The Howlin' Brothers

Hot time in the old town

by James M. Manheim

From the May, 2014 issue

The revival of old-time music, a heartening thing to all but the most purist of old folkies, has divided into several strands, one of which has picked up the rowdy side of the tradition. The band Old Crow Medicine Show added some party- and drug-themed numbers and some punk spirit to this train of musical thought and rode it to near-stardom. Now OCMS itself has