steve Earle
USA Today reported this afternoon that Steve Earle plans for a busy 2011. On April 26, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3163">Wanda Jackson&#039;s The Party Ain&#039;t Over</a></h3>
				<p>Wanda Jackson: The Party Ain't Over
The Party Ain't Over counts as Wanda Jackson's first studio album in eight years. The release date for The Party Ain't Over is January 25. 'The Queen of Rockabilly' sings 12 cover songs produced by Jack read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3161">Jason Isbell &amp; the 400 Unit&#039;s Upcoming Here We Rest</a></h3>
				<p>Jason Isbell &amp; the 400 Unit&rsquo;s Here We Rest
The official release date is not until April, but yesterday I received my press copy of Jason Isbell &amp; the 400 Unit&rsquo;s upcoming read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3160">Bob Dylan Signs Six Book Deal</a></h3>
				<p>Bob Dylan Signs Six Book Deal
&hellip;A quick newsreel on the ol&rsquo; Bard&hellip;Rolling Stone reported yesterday that Bob Dylan agreed to write two sequels to read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3159">20 Interviews From The Archive</a></h3>
				<p>20 Interviews From Swampland/Mystery and Manners Archive
Amid other pressing projects, today I thought I&rsquo;d construct a dispatch regarding 20 interviews from the Swampland/Mystery And Manners archive. Each artist read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3158">Marc Ford Looks Forward to Texas Shows Later This Month</a></h3>
				<p>Marc Ford's Fuzz Machine In Texas
Marc Ford will play five shows in Texas this month. &nbsp;I hope to have my recent two interviews with&nbsp;Ford ready by Monday or Tuesday. For read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3157">Drive By Truckers Shift Into Overdrive</a></h3>
				<p>The Drive By Truckers Shift Into Overdrive
This Friday and Saturday the Drive By Truckers will play their annual benefit concert at Athens, Georgia&rsquo;s, 40-Watt Club for </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3155">Widespread Panic’s John Bell’s Upcoming Charity ‘Classic &amp; Concert’: Hannah’s Buddies</a></h3>
				<p>John Bell's Upcoming Hannah's Buddies 'Classic &amp; Concert'
Yesterday I conducted Part Two of my recent interview series with Widespread Panic&rsquo;s read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3153">Gregg Allman&#039;s Low Country Blues</a></h3>
				<p>Gregg Allman&rsquo;s Low Country Blues
On January 18, Gregg Allman&rsquo;s latest studio recording&mdash;Low Country Blues&mdash;hits the streets. Produced by T-Bone Burnett, Low Country Blues read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3151">Robert Plant Pays Tribute To Townes Van Zandt</a></h3>
				<p>Robert Plant&rsquo;s Homage To Townes Van Zandt
Robert Plant recorded Townes Van Zandt&rsquo;s &ldquo;Harm Swift Way&rdquo; on his new Band of Joy disc. I heard the song today, and I read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3150">The Black Angels: Phosphene Dream</a></h3>
				<p>The Black Angels: Phosphene Dream
The Austin, Texas, band The Black Angels are a killer psychedelic rock group. They&nbsp; derived the name from the Velvet Underground song &ldquo;The Black Angel&rsquo;s Death Song.&rdquo; The Black Angels recently released their third read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3149">Ben Nichols Plays The Last Pale Light in the West</a></h3>
				<p>Ben Nichols Plays &lsquo;The Last Pale Light In the West&rsquo;
On January 11, Lucero&rsquo;s Ben Nichols will perform a solo acoustic show at Arkansas CD &amp; Record Exchange in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The same day Nichols&rsquo; great 2008 solo effort--</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3148">Rolling Stones Cover Bob Dylan For Ian Stewart Tribute Album</a></h3>
				<p>Rolling Stones Cover Bob Dylan For Ian Stewart Tribute Album
British piano player Ben Waters recorded a tribute album for the Rolling Stones&rsquo; read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3146">Widespread Panic Announces 25th Year Anniversary Tour Plans</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Announces 25th Year Anniversary Plans
This afternoon Widespread Panic announced&nbsp;plans for their 25th Anniversary tour. Here&rsquo;s the official read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3145">R.E.M. Release New Single &quot;Oh My Heart&quot; Today</a></h3>
				<p>R.E.M Releases New Single &ldquo;Oh My Heart&rdquo; Today
In about two months R.E.M. will release their 15th studio album, Collapse Into Now. Today the group released a song from Collapse Into Now called &ldquo;Oh My Heart&rdquo;. R.E.M. dedicated the song read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3144">Relic From The Past: Circle Sound</a></h3>
				<p>Relic From The Past: Circle Sound
On January 19, 2007, The Black Crowes&rsquo; Rich Robinson and the </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3143">The Rising Tide of Widespread Panic</a></h3>
				<p>The Rising Tide of Widespread Panic
The rising tide of Widespread Panic rapidly approaches. The Athens, Georgia, band enjoyed a successful run behind the group's latest studio read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3142">The &#039;True Grit&#039; of Charles Portis</a></h3>
				<p>The True Grit of Charles Portis
For the second time, the Charles Portis novel, True Grit, has been adapted to film. The first movie&mdash;starring John Wayne&mdash;hit the silver screen in 1969. Now, Joel &amp; Ethan Coen have transformed the classic Portis novel read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3140">Merry Christmas From Swampland</a></h3>
				<p>Merry Christmas From Swampland
Ho, Ho, Ho&hellip;I&rsquo;d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Swampland. Thanks for all the support. A Happy New Year to you all! Don&rsquo;t let the Devil get you down. I&rsquo;ve included a couple of read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3139">Let Your Feet Do The Talkin&#039;: A Holiday Gift (Part Two)...</a></h3>
				<p>Stuart Copeland&rsquo;s Latest Documentary
On the heels of yesterday&rsquo;s holiday gift dispatch, today&rsquo;s&nbsp;stocking selection emerges as another </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3138">Ten Thousand Points of Light: A Holiday Gift...</a></h3>
				<p>Dust-To-Digital's Latest Release
Here's a stocking gift for the holiday season...This latest Dust-To-Digital release serves as the 20th Anniversary of George read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3135">North Mississippi Allstars Announce New Album &amp; Dates with Robert Plant</a></h3>
				<p>North Mississippi Allstars' 2011 Plans
The North Mississippi Allstars will release their new album--Keys To The Kingdom--on February 1, 2011.&nbsp;December 28 begins the Allstars' tour. On New Year's read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3134">Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone</a></h3>
				<p>Mavis Staples&rsquo;: You Are Not Alone
Produced by Wilco&rsquo;s Jeff Tweedy, gospel-soul legend Mavis Staples&rsquo; latest disc&mdash;You Are Not Alone&mdash;counts as one of read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3132">Marc Ford’s “Future Too” Featured On FX’s Sons of Anarchy</a></h3>
				<p>Marc Ford&rsquo;s &ldquo;Future Too&rdquo; Featured On FX&rsquo;s Sons of Anarchy
&ldquo;Well, I can see into the future too&hellip;&rdquo;
--Marc Ford
&ldquo;Future Too&rdquo;
I interviewed Marc Ford today regarding his new album&nbsp;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3129">Members of Widespread Panic Perform This Weekend</a></h3>
				<p>Members of Widespread Panic Perform This Weekend
This weekend members of Widespread Panic will play&nbsp;several gigs. On Thursday, Widespread Panic drummer Todd Nance will perform in Athens, Georgia, with his new band, The Romper Stompers. The band includes Nance, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3127">Marc Ford&#039;s Fuzz Machine</a></h3>
				<p>Marc Ford's Fuzz Machine Out Now
Tone guru and guitar extraordinaire Marc Ford released a new album&mdash;Fuzz Machine&mdash;on November 30. These ten songs were recorded around the time of his 2007 </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3125">Luther Dickinson &amp; The Sons of Mudboy Earn Grammy Nomination</a></h3>
				<p>Luther Dickinson &amp; The Sons of Mudboy Earn Grammy Nomination
Luther Dickinson and his band The Sons of Mudboy earned a Grammy nomination for their album read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3124">Ryan Bingham Headlines ‘Stand Up For Kids’ Benefit On Dec 5</a></h3>
				<p>Ryan Bingham Headlines &lsquo;Stand Up For Kids&rsquo; On Dec 5
Oscar-winning musician Ryan Bingham and his band The Dead Horses will headline LA&rsquo;s first annual benefit concert on Dec. 5. This one-day festival raises funds and promotes awareness concerning youth read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3123">Widespread Panic’s Porch Songs Vol. 6 &amp; Archive Series #5</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic&rsquo;s Porch Songs Vol. 6 &amp; Archive Series #5
