My hometown, Charleston, West Virginia, sits pretty much in the heart of Appalachia, lush national forests to the southeast, dying coal mining communities to the southwest, and sprinkled throughout the state are small colleges of note and artistic communities. The city, […]
When I heard Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and their ever-living powerhouse of a band at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. last February, it was summer weather already, and Barack Obama was in residence just down the block. The weekend […]
If you thought my first column this year focusing on upcoming notable roots music releases was packed with good stuff, you will be even more thrilled with what’s in store in the next few weeks. From Rhiannon Giddens’ and Otis […]
Refortification and regeneration are the results when new music possesses the power to excite and inspire. If the unearthed source of artistic enlivenment comes from a familiar face and voice, it manages to give assurance and affirmation – somehow it […]
An Appreciation of Six Nights at New York’s Beacon Theater, Sept. 30th – Oct. 8th, 2016 Hey, friends! The degenerative state of our American political discourse got you down? Feeling sort of humiliated in the eyes of the world? Worried that […]
The Tedeschi Trucks Band closed out their summer touring with some dates along the West Coast with stops in Arizona, Oregon, Washington and California. With their stop in Seattle, Washington, they played at McCaw Hall on the grounds of the […]
A Southerly Cultural Travel Journal Indianapolis — A wall of dark, broad-shouldered clouds hovered above the massive J. W. Marriott Hotel, surely one of the largest facades this side of the United Nations building, with mirror windows that reflect myriad aspects […]
This week, I’m featuring the photography of Todd Gunsher, who should be familiar to ND readers as many of his photos have graced this site. I have been meaning to feature more individual photographers since taking over this column, but […]
The 30th Anniversary of the Green River Festival in western Massachusetts has just concluded. This “roots plus” festival continues to add to its legacy and its reputation as “essential” (NYTimes) and “one of the must-see music festivals” (Rolling Stone). What […]
We are in for some treats this week, as a lot has been happening this summer in the world of roots music — captured by ND’s crack photographers. (The good news is that the summer isn’t even half over.) First […]
