If you want to know what musicians talk about at parties, it’s not usually their favorite lyrics or chord progressions (although sometimes that does happen). It’s not usually about favorite venues or guitar pedals (OK, that does happen a […]
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Around this time of year, musicians and music lovers alike begin to post their stats from Spotify. Who they have listened to, who has been listening to them, what kind of festival they would program based on their favorite artists, […]
It’s that time of year again when we all start to stress about what thoughtful gifts we might be able to get for our loved ones for the holidays. For this year’s guide (which is not sassy like last […]
There is something really wonderful about the reliability of a chain restaurant while touring. Don’t get me wrong, I love hitting the local spots and checking out the independent coffee shops, but when you’re on a long stretch of […]
I hadn’t spoken to Luke Bell in years, there were only a few people who had. Sometime after his big professional break, he absconded to North Carolina and largely disappeared from the spotlight. He stopped playing shows and releasing […]
Hello from the friendly skies. I’m writing this column on a plane from Portland to Denver. I’m headed to Lyons, Colorado, to teach at the Planet Bluegrass Song School for a week leading up to our performance at Rocky […]
As I enter my 30s in full force it has come to my attention that I am increasingly ineligible for employment outside of the music industry. When I graduated from university, I subscribed heavily to the myth sold to […]
I’m writing this month’s column on a train from Edinburgh to London. There are some lovely rolling fields out my window, populated by numerous sheep, and I’m trying not to sink into the headspace of my favorite sleep story, […]
At the beginning of April, I flew out to Portland, Oregon, for a couple of weeks to attend the mixing sessions for my new record with engineer and producer Tucker Martine. In some ways, it felt like the most […]
There is a little piece of magic that happens when you throw yourself into the arms of the chaotic and unpredictable world. Maybe we can call it the balancing scale of the infinite road; there is some rightful equilibrium that […]
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