Roots Report: The Boss!
Okee dokee folks … Last week I saw Bruce Springsteen in Boston thanks to the generosity of my friends Denise, Mike and Paula. (Thank you!) There was no way I […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Roots Report: Pick on Someone Else, Grim Reaper
Okee dokee folks … Enough already! Death seriously needs to take a holiday … or move on to a new category of people. Our most talented artists are leaving much, […]
The Roots Report: Getting into the Swing of 2016
Okee dokee folks … have we all settled comfortably into 2016? Hands? I have successfully written the date a couple of times on checks, and I made no resolutions, so […]
Roots Report: Happy Folking New Year
Okee dokee folks … This is my last column of 2015. This year really did fly by. Has anyone ever noticed that the older you get the faster time flies? […]
The Roots Report: Tedeschi-Trucks Band
Okee dokee folks … I had the opportunity to check out the Tedeschi-Trucks Band/Shawn Mullins show at the Providence Performing Arts Center this past Saturday night. Mullins opened the night […]
Roots Report: An Annual Rant
Okee dokee folks … Every year it seems that I have to adopt my Ebenezer persona earlier and earlier. I don’t do Christmas. I haven’t for almost 30 years. It […]
The Roots Report: Bill Maher Comes to Town
Okee dokee folks … I, like many, am a fan of stand-up comedy, though the style that I prefer has more of an intellectual edge — stuff that really makes […]
The Roots Report: Bringing the Music to You!
Okee dokee folks… The other night I went to a house concert in Connecticut where my friend Michelle Malone from Georgia was playing. Michelle has been been performing for about […]
Roots Report: Haunt the House and Other October Treats
Okee dokee folks … Sometimes I have long-winded stories to tell, sometimes not. This is one of those rare times that I don’t have much to say. Maybe the blood […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Henry Diltz
Okee dokee folks … Back in the ORIGINAL days of recordings on vinyl, I used to read the liner notes of my albums over and over again. There was no […]