Gimme Moore: the Moore BrothersYou wouldn't know it from listening to all the AutoTuner-enhanced commercial pap, er, rap on today's "Hot Urban" stations, nor will you catch a gander from classic crock, er, rock outlets, but the American music world is in the midst of an acoustic folk-pop renaissance. And San Francisco is at the center of the mellow storm, having birthed and swaddled the quote-unquote freak-folk genre (a title which initially seemed cool, but is now starting to sound a bit
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
July 18, 2009
Café Du Nord
By Wade Grubbs
Better Than: Just sitting around at home listening to the new record.
Saturday night, Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey entertained a small but enthusiastic audience at the Café Du Nord. The pair were founding members and primary songwriters of the dB's, the tuneful power-pop quartet from North Carolina who were a critical if not commercial success in the post-punk 1970s and '80s. They are touring small venues throu
