Folk Alliance International is a non-profit organization
that sponsors an industry conference for the folk music industry every year,
attended by artists, record companies, manufacturers, music publishers, music
support services, presenters, managers and agents. This year marks the second
year that the conference takes place in Kansas City, Missouri. With a
membership of over 2,000 people Folk Alliance is among the top five largest
conferences in North America.
One
of the best showcases of the night was that of the Midwest Music Foundation, an
educational arts organization that unites performer and audience and fills a
health care
Nate
Allen, a Eugene, Oregon native who has been in Kansas City long enough to “almost
call [him]self a local” is one half of the folk-punk duo Destroy Nate Allen.
His other half, his wife, Tessa, was not with him on that evening. Allen’s
voice has a Ben-Gibbard quality popular with indie kids and teen girls
worldwide, combined with quirky lyrics such as, “Green Day changed my life in
‘94” from his 2010 song “Small Town” and his DIY attitude—most of his music has
been self-released—and eccentric vibe made for a charming performance overall.
David George had been playing with John Fogerty since 2012 but
left recently to pursue a solo career. He said that while playing for John
Fogerty he played him a song, and Fogerty said, “You wrote that song? That’s a
great song” and those were the words of encouragement he needed. That song,
“Good Man Gone” is about two-month
period of time in which he lived with four women, in their closet, until they
kicked him out. Now under the name of David George and A Crooked Mile, George
plans to release three singles and a full album by the end of the year. 
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