Mandy Barnett was born to make this album. Every Star Above’s songs from the Great American Songbook — the same songs Billie Holiday performed for her Lady in Satin — are perfect matches for Barnett’s lush and sultry vocals, and […]
Mandy Barnett was born to make this album. Every Star Above’s songs from the Great American Songbook — the same songs Billie Holiday performed for her Lady in Satin — are perfect matches for Barnett’s lush and sultry vocals, and […]
“We live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love.” — Tennessee Williams In the midst of these more than troubling times, as even more walls are being erected to separate us, as […]
There’s a lot to say in reviews of this week’s batch of new releases. We’ve got a Holler, a Strange Conversation, and a bit of Bad Mouthin’ too. We’ve also got some insights from the artists themselves on those albums. We’ve also got the scoop […]
During her career, Mandy Barnett has channeled Patsy Cline in the stage show, Always…Patsy Cline, and on her last album, I Can’t Stop Loving You: The Songs of Don Gibson (2013), she delivered a loving tribute to the country singer with […]
What if god is a 17-year-old girl with purple hair standing in front of a Marshall amp playing a red guitar? — David Olney Most Asked Question of the Week What the fuck is Americana? Some asked in earnest, but to […]
Another year of the Americana Music Festival is in the books and, if you’re like me, that means you have a bag full of merch table albums and a much emptier wallet. But what about the AmericanaFest showcase bands who […]
The week leading up to AmericanFest offers up a slew of outstanding new roots music releases, from a couple that you most likely have heard about and a bunch more that I do not want to drop off the map. […]
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