Aarik Danielsen
Columbia Tribune
Columbia, MO, United States
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Reading a better story
Books are like flashlights, probing the darker corners of our collective nature and exposing the blind spots we all carry with us. Books also are conversation-starters, carrying ideas in the backs of our minds and feelings in the recesses of our hearts to the tips of our tongues. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, to witness book lovers — those deeply committed to creating and engaging them —… → Read More
Sound World Order: Common ground between generations
“Salone” (Strut Records), the debut from Kondi Band, is the sound of a beautiful collision. Generations, continents and beats hit each other head-on, then wrap and warp around each other to make something that is vibrant, reverent and affirming. Kondi Band is a two-man affair, the project of Sorie Kondi and Chief Boima. The former is a musician from Sierra Leone who plays the kondi, or thumb… → Read More
Yoakam brings country cool to Roots N Blues
If his signature fashion sense remains intact through late September, Dwight Yoakam will peer out from beneath the brim of his cowboy hat and see a Columbia audience. → Read More
Roots N Blues festival expands lineup
Roots N Blues N BBQ fans have a fuller picture of what the ninth annual festival will feature. → Read More
True/False reveals 2015 field
The 12th annual True/False Film Fest will open with a showdown between two of the 20th century’s great thinkers. → Read More
Roots N Blues N Recaps
And, just like that, the eighth annual Roots N Blues N BBQ festival is over. The strains of this year's revelry floated up into the late September sky last night around 8 p.m., as Trampled by Turtles closed out the fest with a cover of The Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." → Read More
Second round of Roots N Blues N BBQ acts announced
The lineup for the eighth annual Roots N Blues N BBQ festival is filling out, with a second round of artist selections unveiled Thursday night. → Read More
The Avett Brothers, John Prine and Rosanne Cash set for Roots N Blues
A brother band, one of country music’s most famous daughters and a songwriting legend are among the acts that will perform at the eighth Roots N Blues N BBQ festival Sept. 26-28 at Stephens Lake Park. → Read More