Back in November, during the tension-riddled time between Election Day and Results Day, the guitar-wielding, Twitter-hot-take-firing Jason Isbell posted a bold claim on the bird app: “If Biden wins Georgia I’m gonna make a charity covers album of my favorite […]
One of my new year’s resolutions is to feature more individual photographers. First up is Chad Cochran, better known in the music photography world as cowtownchad, whom I first met several years ago at an Ohio festival. Since then we […]
“Bewildered, bewildered, you have no complaint. You are what you are, and you ain’t what you ain’t.” — John Prine 1971 In the fall of 1971, just as the Central Park leaves were turning, I was sitting in the A&R […]
There are 84 Grammy categories, eight of which (numbers 45 to 52) are dedicated to “American Roots” music. That number does not include the four categories devoted to country music. Not an altogether bad thing, especially given that the marketplace […]
In addition to the artists noted in this week’s title, the past few weeks have seen the ND photographers capturing other legends, including Rodney Crowell, Graham Nash, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Sam Bush, Byron Berline, and Steve Earle, as […]
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires with guest Todd Snider at the Ryman Auditorium 10.26.18
Jason Isbell at the Ryman Auditorium 10.26.18
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires at the Ryman Auditorium 10.26.18
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires at the Ryman Auditorium 10.26.18
When an artist really bares their soul, it’s hard, as a listener, not to feel some sort of connection. But when the song is delivered with warmth and honesty and openness, either onstage or on a record, we feel like […]
