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Posts by Tommy Gartman
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Things Done Changed: The Musical Migrations of Jerron PaxtonPaxton plays what he calls “Black folk music,” an amalgam of various nineteenth- and twentieth-century styles originating in the “Black Belt.”
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Shop Vibes: HR Records Is Preserving D.C. Community and CultureOwner Charvis Campbell chose the name Home Rule Records—HR for short—inspired by the lack of autonomy of D.C.’s residents.
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Facing History: Lessons from the Potter’s WheelJim McDowell, known to many simply as “the Black Potter,” is a ceramicist who specializes in stoneware face jugs.
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