Radiator King’s (Adam Silvestri) latest album, A Hollow Triumph After All, is celebratory and somber, an attempt to transcend pain, loss, and suffering by celebrating a life well-lived, while at once acknowledging the fact that we’re born to die. A […]
Rhiannon Giddens opened IBMA’s annual World of Bluegrass Business Conference on September 26 with a powerful keynote address. Giddens’ speech, which earned her a standing ovation from the crowd, focused on diversity in bluegrass music. She highlighted bluegrass’ African and […]
Two weeks ago, jazz bassist, singer, and composer Esperanza Spalding launched an ambitious project called “Exposure.” It was a 10-song album that would be, unbelievably, written and recorded with numerous guest musicians in the course of 77 hours. And the […]
Recently I wrote a review of Holly Gleason’s marvelous new book, Woman Walk the Line, a collection of essays written by 27 highly accomplished women writing about 27 female country artists. These fairly compact essays vividly present the the impact the performers’ music and […]
How would you spend your ideal 24 hours? Mine might involve New Orleans, a po’ boy at Liuzza’s, betting (and winning) on the horses next door, great live music at a Frenchmen Street bar that doesn’t close, a bottomless trough […]
On Americana Music Show #371, you’ll hear the brand new blues album from Eilen Jewell. This album has “best of the year” written all over it. There’s not a weak track on it. You will also hear some amazingly subversive […]
My head is still spinning and my emotions are still reeling from AmericanaFest – if you were there, you know what I mean – but I want to touch on just a couple of things before getting on to what’s been going […]
Recording music in bands since 1967, steel guitar extraordinaire Rusty Young finally released his first solo record this month—and it’s a tour de force. Waitin’ for the Sun on Blue Elan Records finally shows the world what Poco fans have […]
In the midst of touring and playing reimagined folk songs at FreshGrass with Harmony, Bill Frisell released something in a different vein. On Sept. 15, Hurricane Harvey Relief dropped on the inventive jazz guitarist’s site. All proceeds, including the royalties […]
Crowdfunding campaigns are a great way to raise money for a new album or tour. But sometimes, they’re also a great way to tie an album or tour to fundraising for a cause. While charitable fundraising is more prevalent on […]
