The 17th annual Americana Awards and Honors show felt a little different this year; maybe it was the trouble with the mics that plagued the show from the beginning, or maybe it was the absence of Mr. Americana, Jim Lauderdale, […]
The 17th annual Americana Awards and Honors show felt a little different this year; maybe it was the trouble with the mics that plagued the show from the beginning, or maybe it was the absence of Mr. Americana, Jim Lauderdale, […]
This is it, folks, AmericanaFest week in Nashville, the week we have all been waiting for, brought to us by Jed Hilly and the rest of the hardworking gang at the Americana Music Association. It’s our time to get together, […]
“If we deal in anything as artists, we must be promoting empathy. That’s what music can do. It can’t change the world, but it can make you feel things for people you’ve never met. It can make you understand the […]
After wrapping up a midday set of bluesy sun-drenched tunes beneath bright blue skies at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Eric Lindell thanked the crowd and shouted, “Soft shell crab po-boy, here I come!” Food and music are […]
Going…Going….GET THE WINTER 2017 NO DEPRESSION PRINT JOURNAL BEFORE IT’S GONE! In the Winter 2017 print journal, No Depression takes a deep look at singer-songwriters and what (and who) fuels their creativity. Interviews with the Avett Brothers, Ani DiFranco, Jason […]
The reason I do this list late in the year is a sentimental one. I like to mull them over, and think about what I was doing, where I was, the colors of their eyes, when I first heard their […]
Put aside the dumpster fire that consumed national news this year, and you have to admit it was actually a pretty good year … for music. After all, artists exist to comment on and respond to the world around them, and […]
Tom Evanchuck is a songwriter that seems like he was born in a different era. Weaving together stories of heartbreak and the allures of the midwest, the Cleveland-bred artist has debuted his new single “Just Got Back.” The track comes from […]
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