Chronicling the disastrous exploration of Antarctica from 1914-1917 by British adventurer, Sir Ernest Shackleton, HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL’s concept album, Science From an Easy Chair, tackles history with humanity, in a surprisingly catchy Americana album. Their latest video commemorates the […]
Banditos Visionland, Bloodshot Records Banditos grew as a band through relentless touring of nearly 250 shows per year. When not on the road, they lived together in a house in Birmingham, Alabama, and later relocated to Nashville. Their second album, Visionland, is named […]
It’s crazy and weird and fantastic to have bands I snuck out of the house to see (R.E.M. and Drivin N Cryin) continue to matter to music fans so much that their albums get re-issued. I’m pretty sure I’ve told […]
Chronicling the disastrous exploration of Antarctica from 1914-1917 by British adventurer, Sir Ernest Shackleton, HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL’s concept album, Science From an Easy Chair, tackles history with humanity, in a surprisingly catchy Americana album. Their latest video commemorates the […]
Allen Thompson Band‘s new album, Brace Yourself, is still kept under top-secret guard, but the stories leading to the title seem surreal. Thompson and band mate, Clint Maine, both broke their backs in separate accidents within a month of each other. […]
2015 has been an incredible year for podcasts. Top-notch programs from media powerhouses and coalitions of their expatriates have brought the medium to general recognition in America. Many of the early, grassroots, or DIY programs, though, went on permanent hiatus […]
If you live in an area that still has a locally owned record store, you are truly fortunate. I hope you buy music from them. Record stores like Fantasyland, Wuxtry, and Wax N Facts in Atlanta introduced me to underground […]
I first heard the term “Americana” as refering to music when I was interviewing Texas-via-South Carolina songwriter Floramay Holladay several years ago. Prior to that, I only knew of Americana as a kitschy decorating style. Holladay told me about the Americana Music Association […]
I noticed a few freshly shaved faces once December rolled around, as many guys donated to men’s health charities with “No Shave November” and “Movember” events. Roots music of late embraces the beard, so much so that beard care products are […]
As we Americans wrap up our holiday called Thanksgiving, I am always flooded by the songs that bring us together or help us learn about our common ground that may not be part of our life experiences. One song has […]