May 31, 1996, counted as Widespread Panic&rsquo;s first headlining performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. Since then, Panic has sold out the majestic venue 35 consecutive times. read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3121">Tom Waits&#039; Hard Ground Set For Publication In March 2011</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Waits&rsquo; Hard Ground
A book of Tom Waits&rsquo; poetry, Hard Ground, will be published in March 2011. Award winning photojournalist Michael O&rsquo;Brien shot the photos of many homeless people to accompany Waits&rsquo; words for the book.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3120">The Buzz Around Savannah Bee</a></h3>
				<p>The Buzz Around Savannah Bee
Two days ago I interviewed my old friend Ted Dennard, proprietor of the Savannah Bee Company. Savannah Bee specializes in the highest quality of honey, lip balm and body care products. Ted read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3117">Cowboy Junkies Releasing Vic Chesnutt Tribute: Demons</a></h3>
				<p>Cowboy Junkies Releasing Vic Chesnutt Tribute: Demons
The Cowboy Junkies will release a tribute to Vic Chesnutt&mdash;Demons&mdash;in February. On December 25, 2009, Chesnutt committed suicide. The Cowboy Junkies&rsquo; Michael Timmons recently spoke about read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3114">The Black Crowes At Atlanta’s Tabernacle: Night One</a></h3>
				<p>The Black Crowes At Atlanta&rsquo;s Tabernacle: Night One
A quick dispatch regarding last night...Friday counted as the first of two Black Crowes shows in their hometown of Atlanta at The read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3111">The Captain Gabby Sails On The Georgia Coast Mothership Tour</a></h3>
				<p>The Georgia Coast Mothership Tour
Not one cloud floated in the powder blue sky today. At three o&rsquo;clock it was 70 degrees, and for mid-November you can&rsquo;t ask for much better weather. This afternoon I took a tour on the charter boat, The Captain Gabby, starting read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3109">Funkadelic&#039;s Soulful Glory</a></h3>
				<p>Funkadelic's Soulful Glory
&ldquo;I recollect with mixed emotions
All the good times we used to have,
But you were making preparation
For the final separation
And you blew everything we had.
You get your love on credit
And your read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3108">Atlanta Label Dust To Digital&#039;s Latest Releases Arrive</a></h3>
				<p>The Latest Dust To Digital Releases Arrive
The latest Dust To Digital releases arrived in the mail today. I called </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3105">Keith Richards Writes About Gram Parsons In Life</a></h3>
				<p>Keith Richards Writes About Gram Parsons in Life
I&rsquo;ve been reading Keith Richards&rsquo; new book, Life. I&rsquo;ve already made some notes for the Swampland review, but today I reached page 247 where Keith writes about Gram Parsons. read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3102">Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers&#039; Damn The Torpedoes Deluxe Edition Out Now</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers Damn The Torpedoes Reissue
This week a deluxe re-issue of Tom Petty&rsquo;s 1979 Damn The Torpedoes hit the streets. The deluxe edition contains songs left off the original album such as &ldquo;Surrender&rdquo;, &ldquo;Casa read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3099">The Latest Episode of Steve Gorman’s Sports</a></h3>
				<p>The Latest Episode of Black Crowes' Drummer Sports Show
This afternoon I listened to Black Crowes&rsquo; drummer Steve Gorman&rsquo;s weekly sports podcast. They discussed the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3098">Drive By Truckers’ Go-Go Boots Out Feb 15, 2011</a></h3>
				<p>Drive By Truckers&rsquo; Go-Go Boots Out Feb 15, 2011
The Drive By Truckers just arrived in London to prepare for a month long tour of Europe. They will be back in time for Warren Haynes&rsquo; Christmas Jam in December. The Truckers&rsquo; NYE show will feature horns, Kelly read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3097">The Black Crowes&#039; 5-Night New York City Run</a></h3>
				<p>The Black Crowes&rsquo; New York City Run
&nbsp;&quot;You can see by the look in my eyes
That the devil takes his own
You can tell by these holes in my heart
That I've still kept my soul..&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3094">Daniel Lanois’ Soulful Mining &amp; Black Dub</a></h3>
				<p>Daniel Lanois&rsquo; Soulful Mining &amp; Black Dub
Daniel Lanois&rsquo; new band, Black Dub, augments jazz, reggae, blues and soul into one potent sound. read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3092">Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures In Rock N Roll America: An Afternoon with Author Chris Price</a></h3>
				<p>Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock N Roll America
I spent this fine overcast November afternoon with British writer Chris Price. Chris and Joe Harland, two BBC Radio employees, wrote Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures In Rock N Roll America. The book read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3090">Music Maker&#039;s &#039;Homebrew Hootenanny&#039; (And A Lookback)</a></h3>
				<p>Music Maker&rsquo;s Saturday Homebrew Hootenanny
Music Maker Relief Foundation, a non-profit organization, dedicated to assisting neglected southern musicians with daily expenses, instrument acquisition, recording, and read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3085">Georgia&#039;s Rock &amp; Roll Halloween Weekend</a></h3>
				<p>Georgia&rsquo;s Rock &amp; Roll Halloween Weekend
...Written from the eye of the tempest near the Georgia-Florida line during Halloween weekend for the UGA versus UF football game...
&nbsp;
Folks are rushing around here with football, rock &amp; roll and a read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3083">RIP Lisa Blount</a></h3>
				<p>RIP Lisa Blount
Filmmaker Ray McKinnon&rsquo;s wife, Lisa Blount, died yesterday at home. Blount, 53, of Little Rock, Arkansas, suffered a chronic illness similar to multiple sclerosis, and complained of not feeling well days before she died.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3082">Dylan, Petty &amp; Drive By Truckers Participate In ‘Back To Black Friday’</a></h3>
				<p>Dylan, Petty &amp; Drive By Truckers Participate In &lsquo;Back To Black Friday&rsquo;
In support of independent record stores, November 26 stands as &lsquo;Back To Black Friday&rsquo;. Artists such as Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, The Drive By Truckers, Iron &amp; Wine, U2, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3081">Sam Shepard&#039;s Rolling Thunder Logbook</a></h3>
				<p>Sam Shepard&rsquo;s Rolling Thunder Logbook
The scent of rock &amp; roll literature lingers in the air these days. Today I scanned my music bookshelf, and pulled down a copy of Sam Shepard&rsquo;s The Rolling Thunder Logbook. Shepard traveled with Bob Dylan read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3078">Mark Kemp, Keith Richards, Bloodkin &amp; The Fandango Brothers Last Night at Dog Ear Books </a></h3>
				<p>High Grade Fun:
Mark Kemp, Keith Richards, Bloodkin &amp; The Fandango Brothers&nbsp;At Dog Ear Books Last Night
&quot;Never got a flash out of cocktails
When I got some flesh off the bone.
Never got a lift out of lear jets</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3072">Marion Brown RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Marion Brown RIP
Atlanta-born jazz saxophonist Marion Brown died on Monday, October 18, 2010. Brown&rsquo;s talent landed him in the rare company of New York&rsquo;s avant-garde jazz scene where Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane pioneered an American musical read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3070">The Return of Cat Power</a></h3>
				<p>The Return of Cat Power
Atlanta girl Chan Marshall (Cat Power) plays four shows this weekend. It&rsquo;s been a while since she&rsquo;s been in front of a live audience, but it&rsquo;s good to see her back. On Thursday, she performs in Seattle at read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3069">My Morning Jacket Plays Levon Helm&#039;s Latest Midnight Ramble</a></h3>
				<p>My Morning Jacket Plays Levon Helm&rsquo;s Midnight Ramble
Last Saturday My Morning Jacket played an hour-long set to open for Levon Helm&rsquo;s stellar band at Helm&rsquo;s latest legendary Midnight read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3068">Gone, But Not Forgotten: T. Lavitz</a></h3>
				<p>Gone, But Not Forgotten: T. Lavitz
April 16, 1956-October 7, 2010


