This year has been a stellar year not just for roots music, but also for performance photography. After reviewing other publications, I say, without hesitation, that you will not find a wider, deeper, or more invigorating collection of photographs of […]
With so much to cover and absorb this year, and with a certain amount of sensory overload, not to mention lack of sleep, I have had a bit of writer’s block, so please bear with me. It was an amazing […]
Steve Earle recently set the world on fire (again) by asserting that “The best stuff coming out of Nashville is all by women….” Jason Isbell has protested against country radio’s refusal to promote women by featuring all-women opening acts for […]
Something very exciting is happening in central Georgia, with Macon’s “The Creek” joining the group of full-time Americana roots-based radio stations. I love that they broadcast from downtown Macon. They are very community-based and their sound honors the South. Here’s a […]
As I have seen some other folks writing about what the first six months of 2017 has brought to the world of roots music, I thought I’d chime in with some personal favorites. Before I get comments about why not this […]
Lots of Americana purists (now how’s that for a contradiction in terms?) suspect that everything coming through the Nashville musical pipeline is homogenized, pasteurized cliche. On Wrangled (out April 21 on Mining Light/Thirty Tigers), Angaleena Presley not only feels your […]
April 21 must be some kind of musical or spiritual get-together, or perhaps the moon is in the seventh house, as there are some outstanding releases coming out that day, the day before Record Store Day. Here’s a look at some […]
Most weeks in this space, I feature two or three of the newest crowdfunding campaigns to hit the internet. But just critical to a well run crowdfunding campaign than its launch is its finish. Those final couple of weeks before […]
You’ve heard the phrase “captive audience.” How about captive artists? That’s the premise of the Cayamo experience: Take the cream of the crop of Americana talent, both established and bright up-and-comers, put them on a luxury cruise ship and mix in a couple […]
Foy Vance, Angaleena Presley, and Paul Thorn brought laughter and tears with their wonderful songs and stories on Cayamo 2016.
