I’ve seen Bill DeVille around the “halls” of the Americana Music Conference for a number of years. I finally struck up a conversation with him and immediately knew he was a kindred radio and music junkie. Bill Frater: Where and when […]
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“The banjo is an Appalachian instrument,” Valerie June remarked to the sold-out crowd in Brooklyn, NY. “But its roots are in Africa, so I like to think of it in both capacities.” Her reference to the origin story of the […]
In the heat of summer, in this furnace of unrest, we’re all in need of solace. To paraphrase Maya Angelou, music is refuge. Here are the fifteen songs I’ve had on heavy rotation this season. Most are new releases from this […]
Sturgill Simpson and Wheeler Walker Jr. have a few things in common. They’re both from Kentucky. They’re friends. They employ bitchin’ slide guitarists. Dave Cobb has produced albums for both of them. They’ve each been hailed as country music’s savior—Simpson […]
This week, I’m continuing my little diversion away from radio personalities and into the world of “behind the scenes” music industry veterans who help to get good music to your ears. This time around, I talked with noted Los Angeles music publicist Cary […]
Sturgill Simpson has always come across as an artist who is more comfortable in the studio than onstage. But the reality of the music business now – even when your new album is at the top of the charts – […]
From an interview with Haggard and Sturgill: Haggard: …I need some inspiration [to write]. I need to write something that says something. There’s a lot going on in the world. Simpson: There’s so much going on that it numbs my […]
When an artist releases an album that really resonates with a wide swath of people, it can be a challenge to match that kind of momentum with a follow-up. In a way, it’s unfair to compare one album with another; […]
Here’s a Radio Friendly first: two brothers who share a radio show, “Tangled Roots” on WHUS, and we get answers from both of them. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio and what other stations have you worked at […]
Provocative and polarizing, lush with strings and blaring with horns, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth (out April 15 on Atlantic) finds Sturgill Simpson entrusting the musical adventurism of his third album to a heavy-handed producer. The producer is named Sturgill […]
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