Root Down in the Shadow

What's better than enjoying a beautiful day outside.  I would say listening to live music on a beautiful day outside!  The only thing that bests that is when it is F-R-E-E. Back in my youth, I spent my summers organizing the social calendar for many of my friends.  We kept very busy with a gambit of FREE.  Sunday & Wednesday were free movies on Flagstaff hill overlooking the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.  Fridays were Msquared.  This was a few bands playing for free at Market Square in Pittsburgh.  The shows were awesome, the unheralded Pittsburgh music scene was free for the locals.  the Clarks, Brownie Mary, Sleeping Giants, Push , the list goes on.  The music was great and FREE!!! This summer, as has been the case for the last 8 summers, I don't live in Pittsburgh anymore.  However, I am still on the prowl for free .  I am especially on the prowl for free music !   Living in Philly, I am lucky as I am a quick I-95 drive from several cities.    First on my wish l

Daniel Lefkowitz is a talented singer songwriter, who once upon a time was in an early version of the Low Anthem .  'This God Damn House' which he wrote endures as one of the best Low Anthem tracks to date.  Last year he got together with former Low Anthem mates Jeff Prystowsky and Ben Knox Miller to produce Wilder Shores of Love , his debut album.  After officially returning to Virginia, Dan Lefkowitz went out on tour in late February and early March with The Low Anthem and band Bobby . Dan McGurk of mcgurkmusic had a chance to meet Dan Lefkowitz at the Philadelphia First Unitarian Church 2-25 show, and later exchange some Questions & Answers. MM (mcgurkmusic: You’ve had a hiatus, before returning to the music scene. How long have some of these songs been percolating? What’s the oldest song on the album? DL (Daniel Lefkowitz): Most were written about a year ago, as I started to conceive of the album. For the most part they formed together. They wer