If you’ve read this column over a period of time, you’ve probably noticed that I theme most of my biweekly selection of campaigns. In part, this is to help me weed through the dozen or so possibilities I have […]
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More details are emerging about the weeklong John Prine tribute coming to Nashville next month, “You Got Gold: Celebrating the Life & Songs of John Prine.” The six concerts on the evenings of Oct. 7-12 are sold out, but […]
I hadn’t spoken to Luke Bell in years, there were only a few people who had. Sometime after his big professional break, he absconded to North Carolina and largely disappeared from the spotlight. He stopped playing shows and releasing […]
Margo Price has never been one to follow the rules, and the new album she announced today, Strays, celebrates freedom in all its forms. Joining Price on Strays, coming Jan. 13 on Loma Vista Recordings, are Lucius and Sharon […]
As this year’s AmericanaFest was being held across so many far-flung venues in and around a Nashville that old-timers would not recognize, I decided early on to be happy in my adventure. I’d select showcases and events off the […]
On Jan. 27, 2022, my daughter, July, was born and my wife, Taylor, nearly lost her life. I darkly joked to my wife for months as her belly grew: Look, the odds are (and the math SAYS!) nothing crazy […]
It’s the quiet ones you gotta watch out for. Neither Chris Stapleton nor Vince Gill are known for being the most talkative guys onstage, but during an episode of CMT Giants recorded this week as an appreciation of Gill’s […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jake Blount is No Depression‘s Spotlight artist for September 2022. Read more about him and his new album, The New Faith, out Sept. 23 on Smithsonian Folkways, in our interview, and look for more from Blount all […]
Every now and then, the author of a book is a perfect match for the subject, and that’s the case as innovative producer and pedal steel guitarist Steve Fishell provides a biography of and loving tribute to a true pioneer […]
The 21st Annual Americana Honors and Awards Wednesday night had the feeling of a homecoming. “It’s family,” remarked Milk Carton Kids’ Kenneth Pattengale as the duo opened the event as hosts. “It’s like Thanksgiving dinner. All the people you […]
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