John CarpenterThe Sotted, Sentimental Swagger of Shane MacGowan and the PoguesThe list of cultural seats for the Irish-American diaspora usually starts and ends with New York or Boston. Chicago maybe. But Tulsa? Not...
John CarpenterThe Milk Carton Kids Were Made for the Ryman AuditoriumYou know you’re going to hear beautiful music at a Milk Carton Kids show. But there is trepidation when they are the headliner. A small...
John CarpenterElvis Costello Still Knows How to Piss People OffOkay, maybe not piss off exactly. It takes an artist of a certain stature and temperament to make 2,300 fans wait through two-plus hours...
John CarpenterOld Friends and Rising Stars at Florida's 30A Songwriter's FestI generally think of music festivals as minimally clad young people writhing in blazing heat taking duck-lip selfies amid a greater...