The title of Jim Lauderdale’s new album is just right. On My Favorite Place, his 37th album, the ambassador of Americana has settled into his musical comfort zones: western swing, rockabilly, country weepers, bluegrass rambles, and folk ballads. He’s enjoying […]
Jim Lauderdale is at it again, writing songs that belong in the pantheon of country music alongside those of George Jones, Ray Price, and Conway Twitty. With his signature twangy vocals and his often wry wit, Lauderdale sings on Game […]
With his latest album, Hope, Jim Lauderdale releases another set of well-crafted songs, integrating rock, country, and folk templates. Inspired in large part by the global suffering he witnessed during the COVID epoch, Lauderdale addresses universal themes, including the resilience […]
When Carolina Comes Home Again is Jim Lauderdale’s 33rd album, so it’s safe to say he knows what he’s doing. Not only does Carolina showcase Lauderdale’s prowess, it also proves his ability to pick out just the right people for […]
It’s hard to keep up with Jim Lauderdale. The man who knows Americana music when he hears it — and used to declare so every year at the Americana Music Awards — has an ear for purity of expression over […]
The Palomino rides again! Once news got out that the legendary San Fernando Valley nightclub, The Palomino, would reopen again for one night only, the people that frequented that venue got excited. And rightfully so. Those walls had seen performances […]
The Art of Songwriting Workshop, World of Bluegrass, 9/28/2018
This week we’ve got a double-header from Jim Lauderdale. One album of new songs — Time Flies is his 31st of those — and a collection of recently unearthed recordings he made at the very beginning of his tour, in 1979, with […]
