The Main Point

Folks around these parts have become quite familiar with David Bromberg over the years – from his many performance dates at the famed Main Point coffeehouse in Bryn Mawr – to his appearances over the years at summer festivals like the Philadelphia Folk Festival – to his more-recent activities in and around Wilmington, Delaware. Through [...]

Late June brought the release of a brand new live Chris Smither album, LOST AND FOUND, on the Signature Sound label, and we wanted to bring that news to the attention of our Main Point people. Over the years, like most touring musicians, Chris has collected countless tapes, CDs, DATS, etc. of his live concerts. [...]

Folks who came to the Main Point on any kind of a regular basis between 1970 to 1979 are well acquainted with the works of Loudon Wainwright III. Wainwright performed at the coffeehouse on over twenty different occasions during those year – often to a packed house – and in doing so, became part of [...]

Any history of the 70′s and 80′s now-classic Southern California country-rock scene would be incomplete without the inclusion of influential singer and songwriter J.D. Souther. After co-writing songs like “Best of My Love,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Victim of Love,” and “New Kid in Town” for the Eagles, “Prisoner In Disguise” and “Faithless Love” for Linda Ronstadt [...]

Just in time to celebrate the 70th birthday of one Robert Allen Zimmerman, Red House Records has released its second excellent compilation of musicians covering the songs of Bob Dylan. The celebration, starting off with The Pines’ live rendition of “What Good Am I?,” brings a listener the unique comfort and joy of Dylan’s vocals [...]

Billy Joel is one of those “household” names that played the Main Point at the beginning of his career & became a superstar in the music world. He performed at the club on two separate occasions during it’s heyday – March 13 & 14 in 1972 and on January 29 & 30 in 1974. At that time, [...]

After being teased by a taste of Hayes Carll singing “Take Me Away” in the recent movie Country Strong, fans can rejoice in a new, full-length, recording from one of the best musicians to come out of the Texas Gulf Coast. Carll extends a worthy Texas tradition: the weathered, hard-drinking, weary but clear-eyed troubadour with, [...]

Although he never actually played at the original Main Point (as his father did in 1971), Teddy Thompson did play just a few doors down at The Point back when it was run in Bryn Mawr by our good friends Richard Kardon & Jesse Lundy… Here’s what we think of Teddy’s latest: Modern British troubadour [...]

It’s been almost  three years since singer/songwriter Amos Lee has released any new material, but he is now back with his fourth studio album entitled Mission Bell. This time around, the Philadelphia native Lee was drawn to Tucson, Arizona to work with producer/musician Joey Burns of the band Calexico.  The acclaimed songwriter not only takes a [...]

In our continuing effort to review the works of current performers who would have been very well received at the Main Point (that is, had their careers existed at the time the Main Point was in operation)… We bring you the latest from the amazing David Berkeley! Dubbed “a musical poet” by the San Francisco [...]