&ldquo;Midnight on a carousel ride
Reaching for the gold ring down inside
Never could reach
It just slips away but I try&hellip;&rdquo;
&ldquo;Crazy read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3067">Leon Russell Returns To The Spotlight On &#039;The Union&#039;</a></h3>
				<p>Leon Russell &amp; Elton John Release The Union October 19


I always loved Leon Russell&rsquo;s songs. The Oklahoma native played with </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3065">Keith Richards&#039; New Memoir &#039;Life&#039;</a></h3>
				<p>Keith Richards&rsquo; New Memoir &lsquo;Life&rsquo;
Rolling Stone&rsquo;s latest issue contains excerpts from Keith Richards&rsquo; new book Life. Richards wrote the book with British author James Fox. The two started the project in 2007. I can&rsquo;t wait read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3061">The Moth In New Orleans: A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power</a></h3>
				<p>The Moth In New Orleans: A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power
I now will be covering George Dawes Green&rsquo;s indelible raconteurs club--The read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3060">Nuci&#039;s Space Night at Terrapin Brewery</a></h3>
				<p>Nuci&rsquo;s Space Night at Terrapin Brewery
On October 22, the University of Georgia Music Business Program presents Nuci&rsquo;s Space Night at Terrapin Brewery in Athens, Georgia. </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3059">Nobel Peace Prize Campaign For Willie Nelson</a></h3>
				<p>Nobel Peace Prize Campaign for Willie Nelson
A Nobel Peace Prize Campaign has been launched for Willie Nelson and his FARM AID efforts. For the last 25 years Nelson has assisted the American farmer through FARM AID as well as raised awareness of healthy foods.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3057">The Unchained Tour of Georgia Documentary</a></h3>
				<p>The Unchained Tour of Georgia Documentary
On Monday, before the evening performance of The Unchained Tour of Georgia, I spoke with author </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3055">St. Simons Island: First Stop On The Unchained Tour of Georgia</a></h3>
				<p>The UnchainedTour: St. Simons Island
I wanted to have the entire article written about last night&rsquo;s first stop on The Unchained Tour, but there&rsquo;s too much material. Right now, a brief dispatch will have to suffice. The Unchained Tour of Georgia, spearheaded by read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3054">Streams of Coastal Culture...</a></h3>
				<p>Streams of Coastal Culture
&ldquo;May you live in interesting times&hellip;&rdquo;
--Chinese Proverb
Down here on coastal Georgia it&rsquo;s festive. Golfer Davis Love&rsquo;s PGA tour event--The McGladrey Classic--is going on right now. R.E.M&rsquo;s Mike read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3052">Patterson Hood&#039;s Benefit for U.S. Congress Candidate Russell Edwards</a></h3>
				<p>Patterson Hood&rsquo;s Benefit For Russell Edwards
Patterson Hood and </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3051">From Townes To Peckinpah</a></h3>
				<p>From Townes To Peckinpah
&ldquo;The hero and the artist compare notes
on the 21st century&hellip;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3049">Dust To Digital&#039;s Latest Release: Let Your Feet Do The Talkin&#039;</a></h3>
				<p>Dust To Digital&rsquo;s Let Your Feet Do The Talkin&rsquo;
Lance Ledbetter&rsquo;s Atlanta label Dust to Digital just released their latest project, Let Your Feet Do The Talkin&rsquo;. This 30-minute read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3048">A Call From George Dawes Green: Prelude to the Unchained Tour</a></h3>
				<p>A Call From George Dawes Green
The Unchained Georgia Tour: A Prelude To Opening Night
This afternoon esteemed author and The Moth creator </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3045">Widespread Panic Rocks Saint Augustine</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic Visits The First Coast
My ears are still ringing&hellip;
Widespread Panic delivered an energetic show last night at the beautiful Saint Augustine read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3043">President Obama Describes Meeting Bob Dylan</a></h3>
				<p>President Obama Describes Meeting Bob Dylan
On September 17, 2010, President Obama conducted an interview with Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone magazine. It&rsquo;s an extensive read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3041">A Conversation with Alabama Guitarist &amp; Songwriter Riley Watkins</a></h3>
				<p>Riley Watkins To Discuss Grandma's Roadhouse&nbsp;
Everyone likes a good story. The Riley Watkins story proves to be one you should hear. This Alabama guitarist and songwriter stands as an obscure&nbsp;American hero that any real music fan would love.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3040">Tom Waits Nominated for Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Waits Nominated For Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame
This week 15 artists were named for nomination into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The inductees will be announced on December 26. The annual ceremony will be held on March 14, 2011. Tom Waits' name is in the hat...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3039">The Ray Charles Memorial Library Opens in Los Angeles</a></h3>
				<p>The Ray Charles Library Opens in Los Angeles
The Ray Charles Memorial Library opened last Thursday in Los Angeles, California, on what would have been his 80th birthday. Ray Charles built the RPM International Building in 1964 to serve as his recording read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3038">Sunday Sounds: Prayers &amp; Light For Widespread Panic&#039;s Garrie Vereen</a></h3>
				<p>Prayers &amp; Light For Widespread Panic&rsquo;s Stage Captain Garrie Vereen
&ldquo;Like a wheel to the river
A mother's moon and sun
Dreams against the wind
Oh, and lifetimes undone
Over and over
And over again
I was made read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3036">Neil Young&#039;s Southern Shows &amp; Le Noise...Bob Dylan Southern Tour Dates Released...Island Notes</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young in Clearwater Florida Tonight
Before the release of his new record Le Noise on September 28, Neil Young will play a string of southern shows beginning tonight in Clearwater, Florida. On the full moon tomorrow Neil plays Hollywood, Florida, and then read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3034">Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers MOJO Tour: The Last Five Days</a></h3>
				<p>The Last Few Shows of Mojo Tour
Last night Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers played in Raliegh, North Carolina. Only five shows remain on the MOJO tour. For these last shows, ZZ Top serves as the opening band.</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3032">Ryan Bingham &amp; Willie Nelson: Double-Barreled Americana Show On The Road</a></h3>
				<p>Willie Nelson &amp; Ryan Bingham: Double-Barreled Americana
Ryan Bingham serves as Willie read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3030">The 13th Annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull &amp; Festival This Weekend in Waycross, Georgia</a></h3>
				<p>13th Annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull &amp; Tribute Festival
&ldquo;This old town&rsquo;s filled with sin
It&rsquo;ll swallow you in
If you&rsquo;ve got some money to burn&hellip;&rdquo;
&ldquo;Sin City&rdquo;
The Flying Burrito read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3029">Soulful Southern Brew: Atlanta&#039;s Red Brick Brewery</a></h3>
				<p>Soulful Southern Brew: Atlanta&rsquo;s Red Brick Brewery
Yesterday and today I spoke with Red Brick Brewery&rsquo;s Regional Manager Chris Caban. Yesterday he was driving through Charleston, and today he was having lunch in Columbia, South Carolina. Red Brick distributes read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3028">42 Years Later: Buffalo Springfield Reunites At Bridge School Benefit</a></h3>
				<p>Buffalo Springfield Reunites At Young&rsquo;s Bridge School Benefit
Buffalo Springfield will reunite for the first time in 42 years at </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3027">Bloodkin Opens First Shows of Widespread Panic&#039;s Fall Tour This Weekend</a></h3>
				<p>Bloodkin Kicks Off Panic Tour
As fall descends, the interesting season of&nbsp;live shows begin&hellip;Bloodkin&rsquo;s Daniel Hutchens, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3026">This Weekend In Georgia: Drivin N Cryin&#039;s Equipment Stolen &amp; The Black Crowes Inducted Into GMHOF</a></h3>
				<p>Drivin N Cryin Ripped Off &amp; Black Crowes Rock &amp; Roll Induction

