Review: Wakarusa Music Festival (2005)
June 17-19, Clinton Lake, Lawrence (Kan.) Kansas City Star By Joel Francis Son Volt – Friday afternoon, Sun Down Stage Jay Farrar’s revamped Son Volt made their regional debut on Friday afternoon to a...
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The Kansas City Star By Joel Francis Michael Franti and Spearhead, Sun Down Stage Michael Franti brought his political party to Wakarusa Sunday night. Its platform is both progressive and accessible:...
View ArticleWoody Guthrie – “Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)”
(Above: Arlo Guthrie pays tribute to his father as their friend Pete Seeger aids in a performance of “Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).”) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Illegal immigration is a...
View ArticleReview: David Rawlings Machine
(Above: The David Rawlings Machine perform the always-poignant medley of Rawlings’ “I Hear Them All” and Woody Guthrie’s timeless “This Land is Your Land” at musical celebration of the film “Inside...
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