I've known Ben Prestage for several years now and have had the privilege of seeing him perform on many occasions. He is a rare talent and his shows are truly amazing. Here's a video that features him performing in Huntsville, Alabama. [Continue]
pat mAcdonald spells his name with only one capital letter. In the 1980s he was half of the duo known as Timbuk3. Now he's half of the duo known as PurgAtory Hill. The other half is melaniejane which is all one word and all lower case. The group name comes from the Purgatory Hill Harp cigar box guitar made by John Lowe of Memphis, Tennessee. [Continue]
I just joined the Handmade Music Clubhouse. It’s a Ning.com community founded by Ted Crocker. Ted is the luthier who built the guitar used in the John Sayles film, “Honeydripper” and he’s been making amazing musical instruments for years. He also served as a content consultant for my documentary, “Songs Inside The Box.” Handmade Music [Continue]
I saw the sad announcement on Facebook: After four years of events, the Deep Blues Festival calls it quits. RIP. Long live Deep Blues. – Chris” The announcement was made by Chris Johnson, founder of the Deep Blues Festival, a man with a big heart and a big vision. Chris likes primal roots music. So [Continue]
I just received this information from Pat Rasberry with the Tupelo, MS Film Commission: Blues Documentary, “Full Moon Lightnin’” to screen at Black Box Theatre Thurs. Jan. 28 FILMMAKER JOHN C. GARDINER WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS SERIES OPENER….PG-13 Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 pm – Link Centre The Tupelo Film Commission is cranking [Continue]
Shane Speal wrote on my Facebook wall last night, “Max, check out the front page of Cigar Box Nation.” When I did, I found that Shane had made a special banner and posted an article noting that “Songs Inside The Box” had won an award from the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival. Thanks Shane! I [Continue]