After a Friday night gig in Macon, Georgia, Drivin N Cryin&rsquo;s gear trailer was stolen. The band stayed at a hotel and went out for something to eat after the show, and when they returned their read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3022">The Complete Hank Williams Mother&#039;s Best Recordings</a></h3>
				<p>Hank Williams Complete Mother&rsquo;s Best Recordings
A new 15-CD collection of Hank Williams&rsquo; radio programs will be released this month. The collection&mdash;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3020">Merle Haggard Keeps On Truckin&#039;</a></h3>
				<p>Merle Haggard Hits The Road
In December Merle Haggard will receive a Kennedy Center honor. This recent </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3019">Shannon McNally&#039;s Debut Swampland Article: Rock &amp; Roll Mommy</a></h3>
				<p>Rock And Roll Mommy By Shannon McNally
I am proud to present Shannon McNally's debut Swampland contribution Rock and Roll Mommy. Shannon reveals an interesting perspective as a mother read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3016">Southern Music Folk Festival Dedicated To Jim Dickinson</a></h3>
				<p>Southern Music Folk Festival Dedicated To Jim Dickinson
Throughout the years, Jim Dickinson cultivated a relationship with the Memphis Center for read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3015">Jim Jarmusch Conjures Tom Waits, Neil Young &amp; The North Mississippi Allstars In Interview</a></h3>
				<p>Jim Jarmusch Conjures Tom Waits, Neil Young &amp; North Mississippi Allstars
Jim Jarmusch serves as the guest curator on Sunday for a festival in Monticello, New York, called All Tomorrow&rsquo;s Parties. Jarmusch&rsquo;s films always contain vivid musical imagery. Jarmusch read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3014">CNN Spotlights The Georgia Theatre</a></h3>
				<p>CNN Spotlights The Georgia Theatre
Today CNN ran a story regarding The Georgia Theatre. Our friend Wilmot Greene talked about the fire last June that burned down his venerable music hall. Wilmot told me a couple of weeks ago they hope to open&nbsp;the Theatre doors by April read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3013">The Squidbillies&#039; Georgia Connection</a></h3>
				<p>Wicked Laughs On The Squidbillies
Squidbillies is an animated television series on Cartoon Network. It&rsquo;s about The Cuylers--a family of squids living a quiet little north Georgia town. This counts as the fifth season of&nbsp;Squidbillies. Born in read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3012">Hunter S. Thompson&#039;s Wife Keeps The Faith On Owl Farm Blog</a></h3>
				<p>The Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Anita Thompson, the wife of late writer Hunter S. Thompson, still lives at their home--Owl Farm--in Woody Creek, Colorado. Anita keeps the spirit of her husband&rsquo;s writing alive on her </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3010">Ryan Bingham &amp; Willie Nelson Hit The Road Together</a></h3>
				<p>Ryan Bingham &amp; Willie Nelson Tour Together
Ryan Bingham&rsquo;s new CD, Junky Star, hits the streets on Tuesday. A few days later, Bingham and his band The Dead Horses will open shows for Willie Nelson read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3008">The Illustrations of Georgia Artist Jack Davis</a></h3>
				<p>The Illustrations of Georgia Artist Jack Davis
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1924, Jack Davis stands as one of America&rsquo;s finest illustrators. Inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003,&nbsp;The National Cartoonist Society, The Society of Illustrators and The read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3007">An Athens Afternoon: Adventures In the Past &amp; Present (Notes On Bloodkin, Panic, &amp; The Georgia Theatre)</a></h3>
				<p>Adventures In the Past &amp; Present: A Report From Athens, Georgia
I drove from Atlanta to Athens yesterday. It&rsquo;s a drive I&rsquo;ve made hundreds of times over the years, but the strange shaped clouds indicated somehow times have changed. This trip is purely read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3006">New Orleans Rising: Pontchartrain Park Focus of CNN Documentary</a></h3>
				<p>Pontchartrain Park focus of CNN Documentary
This evening a documentary on CNN&mdash;In America&mdash;focused on the efforts of New Orleans actor Wendell Pierce read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3004">Ray McKinnon: From The Drive By Truckers To Hal Holbrook To Hank Williams</a></h3>
				<p>Ray McKinnon Stars in a Film About The Last Days of Hank Williams
Adel, Georgia, born Ray McKinnon now ranks as a formidable actor, director, producer and writer in the industry. McKinnon&rsquo;s most recent appearance is in the Drive By Truckers' video </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3001">Bob Dylan And the Death of Elvis Presley</a></h3>
				<p>Bob Dylan &amp; the Death of Elvis Presley
Since yesterday marked the 33rd anniversary of Tupelo native Elvis Presley&rsquo;s death, I thought a quick dispatch regarding The King would be appropriate. I came across </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/3000">Bloodkin &amp; Five-Eight Play Benefit Show For Nuci&#039;s Space</a></h3>
				<p>Bloodkin &amp; Five-Eight Play Benefit Show For Nuci&rsquo;s Space
This Friday&mdash;August 20&mdash;Bloodkin and Five-Eight will play a benefit show for&nbsp;Athens, Georgia&rsquo;s Nuci&rsquo;s Space. For the last eight read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2999">Stockholm Syndrome Performs To Assist Georgia Theatre</a></h3>
				<p>Stockholm Syndrome Performs To Assist Georgia Theatre
Widespread Panic&rsquo;s Dave Schools&rsquo; band Stockholm Syndrome will play the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, on September 1, 2010. All proceeds earned from this show will go to re-building the venerable Georgia read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2998">Southern Soul Barbeque Featured on BBQ Pitmasters &amp; Diners, Drive-ins and Dives</a></h3>
				<p>Southern Soul Barbeque on BBQ Pitmasters &amp; Diners, Drive-ins &amp; Dives
Since their business burned down at the end of March, Southern Soul Barbeque managed to rise above the ashes. Until the rebuilding on the original&nbsp;structure is complete at the end of October, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2997">Diann Blakely&#039;s Notes on the State of Poetry Series: Number Four</a></h3>
				<p>Diann Blakely's Notes on the State of Poetry #4
April 1 began National Poetry Month. Guest Swampland/Mystery And Manners Contributor Diann Blakely has thus far written a vibrant three-part series of articles on some of our finest living, if lesser-known, poets and read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2996">Widespread Panic &amp; The Black Crowes Contribute Songs On Jerry Jams For Rex</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic &amp; The Black Crowes Contribute On Jerry Jams for Rex
Widespread Panic and The Black Crowes contributed live performances of Jerry Garcia songs for the project release Jerry Jams for Rex. August 9 marked the 15-year anniversary of Jerry read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2995">David Barbe Named New Director of UGAs Music Business Program</a></h3>
				<p>David Barbe Interim UGA Music Business Program Director
Congratulations to David Barbe. Athens, Georgia, producer Barbe now serves as the &lsquo;Interim Music read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2991">Widespread Panic&#039;s Michael Houser: Eight Years Gone</a></h3>
				<p>Michael Houser: The Quiet Genius: Eight Years Gone
By James Calemine
Eight years ago Widespread Panic&rsquo;s founding guitarist died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 40. It doesn&rsquo;t seem like eight years since he&rsquo;s been gone&hellip;
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2988">Ryan Bingham&#039;s Bootleg Series</a></h3>
				<p>Ryan Bingham&rsquo;s Bootleg Series
In anticipation for the August 31 release of Academy Award-winning Ryan Bingham&rsquo;s new CD, Junky Star, Bingham&rsquo;s &lsquo;Bootleg Series&rsquo; launches acoustic versions of the new material.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2987">The Dog Days Descend </a></h3>
				<p>Dog Day Afternoon In the Peach State
A quick note as the Dog Days descend here in Georgia&hellip;I briefly visited Stanley Booth and Diann Blakely today to talk shop, so to speak. Look read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2981">The Black Crowes: 20 Years of Tall Tales</a></h3>
				<p>The Black Crowes: 20 Years of Tall Tales
On August 3&mdash;the street date for Croweology&mdash;The Black Crowes will release a web series called read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2979">Novelist George Dawes Green Today&#039;s &#039;On The Point&#039; Radio Guest </a></h3>
				<p>George Dawes Green Today's Guest&nbsp;On WBUR.ORG
A couple of months ago I interviewed best-selling novelist George Dawes Green. Green&rsquo;s book&rsquo;s The Caveman&rsquo;s Valentine, The Juror and his most recent work Ravens all experienced read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2975">News Reels on Daniel Lanois, Neil Young &amp; The Sad Passing of Nashville Legend Fred Carter Jr. </a></h3>
				<p>News Reels on Lanois, Young &amp; the Death of Nashville Legend Fred Carter Jr.
As reported earlier, recently producer Daniel Lanois suffered serious injuries from a motorcycle accident. Around the time of the accident Lanois was producing a new </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2970">Changing of the Guard</a></h3>
				<p>Dispatch From The Little Satilla
&quot;Either brace yourself for elimination, or your heart must have the courage for the changing of the guard.&quot;
&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2968">Hank Cochran Dies At 74</a></h3>
				<p>Hank Cochran Passes Away
Mississippi born Hank Cochran died Thursday at the age of 74 from pancreatic cancer at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Cochran wrote hits for Patsy Cline (&quot;I Fall To Pieces&quot;), Burl Ives and Eddie Arnold.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2964">The Black Crowes&#039; Croweology Set For Release On August 3</a></h3>
				<p>Black Crowes Double Live CD Croweology Out Aug 3
The Black Crowes will release&nbsp;Croweology on August 3. Croweology represents all acoustic versions of songs culled from their last 20 years. Earlier this year, The Crowes entered into Los Angeles' Sunset read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2960">Luther &amp; Cody Dickinson In Memphis Tomorrow Opening for Robert Plant</a></h3>
				<p>DuoLuco to Open For Robert Plant Deep South Shows
The North Mississippi Allstars' Luther and Cody Dickinson join as DUOLUCO and will open for Robert Plant &amp; The Band of Joy for a stretch of dates beginning tomorrow night in Memphis.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2952">The Drive By Truckers Hit the Road Next Week with Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers</a></h3>
				<p>Fourth of July Dispatch
Happy Independence Day to all your great Americans&hellip;Next week The Drive By Truckers and Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers hit the road for most of the month. Now, that&rsquo;s a ticket worth buying.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2949">Jim Thompson&#039;s Killer Inside Me Adapted To Film</a></h3>
				<p>Killer Inside Me Adapted To Film
Oklahoma-born writer Jim Thompson&mdash;known for books such as Killer Inside Me, The Getaway, The Grifters, Savage Night and A Hell of a Woman&mdash;wrote over 30 novels. Thompson&rsquo;s read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2947">Neil Young To Play The Gulf Coast</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young To Play the Gulf Coast
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a vampire 
Sucking blood from the earth 
I&rsquo;m a vampire 
I&rsquo;ll sell you twenty barrels worth 
I&rsquo;m a black bat 
Hanging on your window pane 
I&rsquo;m read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2944">Amy LaVere Stars in The Romance of Loneliness</a></h3>
				<p>Amy LaVere Stars in the Romance of Loneliness
The Memphis-based story of The Romance of Loneliness is about a young woman from a traditional southern family. The singer/songwriter Amy LaVere stars as Amanda, the story&rsquo;s main character.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2941">Rebuilding Plan For Georgia Theatre Approved</a></h3>
				<p>Georgia Theatre Rebuilding Plan Approved
A state agency has approved to rebuild the venerable Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. On June 19, 2009, the music venue burned down. Work to rebuild the 121-year-old building has already begun.
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2937">Larry Jon Wilson RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Larry Jon Wilson RIP
The great songwriter Larry Jon Wilson died Monday in Virginia of heart failure at the age of 69. Born in Swainsboro, Georgia, (two hours up the road) Wilson began making albums in the 70s and enjoyed moderate success.&nbsp;He remained reclusive for most read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2936">Ryan Bingham&#039;s Junky Star On The Rise</a></h3>
				<p>Ryan Bingham&rsquo;s Junky Star Set For Fall Release
In the swirl of T-Bone Burnett produced projects such as Robert Randolph&rsquo;s We Walk This Road (released today), Crazy Heart as read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2934">Past Interviews &amp; Upcoming Artists of Note</a></h3>
				<p>Greetings Folks,
I hope all is well, and everyone enjoyed Father&rsquo;s Day&hellip;
Change is afoot, and we&rsquo;ve got a lot on the horizon, but for the past week much of the work has gone on behind the scenes. On the immediate agenda, the work of </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2928">The Black Crowes Set For Induction Into 32nd Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame</a></h3>
				<p>Black Crowes To Be Inducted Into Georgia Music Hall of Fame
The Atlanta Rockers The Black Crowes announced on their official website they will be inducted into The Georgia Music Hall of Fame on September read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2926">T-Bone Burnett Produces Robert Randolph&#039;s We Walk This Road</a></h3>
				<p>T-Bone Burnett Produces Robert Randolph&rsquo;s We Walk This Road
On the heels of a Grammy for Crazy Heart, T-Bone Burnett&rsquo;s latest production stands as pedal steel wizard Robert Randolph&rsquo;s latest CD, We Walk This Road. In </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2922">Tom Petty Talks Southern Mojo</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Petty Talks Southern Mojo
Mojo&mdash;due out June 29&mdash;counts as the first Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers album in 8 years. Mojo revolves around the rural south. The music derives inspiration from artists such as </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2919">Producer Daniel Lanois In Intensive Care</a></h3>
				<p>Daniel Lanois In Motorcycle Accident
Producer Daniel Lanois seriously injured himself Saturday in a motorcycle accident. Lanois has been forced to cancel his Black Dub read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2916">Bonnaroo 2010</a></h3>
				<p>2010 Bonnaroo This Weekend
This weekend--June 10-13--the Bonnaroo music festival will take place in the hills of Tennessee. This is Bonnaroo's 9th year. In that time it's become a formidable annual music festival.
&nbsp;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2913">Tribute Concert To Benefit Historic New Orleans Collection</a></h3>
				<p>Harold Battiste Tribute Concert to Benefit Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans musician Harold Battiste&rsquo;s book, Unfinished Blues: Memories of a New read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2907">Neil Young Plays The Ryman Tonight</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young's Second Night At The Ryman
This evening Neil Young plays The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Young also played the historic Ryman last night. Over the years, Young has expressed his love for Nashville. His Heart of Gold movie was filmed at the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2900">The Black Crowes: Live From The Artists&#039; Den</a></h3>
				<p>The Black Crowes: Live From The Artists&rsquo; Den
The second season of the acclaimed music series&mdash;&ldquo;Live From The Artists&rsquo; Den&rdquo;&mdash;airs on nationwide public television in read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2897">I Ain&#039;t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm</a></h3>
				<p>I Ain&rsquo;t In It For My Health
A review of I Ain&rsquo;t In It For My read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2892">The New Carolina Chocolate Drops Songbook</a></h3>
				<p>Songbook Follows Genuine Negro Jig
The Carolina Chocolate Drops now have a new songbook out. The book contains photographs, songs and quotes as well as history on the culture of African-American old time string bands.</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2888">Valdosta, Georgia, Native Mark Neill Produces Black Keys&#039; Brothers in Muscle Shoals</a></h3>
				<p>Mark Neill Produces Black Keys Brothers In Muscle Shoals
 
