quote from Cormac McCarthy
“Music is made out of nothing but some fairly simple rules . . . The notes themselves amount to almost nothing. But why some particular arrangement of these notes should have such a profound effect on our emotions is a mystery beyond even the hope of comprehension.”
— Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris
Americana Curious Podcast 10/29/24:
Steve Poltz
Americana Curious Podcast 10/21/24:
Avery Truex
from Rickie Lee Jones
Why I Love To Share The Films I Love
Lady In White, from a larger writing…
Most of the actors in this film are Italian American. Little Frankie’s family is portrayed as a happy, normal family, with troubles, sure, but lots of love. Kinda like Leave it to Beaver but with Italian food and rhythm and names. This is the kind of thing that helps teach people how we are alike, by showing that what is different is wonderful, not destructive or threatening. It’s important. It is a lesson all of us must learn or we grow up harboring fantastic fears, (you can see it everywhere nowadays) and we grow terrible molds and spores made of rumor and conjecture and convenience, until we are racist, and sexist, and spoiled to happiness. Understanding these simple lessons that films can bring a kid is timely. Different syllables in names can seem like they are insurmountable differences. In the heart of us, we are living the same lives in America. Well, we were, anyway. I believe that we are connected by a common love of one another that is simply not celebrated nearly enough. Films are a way of reminding us how much we value our common legends and history.
—Rickie Lee Jones, Fish Sticks, 10/21/2024
Americana Curious Podcast 10/15/24:
Ashtyn Barbaree
quote from Kris Kristofferson
“I think that a society lives or dies according to its respect for – for its art.”
—Kris Kristofferson
Americana Curious Podcast 10/8/24:
Eli Waltz
Americana Curious Podcast 9/30/24:
Ghost Hounds
quote from Neko Case
“A world without art is a world without interested, loving, united audiences. It’s a world without a healthy way to find each other and to celebrate communally outside of sports or religion. No thank you. I don’t want to stop finding you.”
— Neko Case, Entering the Lung, 9/26/2023