Dave Ramont

Last Saturday, I trekked with pals down to the venerable Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago- LOVE that joint. Went to catch 81-year-old folk/blues fingerstyle practitioner Chris Smither on a bill with 79-year-old folk singing smartass Loudon Wainwright…

Staring backwards. She’s been here a few weeks and I haven’t even touched her. Partly it's awe; to lay your eyes on something dear that reappears unexpectedly after being gone for nearly 30 years, lost at sea. Partly it’s the…

     I got 10 miles to go on a 9 mile road…
     -Jim White 

Didn’t your mama tell you? If you can’t write somethin nice about someone on the bathroom wall, then don’t write nothin at all. Though the artwork is…

Blood mixed with snow truly does make an enchanting shade of pink. And as you stare down at it your mind contemplates a delightfully colorful sno cone on a sultry day. But that thought bubble is rudely popped by the…