No. 254, February 2014
FEATURES
The Power of Two
The Milk Carton Kids make a big splash by keeping it small
By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
50 years after the Beatles exploded on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ the band’s music continues to resonate with today’s songwriters
By Adam Levy
Plain as Fulks
Insurgent country star Robbie Fulks sheds the sarcasm on ‘That’s Where I’m From’ and produces the best album of his career
By Kenny Berkowitz
Roadside Americana
The St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar Festival and 49 other must-attend events
By Greg Cahill, Scott Nygaard, Amber von Nagel, Megan Westberg
DEPARTMENTS
From the Home Office
Opening Act
Events
Great Acoustics
The Beat
Jamestown Revival travels from ‘California’ to ‘Utah’; Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones team up; and more
News Spotlight
New book revisits Woody Guthrie’s final years
David Lowery takes on free lyric websites
Acoustic Classic
Start a jug band in 5 easy steps
The Basics
Learn the quickest way to create lush open-string chords
Take It Easy
Play something you love now—practice later
Weekly Workout
Flat-pick with fingerstyle patterns
Shop Talk
New York’s premiere custom-guitar show proved an inspiration
Movers & Shakers
C.M. Martin IV on running the family business
Guitar Guru
Dana Bourgeois explains the impact of a guitar’s finish
REVIEWS
Guild Orpheum
12-fret mahogany dreadnought merges a myriad of vintage and modern designs
Epiphone Texan
Great playability, classic design, and value define this reissue
Taylor 322e
Mahogany-top guitar offers comfort, affordability, and sweet tone
Mi-Si Magpie
Innovative pickup with a small footprint and quick-charging technology
In the Stores
An Avril Lavigne signature guitar; and more
MIXED MEDIA
Playlist
Eric Bibb invites listeners to book passage on the freedom train; and other recordings
Books
Bob Dylan stole from him, the Coen Bros. drank from his cup; and more
Caught in the Act
CSN&Y carry on at inspired reunion shows
Global music pours from the Ellnora Guitar Festival
