The Grammys just can’t seem to get it right. First Kacey Musgraves isn’t country, and Bo Burnham isn’t comedy, and now Brandi Carlile — the Americana Music Association’s Artist of the Year for the past two years — isn’t […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Joshua Ray Walker is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for October. Read our interview with him and watch a video of him performing a song from his new album, See You Next Time. A freak storm has […]
Anyone who’s seen Amazing Grace, the film of Aretha Franklin’s performance of her 1972 album of the same name, knows James Cleveland. He’s the tireless master of ceremonies and pianist and singer. More than that, he lifted Franklin up, encouraging […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lilli Lewis’ third album, Americana, comes out Friday on Louisiana Red Hot Records. At around 4 a.m. on May 18, 2020, I woke up with a lyric fully formed and ready to roll out of me. […]
This series was established with the goal of revealing the hidden histories of American music. But I doubt you’ll be surprised to learn that the heart of jazz is largely in New Orleans. However, you may be surprised to […]
Emily Scott Robinson recorded her new album in a church and filled its songs with religious imagery, but American Siren is a far cry from a gospel record. There’s “If Trouble Comes a-Lookin,” in which a priest has a one-night […]
I hope you are not weary of reading about and seeing the photos of roots music festivals. I certainly am not. This week’s column again features two. One being one of the oldest bluegrass fests, the Delaware Valley Bluegrass […]
While the majority of crowdfunding campaigns you see on sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are true funding campaigns, there are also a significant minority that are more like pre-orders with perks. It’s true that crowdfunding fees aren’t cheap, but they’re […]
The sound of Guantánamo is a party. Although a historically poor region overshadowed in name, geography, and context by the imposing US detention camp in the southernmost part of the Cuban province, Guantánamo is actually rich in music and […]
It’s been a bumpy last few years for Bloodshot Records, and the future of the Chicago-based label seems murky for sure, and bleak at best. In a long social media post Monday, co-founder Rob Miller said he is stepping […]
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