Tyler Westcott presents the fifth annual Folkfaces Fest, a high-energy roots music weekend, from Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 in Darien Center.
J.D. Wilkes
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Dancing with the devil J.D. Wilkes
Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers are a Southern Gothic flirtation between heaven and hell that spills over the stage to engulf the faithful. But this ain’t that hokey can-I-get-an-amen bullshit. It truly is a religious experience … a rock ‘n’ roll experience. There may not be a God, but there certainly is a devil, and his […]
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Facilitatin’ a sweaty mess
Rock ‘n’ roll in the atomic age — what with its social fallout — presented more of a threat than the bomb. With its savage heat, beat, and promise of promiscuity, rock ‘n’ roll threatened the very soul of 1950’s white picket fence, Granny-panty America. Libidos were honed and the color line got faded, […]
