I was truly excited to see The Broadcast closer to home. I had seen them, briefly, at Bear Creek 2014, and then twice at Springfest last March (all at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park). I wasn’t able to catch them on a Sunday night at the packed Dunedin Brewery, but here they were…
This is a Broadcast! About The Broadcast! Asheville’s outstanding quintet is heading south after their two New Year’s shows (with Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band), with eight dates in Florida and another half dozen through the Carolinas and Tennessee. The Broadcast are Caitlin Krisko, vocals; Aaron Austin, guitar; E’Lon Jordan-Dunlap, bass; Tyler Housholder, percussion;…
Before we get started, let me say “Thank you, Mandolin Orange!” I confess I approached my Suwannee Springfest assignment with some trepidation: I was clearly out of my element. I’m funking rocker, or a rocking funkster, or something. I like folk, and bluegrass, and Americana, certainly. But how would I manage an entire festival of…