With September bearing an absolutely packed roots music festival calendar, events have had some big decisio of announcements regarding vaccination and/or negative test requirements. Hitting just a few of the highlights: MerleFest, which shifted its usual spring festival in […]
As the title of her new album indicates, this moment has been a Long Time Coming for Sierra Ferrell. Growing up, she loved listening to music and singing, but she never really considered it as a career path. But over […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Summer 2017 journal, “Over Yonder,” that we’re sharing in light of recent events in Afghanistan. There are ideas for ways to help amid the current humanitarian crisis at the […]
This week is a first for the column: coverage of the venerable Newport Jazz Festival. Established in 1954, the fest remains one of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world. It has been the site of quite a few […]
There is a moment on James McMurtry’s new album, The Horses and the Hounds, where he admits what seems to be an autobiographical truth: “There’s more in the mirror than there is up ahead.” In his 59 years on […]
In my last column, I wrote about the multinational nature of Americana music. Because my mind sometimes leaps to weird places, it made me spend these last two weeks thinking about place. Specifically, how place affects music. In some […]
Renowned Texas singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith has died in Nashville at the age of 68, Rounder Records has confirmed. No cause of death was announced. Griffith, who released 18 studio albums (two of her final three came out on Rounder) over […]
As hospitals started filling up again and COVID-19 cases spiked in many places in the US this week, venues and artists alike took action to make sure their events aren’t causing any further spread. Most notably in the roots […]
Raising the spirits of music fans when it’s sorely needed, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced they’ve reunited for a new album, Raise the Roof. The project comes 14 years after Raising Sand, their initial pairing that won […]
What if the young William Miller — the lead character in Almost Famous — didn’t grow up to be a rock writer but ended up becoming a lawyer, but a lawyer who couldn’t leave behind the music that shaped him? […]