Mark Neill--a Valdosta, Georgia, native--stands as a heavy in the music community. He used to play in a great band called The Unknowns. He runs </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2886">The Rolling Stones&#039; Exile, Panic&#039;s Dirty Side Down &amp; Tom Waits Interviews Himself</a></h3>
				<p>Exile On Main Street &amp; Panic's Dirty Side Down
Tomorrow&nbsp;The Rolling Stones' classic album Exile On Main Street will be released. In read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2882">Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton</a></h3>
				<p>Basically Frightened
The long-awaited documentary about Colonel Bruce Hampton&mdash;Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Col. Bruce Hampton&mdash;is now in the editing phase. This project proves to be a definitive film on one of the South&rsquo;s most read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2881">New Video From Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers&#039; MOJO</a></h3>
				<p>&quot;I Should Have Known It&quot; New Petty Single
&ldquo;I Should Have Known It&rdquo; counts as the latest single/video&nbsp;from Tom Petty&rsquo;s upcoming new album </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2880">Cormac McCarthy&#039;s Blood Meridian &amp; Cities of the Plain Set for the Silver Screen</a></h3>
				<p>Two More McCarthy Books Set To Film
Todd Field (In The Bedroom, Little Children) will direct his screenplay based on the savage Cormac McCarthy novel, Blood Meridian. The film is slated for release sometime next year. In other McCarthy news, Andrew read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2876">CNN to Feature Widespread Panic Tuesday May 11th</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic First CNN House Band
On May 11, 2010, CNN will feature Widespread Panic as their first house band. In celebration of their new&nbsp;studio in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN will broadcast Panic from 9AM-12 AM tomorrow.</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2873">Widespread Panic on Season Premiere of Squidbillies &amp; Daniel Hutchens on Widespread Panic</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic on Season Premiere of Squidbillies
On May 16, for the season premiere, Widespread Panic makes an appearance on the TV show Squidbillies. The show began in 2006, and the season ends with a special 30-minute all star musical featuring The Drive by Truckers, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2872">George Dawes Green Talks About Flannery O&#039;Connor</a></h3>
				<p>George Dawes Green on Flannery O&rsquo;Connor
Yesterday I interviewed best-selling author George Dawes Green. Green&rsquo;s latest book, Ravens, takes place in read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2867">STAX Legend Steve Cropper&#039;s Midnight Flyer</a></h3>
				<p>Midnight Flyer Due Out June 15
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T &amp; The MGs and one of the primary architects of the indelible STAX sound, recently recorded a new studio album in Nashville. Midnight Flyer, due out on June 15, follows Cropper's 2008 Nudge read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2866">Levon Helm&#039;s 70th Birthday Celebration at The Mountain Jam</a></h3>
				<p>The Mountain Jam Festival June 4-6
Warren Haynes' sixth Mountain Jam Festival will return to Hunter, New York, on June 4-6, 2010. Haynes' band Government Mule will headline the festival, which will also include Levon Helm &amp; Friends' 70th Birthday read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2861">Neil Young To Record with Daniel Lanois</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young Chose Lanois For Next Album
Neil Young recently selected Daniel Lanois to produce his next studio album. This should be an interesting collaboration since the two have never worked together. Lanois has produced records for Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Chris Whitley, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2857">Swampland&#039;s Upcoming Interview with George Dawes Green</a></h3>
				<p>George Dawes Green Interview Next Week
Next week I look forward to interviewing George Dawes Green. Green wrote The Caveman&rsquo;s Valentine (the film adaptation starred Samuel L. Jackson), which won an Edgar award. Green&rsquo;s next book, The read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2856">Steve Gorman Sports Covers The Kentucky Derby</a></h3>
				<p>Black Crowes Drummer Steve Gorman Travels Home For The Derby
Kentucky-native and Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman hosts a radio &ldquo;The Backbeat of Sports&rdquo; show in Nashville. It&rsquo;s a fine sports-music show. Steve was a serious athlete in high school and read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2854">Terrapin Beer Raises Money for Georgia Theatre</a></h3>
				<p>&ldquo;Terrapin&rsquo;s Georgia Theatre Sessions&rdquo;
The Athens, Georgia-based brewery&mdash;Terrapin Beer Company&mdash;is releasing a new series of brew that will only be available in Georgia. Funds generated from &ldquo;Terrapin&rsquo;s Georgia Theatre Sessions&rdquo; read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2852">Tom Waits Chats with Bob Dylan</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Waits Chats with Bob Dylan
Since they both rank as Honorary Southern Artists, this </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2851">The Turntable Blues: Reverend Johnny L. &quot;Hurricane&quot; Jones</a></h3>
				<p>The Turntable Blues 

