No. 262, October 2014
Bells’ Toll for Mike Auldridge
The late Dobro pioneer answers final call with Three Bells
BY ORVILLE JOHNSON
Righteous Sister
Ani DiFranco, and the sometimes-harsh realities of being a ‘feminist icon’
BY MARK SEGAL KEMP
SPECIAL FOCUS
How to Sell Your Music
A 21st century look at DIY distribution
The Beat
Barr Brothers show no rest for the wicked with Sleeping Operator
Songcraft
Dawn Landes flies the coop on Bluebird
Here’s How
A note-for-note beginner’s guide to reading music
The Basics
Lick ‘em and slide, with these bottleneck basics
Weekly Workout
Take the melody and run!
Playlist
Robyn Hitchcock takes stock with The Man Upstairs; plus new releases by Richard Thompson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Shovels & Rope, Peter Rowan, Chris Smither, and Dom Flemons
Film: What's Up Doc?
Live-performance DVD of late flatpicking great Watson shows what happens when the ‘Doc’ is in…
Shop Talk
Online guitar shop Reverb.com wants to take center stage from eBay
Makers & Shakers
Even after 40 years, there’s no ‘cruz’ control at Santa Cruz Guitars…
Guitar Guru
Never let ‘em see your guitar sweat!
Kitbag
Mic it up—there’s no substitute for a good acoustic-guitar microphone
Review: Breedlove Solo acoustic bass
It’s safe to go back in the acoustic-bass waters…
Review: Journey Instruments’ OF-420
Pack ‘n’ play! Journey’s latest is a ‘snap’ to travel with
Review: Capo 3 app
Latest version will have you playing along to your favorite songs in no time
Great Acoustics
Round of applause for the Josh White Ovation
