Posts by Steve Wildsmith
On the other side of addiction and depression, Jedd Hughes casts his eyes ‘West’
Courtesy of Libby Danforth These days, with several years of sobriety under his belt, Jedd Hughes lives in the light. There’s plenty of it to go around: Playing as part of country superstar Vince Gill’s band, for example, or his own career as a singer-songwriter that gets a bump when he releases a new solo…
Read MoreJohnny Cash’s oldest grandson, Thomas Gabriel, sings his way out of the darkness
After years of work on himself and his sobriety, Thomas Gabriel has finally found the peace that eluded him for the way things ended with his grandfather, the late Johnny Cash. As a solo artist, Gabriel’s voice is a dead ringer for the Man in Black, and he peppers his set of searing and haunting…
Read MoreOld Crow Medicine Show’s ‘Critter’ Fuqua: ‘You can stay sober in this business’
Old Crow Medicine Show: Charlie Worsham (from left), Cory Younts, Christopher “Critter” Fuqua, Ketch Secor, Joe Andrews and Morgan Jahnig. (Courtesy of Crackerfarm) From his first drink, Christopher “Critter” Fuqua knew he was an alcoholic. At the time, he told The Ties That Bind Us recently, he was a 14-year-old kid consumed by insecurity and…
Read MoreChicago’s Jam Alker finds a second life as a recovery evangelist through music
Courtesy of Karen Rettig Play guitar, get girls — at some point, every guy who imprints on a rock ‘n’ roll record and sets out to be a part of that lineage recognizes the allure. Jam Alker was no different, he told The Ties That Bind Us recently. But that potential for physical attraction was…
Read MoreRecovery gives Greg Antista a second chance in the storied SoCal scene: ‘Everything I’m getting is more than I deserve’
Courtesy of Harmony Gerber For Greg Antista, the halcyon days of the 1980s resonate with the nostalgia and innocence of youth. Back then, Antista, who now fronts his own project the Lonely Streets, was part of a crowd of second wave punk musicians who softened the rage of bands like Black Flag with the melodic…
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