Born in the backwoods of Alabama, Rev. Johnny L. &ldquo;Hurricane&rdquo; Jones&mdash;now 73&mdash;still preaches at the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, after 53 years. He continues to preach and sing as well as broadcasts a popular read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2849">The Latest On Merle Haggard &amp; Willie Nelson</a></h3>
				<p>Merle Haggard&rsquo;s New Album &amp; Willie Nelson&rsquo;s New Tour Dates
The great Merle Haggard released a new album this week. Look for the Swampland review soon. The album&mdash;I Am What I Am&mdash;released on Vanguard retains an old read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2848">Memphis Native Kirk Whalum Named President of Soulsville/Stax</a></h3>
				<p>Memphis Native Kirk Whalum Named President of Soulsville/Stax
Memphis native Kirk Whalum&mdash;a Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist and music read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2844">The Black Crowes Announce New Studio Album, &quot;Say Goodnight To The Bad Guys&quot; Tour &amp; Hiatus</a></h3>
				<p>The Black Crowes Announce New Album, Tour &amp; 2011 Hiatus
The Black Crowes announced yesterday they will release a studio album of all acoustic material to commemorate their 20th Anniversary </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2839">Atlanta Film Festival Screens Drive By Truckers&#039; The Secret To A Happy Ending April 23</a></h3>
				<p>The Secret To A Happy Ending Screening
Filmmaker Barr Weissman's documentary on Athens, Georgia's,&nbsp;Drive By Truckers--</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2837">Widespread Panic&#039;s Sunday White House Visit</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic&rsquo;s Sunday White House Visit
Yesterday while sitting in the Wanee leisure compound with Widespread Panic&rsquo;s drummer Todd Nance, he relayed some interesting news. For instance, on Sunday the band will get a tour of the White House&rsquo;s West read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2832">Wanee Report: Day Two</a></h3>
				<p>Swampland Wanee Report: Day Two

...A Few Notes From The Swamp...
Funkadelic closed the evening out last night. It's a musical read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2831">Col. Bruce Rocks Wanee</a></h3>
				<p>Colonel Bruce Rocks Wanee

Update number two from read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2829">The Wiregrass Road To Wanee</a></h3>
				<p>The Road To Wanee
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Odds and Ends
Lost time is not found again&hellip;&rdquo;

On the road to the Wanee read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2827">Widespread Panic&#039;s Sunny Ortiz Anticipates Wanee Festival</a></h3>
				<p>Two Panic Shows At Wanee Festival This Weekend
&nbsp;
Today I interviewed </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2826">Jonathan Wilson &amp; Buffy Saint Marie Los Angeles Show Thursday</a></h3>
				<p>Jonathan Wilson &amp; Buffy Saint Marie L.A. Show Thursday

&nbsp;
On April 15, North Carolina native </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2825">Billy Joe Shaver Acquitted</a></h3>
				<p>Billy Joe Shaver Acquitted


On Friday, April 9, Billy Joe Shaver read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2824">Bob Dylan&#039;s Renaldo And Clara</a></h3>
				<p>Bob Dylan&rsquo;s Lost Classic: Renaldo And Clara

Since the Chinese remain impervious to his charm, I thought I&rsquo;d send out read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2823">Neil Young Tours The South In May</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young Southern Dates In May

Next month, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2821">Widespread Panic&#039;s Dirty Side Down Arrives...</a></h3>
				<p>Notes On The First Listen of Widespread Panic&rsquo;s Dirty Side Down

&ldquo;Keep your sunny side up
And your dirty side read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2820">Truth And Salvage&#039;s Walker Young Praises Widespread Panic </a></h3>
				<p>Truth and Salvage Company Walker Young Praises Widespread Panic

Yesterday I interviewed Atlanta-native </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2819">Truth And Salvage&#039;s Upcoming CD Debut on The Black Crowes&#039; Silver Arrow Records</a></h3>
				<p>Excerpt From Today&rsquo;s Interview with Truth &amp; Salvage&rsquo;s Walker Young

This afternoon I interviewed </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2818">Interview Prelude with Walker Young of Truth And Salvage Company</a></h3>
				<p>Upcoming Interview with Truth And Salvage Company&rsquo;s Walter Young

Happy Easter to Everyone&hellip;a quick dispatch amid chaos&hellip;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2817">Diann Blakely&#039;s &#039;Notes on the State of Poetry&#039;</a></h3>
				<p>April 1 Begins National Poetry Month

April 1 begins National Poetry Month. Guest Swampland/Mystery And Manners read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2816">A Drive By Truckers Secret Weapon: The Jenn Bryant Interview</a></h3>
				<p>The Jenn Bryant Interview
by James Calemine

