Mason AdamsMason’s favorite music of 2018Caveats: 1) I’m too old and poor to try and hear everything anymore. I missed a lot of good records I know I’d love, but my attention has…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019
Mason AdamsAfter a month in the trees, Red & Minor Terry come down and begin the next phase of their fight…By Mason AdamsMay 6, 2018May 6, 2018
Mason AdamsMason’s favorite music of 2017Caveats: 1) I’m too old and poor to try and hear everything anymore. I missed a lot of good records I know I’d love, but my attention has…Dec 18, 2017Dec 18, 2017
Mason AdamsHolding ground in a mountaintop-removal world: Appalachian musicians after TrumpAppalachian musicians grapple with how they are perceived at a time when the region has become shorthand for understanding Trump’s America.Oct 7, 20172Oct 7, 20172
Mason AdamsBest new (to me) album of 2016: v/a, “Tropicalia” (1968)In February I listened to the BBC Documentary “Tropicalia: A Revolution in Sound” and was blown away by what I heard. I sought out the 1968…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Mason AdamsBest road music experience: Listening to Fugazi “Huntington, WV USA 4.05.02”Music provides a regular soundtrack for my daily commute, but this summer I made solo drives from western Virginia to Kansas City and back…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Mason AdamsMost humbling/joyous moment of discovery: Helium, “No Guitars” EP, “Superball” EP, “Little Bird…Back in the prehistoric days of 1999, Helium appeared to me on a series of mixtapes, most memorably paired with PJ Harvey, Heart and others…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Mason AdamsBest 2015 album I finally got to in 2016: “Hamilton” (Original Broadway Cast Recording)Yes, yes, late to the game. “Hamilton” came to me in mid-September, appearing on the CD racks at the Christiansburg library. I held out for…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Mason AdamsFlames engulfed Gatlinburg but not the geography of memoryGatlinburg burned last night.Nov 30, 2016Nov 30, 2016