News Tips
Letters to Editor
Subscriptions
Classified Ads
Legal Notices
Contact Info


Gorge Weather


HOME

 


   Entertainment Weblog

    Backstage
    In-depth interviews
    Musings

      by Jim Drake

 

 

LAUGH MORE TOUR - 2010

12 SHOWS IN 12 MONTHS - 2009

 

 

Feb. 3, 2010
Kids these days

Jan. 6, 2010
Hawaii comes to Hood River

Dec. 30, 2009
Is There Life on Mars?

Dec. 12, 2009
'Yulegrass' brings a nice present to the Gorge
 

Dec. 9, 2009
Please Put the Penguins Back

 

Dec. 2, 2009
World's shortest John Hammond interview


Nov. 25, 2009

Back in the Saddle Again


Nov. 4, 2009

Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust


Oct. 17, 2009

Tombstone Blues


Oct. 10, 2009

Is it here yet?


Sept. 26, 2009

Paying attention to names (a tribute to Scott Mortiz)

 

Sept. 18, 2009
I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

 

Sept. 12, 2009
Firsthand accounts of secondhand finds

 

Sept. 1, 2009
Fire on the Mountain

 

Aug. 1, 2009
One for the records

 

July 29, 2009
Getting to know 'On the One'

 

July 16, 2009
Bigfoot update

 

July 15, 2009
Let's Go Underground!

 

June 17, 2009
So, how do you think fans would react to a cover of "Walk this Way?"
 

June 10, 2009
A songwriter returns to The Dalles,
a guitar returns to
Texas,
and a blogger confuses one songwriter with another guitar player.

 

June 3, 2009
Who played that?

 

May 16, 2009
People who know other people – 7 and counting

 

May 6, 2009
Does anybody here know CPR?

 

April 24, 2009
Holy Modal Who? A chat with Chip Cohen of the Conjugal Visitors

 

April 17, 2009
Hey, Did I read that already?

 

April 8, 2009
Dangerous Fruit takes folk in a new direction

An interview with Darrell Mansfield

 

March 21, 2009
Dropping in from the “Music-Sphere”

 

March 4, 2009
Skunks 1
Humans 6

  

February 21, 2009
Skunks 1
Humans 0

 

February 11, 2009
Could “Badfish” equal “Goodtimes?”

 

January 28, 2009
Mandolins, dead skunks and fuzzy details

 

January 17, 2009
Head to the Mountain

 

December 27, 2008
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow.

 

December 10, 2008
The Polarity of the Penguins

 

December 2, 2008
Remind me not to rent that again.

 

Nov. 18, 2008
I can see clearly now

 

Nov. 12, 2008
The Benefits of Reading

Nov. 8, 2008
Local picker survives Bluegrass freak-out

Oct. 29, 2008
An Open Letter to River City Saloon

 

Oct. 22, 2008
It’s always at the last minute…..but, hey, nowadays what isn’t? 

 

Oct. 15, 2008
Personal injuries sideline Kate Meloy Trio band practice

 

Oct. 8, 2008
Need to relax? Check out “Life is Good”

 

October 1, 2008
Mysterious appearances brings new music to light
Thanks Bruce!

 

September 24, 2008
There’s something to be said for “stopping by.”