Behind every successful band or artist there are at least several individuals behind the scenes who read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2815">The Day Southern Soul Burned Down</a></h3>
				<p>The Day Southern Soul Barbeque Burned Down&nbsp;
&ldquo;May this shovel,
Release your trouble
Lay them far away&hellip;&rdquo;
--Chris Whitley
&ldquo;Dirt Floor
Not a good day for the residents of St. Simons Island, Georgia. Around 11 AM read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2812">The Robert Osborne Film Festival Begins Today In Athens</a></h3>
				<p>The Robert Osborne Film Festival Begins March 25

Several weeks ago, I attended </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2811">Today&#039;s Interview with Shannon McNally</a></h3>
				<p>Today&rsquo;s Interview with Shannon McNally

Today I interviewed the talented Shannon McNally. The interview revolved mostly around her new CD, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2810">Neil Young&#039;s Trunk Show Debut Tonight</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young&rsquo;s Trunk Show Documentary Debut Tonight

Ol&rsquo; Shakey is at it again&hellip;This information just read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2808">Alex Chilton RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Big Star Legend Passes Away

&nbsp;
Like everyone else...you never know where you'll be when you get the news...so for now, I'd like to read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2807">The Wes Freed Interview</a></h3>
				<p>March 2010 Interview with Artist Wes Freed

&nbsp;
I'd like to personally thank Wes Freed for his contributions and read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2806">Dust Radio: A New Chris Whitley Documentary Out This Summer</a></h3>
				<p>Dust Radio: A New Film About Chris Whitley

Director Jonathan Mayer recently made a documentary film about the late Texas singer/songwriter read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2805">Widespread Panic Releases Dirty Side Down May 25, 2010</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic Releases 11th Studio Album

On May 25, 2010, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2802">The Drive By Truckers&#039; The Big To-Do Out Tuesday March 16</a></h3>
				<p>The Big To-Do Out March 16

(ATO Records)
The </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2801">Wes Freed Talks About Artwork For New Drive By Truckers Album The Big To-Do</a></h3>
				<p>Wes Freed Talks About Artwork for The Drive By Truckers&rsquo; The Big To-Do

Last week I interviewed Virginia artist </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2800">Mark Linkous RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Sparklehorse Songwriter Gone At 47

Sad news to report&hellip;Sparklehorse songwriter </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2799">Ryan Bingham &amp; T-Bone Burnett Win An Oscar For Crazy Heart</a></h3>
				<p>Texas Songwriter Triumphs With Oscar

</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2798">Artist Wes Freed Friday</a></h3>
				<p>Prelude to Friday Interview with Artist Wes Freed

&nbsp;
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2796">Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers&#039; First Album In Eight Years Due Out In Spring</a></h3>
				<p>Mojo Due Out This Spring

On Tom Petty&rsquo;s official website you can hear </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2791">The North Carolina Crop Mob</a></h3>
				<p>North Carolina Crop Mobs...Georgia Tree Farmer...Mother Nature Network...

A quick organic note this morning&hellip;
I came across an interesting read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2790">David Barbe &amp; The Quick Hooks: Love It, Don&#039;t Choke It to Death</a></h3>
				<p>David Barbe &amp; The Quick Hooks New CD Out Tuesday

&nbsp;
In Athens, Georgia, on last Wednesday&mdash;at </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2789">A Note On Patterson Hood&#039;s Guitar Pull</a></h3>
				<p>A Note On Patterson Hood&rsquo;s Guitar Pull

I&rsquo;d like to say Patterson Hood&rsquo;s Guitar Pull at The Fabulous 40-Watt in Athens, read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2786">Today&#039;s Interview with Patterson Hood</a></h3>
				<p>Today's Interview with Patterson Hood

On the eve of his annual Guitar Pull, I called Patterson Hood. Best known as the leader of the Drive By read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2781">Ryan Bingham&#039;s Ascent Into The National Spotlight</a></h3>
				<p>Texas Songwriter Wrote&nbsp;Theme Song for Jeff Bridges Film Crazy Heart

A few years back, Ryan Bingham&rsquo;s </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2780">Sunday Sounds: Interviews, Songwriters, A Film Festival &amp; The Drive By Truckers</a></h3>
				<p>Sunday Sounds: Interviews, Songwriters and The Drive By Truckers

It&rsquo;s been a busy week for interviews. Wednesday I interviewed </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2772">Johnny Depp Shooting New Keith Richards Documentary</a></h3>
				<p>Johnny Depp Directing Keith Richards Documentary

&nbsp;
Kentucky-born actor Johnny Depp has always been a </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2770">Sam Shepard Revisited: A New Play &quot;Ages of the Moon&quot;</a></h3>
				<p>Sam Shepard Revisited: &quot;Ages of the Moon&quot;

In light of my recent review of </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2767">The Black Dub of Daniel Lanois</a></h3>
				<p>Daniel Lanois' New Band Black Dub

Daniel Lanois&rsquo; new band, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2766">Bob Dylan at The White House (During The Blizzard of &#039;10)</a></h3>
				<p>Bob Dylan At The White House

&quot;...And the snow was outrageous...&quot;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2763">New Orleans&#039; Preservation Hall Benefit Album</a></h3>
				<p>Preservation Hall Benefit

The Preservation Hall opened its doors in 1961. Located in The French Quarter&mdash;three blocks from the Mississippi read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2760">Reba Russell Recording at Jim Dickinson&#039;s Zebra Ranch Studio</a></h3>
				<p>The Latest Sessions at Zebra Ranch

Memphis singer/songwriter Reba Russell is currently recording at Jim Dickinson's Zebra Ranch Studios. In light read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2759">Bob Dylan &amp; The Blind Boys of Alabama Prepare for White House Performance Wednesday</a></h3>
				<p>A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement

</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2756">New Orleans Saints Win The Super Bowl</a></h3>
				<p>Saints Beat Colts 31-17

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for winning the Super Bowl tonight. They looked slow from the start, but they held read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2755">Sunday Sounds: Super Bowl Sunday</a></h3>
				<p>Super Bowl Sunday

A cool breeze swirls on the coast of South Georgia&hellip;birds chirping&hellip;wind chimes echo in the distance. It&rsquo;s read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2752">A Timeless American Lineage: The Six Degrees of the Dickinson Family</a></h3>
				<p>The Six Degrees of The Dickinson Family Dispatch

The late Jim Dickinson--along with his sons read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2750">Mavis Staples Still Singing Soulful Gospel Music</a></h3>
				<p>Gospel Great Mavis Staples at 71

&nbsp;
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2748">Athens, Georgia&#039;s Celebration of Vic Chesnutt&#039;s Life and Music</a></h3>
				<p>A Celebration of Vic Chesnutt&rsquo;s Life and Music

&nbsp;
On February 19 and 20, at Athens, Georgia&rsquo;s 40-Watt Club, a read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2746">Book Reviews of the Past: Adventures in the Literary Realm</a></h3>
				<p>Mystery and Manners Book Reviews of the Past

On this Tuesday evening, I thought I&rsquo;d lash together a book review read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2744">The Drive By Truckers&#039; Secret To A Happy Ending</a></h3>
				<p>The Impending Onslaught of The Drive By Truckers

Congratulations to </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2743">Neil Young, Levon Helm, Booker T. and Steve Earle All Win Grammys</a></h3>
				<p>Downhome 2010 Grammy Winners

So, after a tribute to </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2739">Neil Young Tribute Kicks Off Grammy Weekend</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young Honored As MusiCares Person of the Year

It&rsquo;s Grammy weekend, so here&rsquo;s a few notes on the upcoming read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2737">Daniel Hutchens&#039; Run To Mexico</a></h3>
				<p>Daniel Hutchens Runs Wild In Mexico

Last night Daniel Hutchens sent me his &ldquo;Bloodkin Sails with Lynyrd Skynyrd&quot; article. This mighty read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2734">The Long Awaited Lance Ledbetter Interview</a></h3>
				<p>The Long-Awaited Lance Ledbetter Interview

