Michael Bialas
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
A newspaper/online editor, writer, photographer, and ex-college football player, Michael Bialas covers music, movies and TV, and still shows interest in sports.
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4 weeks ago |
americanahighways.org | David Nowels |Michael Bialas |Carl Beust
“There’s more vibrations on the coasts, for sure,” Bob Dylan explained when asked why his archive was located in Tulsa, “But I’m from Minnesota and I like the casual hum of the heartland.”This slideshow requires JavaScript.
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1 month ago |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
Bed of Roses Capitol Nashville Singer-songwriters in the country music business continue to flourish in and around Nashville, but after years of turmoil, Caylee Hammack deserves a break more than most of them. This could finally be her year. Experience and hard work have turned Hammack into not only an accomplished performer who’s played the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium but a first-time novelist.
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Dec 13, 2024 |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
Exploding Star Signature Sounds Heather Maloney could be the symbolic voice of Christmases past, present, and future. Even if her words and music during a career that unofficially began in 2009 with a self-released album aren’t usually tied to the holidays, the Massachusetts-based folk singer brings golden pipes, soothing thoughts, and a warm heart to the world through her songs, no matter the season.
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Sep 2, 2024 |
americanahighways.org | Andrew Gulden |David Nowels |Michael Bialas
A Gregory Alan Isakov show is a kind of spell, no matter where you see him play. In Colorado, though, it’s an experience without compare. The musical personification of Boulder (via South Africa and Philadelphia) is the the middle of his late summer swing through his adopted home state, including stops in Colorado Springs and Grand Junction, plus two nights at Red Rocks. Sandwiched in on a Friday night, it was Denver’s turn at the city’s premier indoor venue, Mission Ballroom.
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Aug 1, 2024 |
popmatters.com | Michael Bialas
Lake Street Dive must have been one helluva bar band. Four players from different parts of the United States came together as students/jazz buffs at New England Conservatory in Boston in 2004. They mixed multiple music genres into a yummy concoction of sound to become what upright bassist Bridget Kearney once called a “free country” band. “We intended to play country music in an improvised, avant-garde style — like Loretta Lynn meets Ornette Coleman,” she stated in a 2014 press release.
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ICYMI: Country crooner Caylee Hammack celebrates a Happy Release Day two-fer with 'Bed of Roses,' her second album and first novel. Then she caps the night by performing at the Grand Ole Opry. @PopMatters interview: https://t.co/8ksmMoNmTJ Album: https://t.co/wMnN8PlfZG https://t.co/8OZLzQmr2Z
Caylee Hammack’s Country Comeback Is Captivating: Releasing her first album since 2020, the country crooner drew on plenty of past heartache. So much that she wrote a novel. Interview with shout-outs to @trishayearwood, @dariusrucker and more @PopMatters https://t.co/8ksmMoNmTJ https://t.co/tHQkq7hdeS
RT @PopMatters: INTERVIEW: Releasing her first album since 2020, country crooner Caylee Hammack drew on plenty of experiences with heartach…