CARBONDALE ” The Ballad of John Henry, the steel-driving man who hammered out a railroad tunnel by hand faster than a steam drill, is one of the most popular folk songs in American history. For ...

In the four years since last we heard from Henry Kammerer and John "Lord Buckets" Johnson, the duo behind Hillstomp didn't exactly disappear. Since their last album, vocalist-guitarist-banjoist ...

Even after all these years, Slim Cessna and Macabre Munly are winning over new fans. Photos and text by Jason Claypool. Saturday’s show at the 3 Kings Tavern was another spectacular night slightly ...

Where: Sunset Junction, 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. Cover: $5 If the Sunset Junction had a Facebook page, its latest status update would probably read something like this: “Under reinvention.” The bar that ...

Bluesy, punky, bucket-smashing Portland duo Hillstomp are headed back to town. The band plays the Volcanic Theatre Pub tonight. Guitarist/vocalist Henry Christian and percussionist John Johnson (he’s ...

[LIVE-'N'-STOMPIN' DELTA BLUES] Hillstomp's latest, live release, After Two but Before Five, ought to come with the following listening instructions: 1) Enjoy in good company, 2) Take with liberal ...

Not too many full-time touring bands have health insurance, but that couldn’t stop Hillstomp’s singer and guitar player, Henry Kammerer, from a hospital visit after he tumbled down his stairs and ...

Hillstomp’s John Johnson gets ready to deliver a beatdown during his duo’s set at the Meadowlark on Saturday. Photos by Jason Claypool. The modest and mostly-subterranean Meadowlark in Denver’s ...

9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St.; $10 I ran into the guys from a few years ago after a Pickathon set. It was a typically hot, sunny August day and they'd just whipped ...

Hillstomp wants your kitty litter buckets. Consider it a standing request from the Portland, Ore.-based duo. Once you see them perform, you'll understand. See, it's not simply that drummer John ...

Not all blues-punk two-pieces are made the same. Portland’s Hillstomp keep their focus on North Mississippi country blues and Appalachian hillbilly music. With the raucous live performances they’ve ...

Portland's Hillstomp returns to the Tri-Cities on Jan. 19 at Ray's Golden Lion in the Uptown Shopping Center off George Washington Way in Richland. Hillstomp is known internationally for its junkbox ...