The story of Dust To Digital is a divine one. In the late 1990s, Lance Ledbetter set out to discover read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2733">Michelle Obama To Host Civil Rights Music Night At The White House</a></h3>
				<p>First Lady To Host White House Music Series

The First Lady will host The 2010 White House Music Series, which includes a </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2731">The South Memphis String Band&#039;s Home Sweet Home</a></h3>
				<p>The South Memphis String Band's Debut Release

&nbsp;
The South Memphis String Band is Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2726">Patterson Hood Scores Soundtrack for That Evening Sun</a></h3>
				<p>&nbsp;That Evening Sun Features Patterson Hood Soundtrack
&nbsp;
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2723">Prelude To Interview with Dust To Digital&#039;s Lance Ledbetter</a></h3>
				<p>Prelude To Interview with Dust To Digital President Lance Ledbetter

This evening I finished transcribing my interview with the President of read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2720">Neil Young Talks About The Grammys</a></h3>
				<p>Neil Young Honored At Grammys

In </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2717">Paul Hemphill&#039;s Home Movies For The Folks</a></h3>
				<p>Home Movies For the Folks

In my friend Paul read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2713">Sunday Sounds: Take Me To The Water</a></h3>
				<p>Sunday Sounds: Take Me To The Water
The Spiritual Oasis of Dust to Digital (Lance Ledbetter Interview Prelude)
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2709">Leon Russell Recovering From Brain Surgery</a></h3>
				<p>Leon Russell On The Mend

&nbsp;
Leon Russell&rsquo;s website read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2706">Bobby Charles RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Bobby Charles Dead at 71

Louisiana songwriter Bobby Charles collapsed and </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2703">Johnny Cash&#039;s Final Studio Album American VI Out February 26</a></h3>
				<p>American VI Out Feb. 26

</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2701">The Early Recordings of Waylon Jennings</a></h3>
				<p>The First Six Waylon Jennings Albums Reissued

Last week I received Texas-born Waylon Jennings&rsquo; first 6 albums&mdash;Folk read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2692">Sunday Sounds: Cold, Cold Wind...</a></h3>
				<p>Sunday Sounds

Cold, cold wind&hellip;
Today I&rsquo;m transcribing part one of my read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2684">Volume 2 of Interview Series with Widespread Panic&#039;s Todd Nance</a></h3>
				<p>Volume Two of Interview Series with Widespread Panic's Todd Nance

&nbsp;
So, I'd like to direct everyone's attention to my interview I read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2679">Willie Mitchell RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Legendary Producer Passes Away at 81
&nbsp;
Willie Mitchell--one of Al Green's read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2674">Dead Confederate EP Assists The Georgia Theatre </a></h3>
				<p>Athens Band Offers Free Download To Help Georgia Theatre

The Athens, Georgia, band Dead Confederate are offering a free download of their read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2670">Atlanta&#039;s Historic Hotel The Highland Inn</a></h3>
				<p>An Atlanta Landmark Revisited

&nbsp;
I thought I'd direct everyone's attention to an article I wrote today regarding Atlanta's historic read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2667">Widespread Panic Brings In 2010 At Atlanta&#039;s Phillips Arena</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic Brings In 2010 At Atlanta&rsquo;s Phillips Arena

A few brief notes on January 1 from the Highland Inn in Atlanta read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2664">Todd Nance Talk &amp; Vic Chesnutt on Widespread Panic</a></h3>
				<p>Todd Nance Talk &amp; Vic Chesnutt on Widespread Panic

So, last night I interviewed </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2660">Tonight&#039;s Interview with Widespread Panic&#039;s Todd Nance</a></h3>
				<p>Upcoming Volume Two of Ongoing Todd Nance Interview Series

Tonight I&rsquo;m set to read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2658">R.E.M.&#039;s Michael Stipe Talks About The Late Vic Chesnutt</a></h3>
				<p>R.E.M.&rsquo;s Michael Stipe Talk About Vic Chesnutt

In the sad wake of Vic read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2656">Vic Chesnutt RIP</a></h3>
				<p>Vic Chesnutt Dies On Christmas Day

&nbsp;
Athens, Georgia, singer/songwriter </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2655">Merry Christmas</a></h3>
				<p>Mystery And Manners Christmas Dispatch

&nbsp;
Ho Ho Ho Folks,
Merry Christmas! I'd like read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2653">2009 Top 20 New Music Releases</a></h3>
				<p>Top 20 Mystery And Manners 2009 Music Releases&nbsp;
&nbsp;
I hate to split hairs, and even begin to rank music but read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2648">T-Bone Burnett: O Brother, Where Aren&#039;t Thou?</a></h3>
				<p>The Latest T-Bone Burnett Ongoings

This </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2647">Between A Memory And A Dream: Tom Petty&#039;s Live Anthology</a></h3>
				<p>Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers' The Live Anthology

&nbsp;
This new Tom Petty &amp; The Heartbreakers' Live Anthology--4 read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2641">Widespread Panic Redux</a></h3>
				<p>Six Degrees of Widespread Panic Revisited

The mighty Widespread Panic wave is about to roll in again...I'd like to direct everyone's read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2634">Sunday Sounds: The Week of Christmas</a></h3>
				<p>Sunday Sounds: The Week of Christmas

Sunday Sounds counts as a soulful glance on days at read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2631">Daniel Hutchens&#039; Long Hustle</a></h3>
				<p>Daniel Hutchens' Debut Swampland Feature

&nbsp;
After a long wait, I can now publish Daniel Hutchens' debut read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2623">Luther Dickinson: The Hardest Working Man In Rock And Roll</a></h3>
				<p>Luther Dickinson: The Hardest Working Man In Rock And Roll

</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2613">Levon Helm&#039;s Electric Dirt Earns Grammy Nomination</a></h3>
				<p>Electric Dirt Nominated For Best Americana Album of 2009

&nbsp;
</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2609">Dust To Digital&#039;s Take Me To The Water Earns Grammy Nomination</a></h3>
				<p>Take Me To The Water Earns Grammy Nomination

Two weeks ago, Dust To Digital&rsquo;s latest release the book (with CD)&mdash;</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2602">Mystery And Manners Interview with Athens, Georgia, Producer-Writer John Keane</a></h3>
				<p>Swampland/Mystery And Manners John Keane Interview

John Keane stands as a&nbsp;pillar in the read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2598">A Big To-Do About The Drive By Truckers</a></h3>
				<p>Drive By Truckers Upcoming New Disc The Big To-Do

Athens, Georgia&rsquo;s own, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2594">Shannon Runquist Returns Home To Display Paintings</a></h3>
				<p>Shannon Runquist's Work On Display at Anderson Fine Art

Afternoon All,
I&rsquo;d like to write up a little something regarding painter read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2582">Swampland Introduces New Outdoor Editor Michael Gowen</a></h3>
				<p>Michael Gowen's Tides and Times

It is with great pleasure and honor to introduce Swampland's new Wayfaring Editor Michael read more...</p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2578">Tonight&#039;s Word From Marc Ford</a></h3>
				<p>Marc Ford's Sunday Call

Tonight as I stood on a friend&rsquo;s porch in the cool December air,&nbsp;tone guru and guitar extraordinaire </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2576">The Black Crowes End Before The Frost Tour In San Francisco</a></h3>
				<p>Black Crowes Tour End This Weekend

This weekend The Black Crowes end their </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2571">Potato Hole Nominated For 2 Grammys &amp; 2010 Drive By Truckers Tour Dates</a></h3>
				<p>Potato Hole Nominated For 2 Grammys &amp; 2010 Trucker Tour Dates
&nbsp;
Booker T. Jones&rsquo; latest album, </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2570">Cormac McCarthy Auctions His Old Typewriter Friday</a></h3>
				<p>Cormac McCarthy Sells His Olivetti

Tomorrow writer </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2565">Widespread Panic&#039;s New Porch Songs</a></h3>
				<p>Panic's New Porch Song Series

Greetings Folks,
Today </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2559">A Glance Back on Widespread Panic (with Musical Guest Marc Ford)</a></h3>
				<p>Widespread Panic &amp; Marc Ford at The Orpheum in L.A. Last Month

With several </p><hr /><h3><a href="/posts/view/gritz/2554">Jim Dickinso