EDITOR’S NOTE: Singer-songwriter and activist Ani DiFranco’s new album, Revolutionary Love, is scheduled for release on Jan. 29, 2021. The title track from it is out today. Listen below and read about what the title and the concept behind […]
I know we all miss live shows, and that collective energy, the camaraderie, the excitement, that connection between artist and audience that simply cannot duplicated either on record or video. However, until the beast of the coronavirus can be tamed, […]
One kind of whirlwind was responsible for most of Gillian Welch’s 2020 collection of demos, Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, but it took another to bring the songs out of storage nearly two decades after their creation. The […]
We all really, really, really want to get back to attending live shows someday, but what will that look like? A few potential blueprints have started to emerge. This week Ticketmaster talked to Billboard about a plan it’s developing to […]
Reading Chris Hillman’s new memoir, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond (BMG), is like sitting down with on old friend to listen to his stories of his days on the road and in the studio. […]
We in the bluegrass world love to talk about the high lonesome sound — that painful, heartbreaking high tenor pealing out mournfully in the happy-sad songs in our particular musical canon — as though it’s something that’s wholly ours. If […]
It’s been eight months since most of us have seen a live show. During that time recorded music has become more relevant as something that binds us, that can bring us together both as roots music fans and as […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As our Winter 2020 print journal lands in the world, we wanted to share Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ opening letter reflecting on the issue’s theme, “All Together Now.” We invite you to dive into the issue’s 100+ […]
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. In a normal year, that wouldn’t be so remarkable, but in 2020, “interesting” is a high bar to clear. For several days after Election Day last week, America had no idea who its […]
Halloween feels like about a thousand years ago, I know, and it was tough to miss out on the usual costume parties and trick-or-treating amid coronavirus precautions. But social media still came through with costume photos (and, thank god, […]
