Folk Alliance International kicked off its annual conference Wednesday night with the International Folk Music Awards, honoring the best folk album, artist, and song of the year as well as several individuals for their work, often behind the scenes, […]
There’s a new supergroup in town, and their roots run deep. Mighty Poplar — Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin, Punch Brothers’ Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge, Greg Garrison from Leftover Salmon, and Alex Hargreaves, who plays with Billy Strings — announced its existence today, along with a new, […]
Every Willie Nelson concert is a party, but at the Hollywood Bowl in April, the party is for him. A two-night concert dubbed “Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90” will celebrate Nelson’s 90th birthday with a jaw-dropping lineup that […]
On his new album, Spectral Lines, Josh Ritter reaches for things we can’t always see. The album is dedicated to the singer-songwriter’s mother, who passed away in 2021, and its songs explore the idea of connection, both to others […]
Nickel Creek fans know by now that the band’s fire never dies, it just tends to smolder for a while. After a nine-year break from recording together, the trio of Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins is back […]
Maybe a star-studded reality show is what it’s going to take to finally get mainstream country music to let someone other than white dudes onto the radio. Kacey Musgraves and actress Reese Witherspoon are producing an eight-episode series titled […]
Legendary songwriter Willie Nelson announced an album today honoring the music of another legendary songwriter: Harlan Howard. I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, coming March 3 on Legacy Recordings, features new recordings of 10 songs by Howard, who’s […]
There’s a lot to be learned at a band’s soundcheck. The band gets a feel for the room, the sound engineers find out each band member’s preferences and needs, lighting gets calibrated, stuff gets plugged in and taped down […]
When you know as much about music as Canadian duo Whitehorse does, flavors from across time and genres are bound to seep into the sound. Previously, musical and life partners Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet have dwelled for a […]
Voraciously curious, endlessly knowledgeable, and unflaggingly energetic about bringing buried music history to light, Dom Flemons reminds us he can also craft songs for his own personal, present moment with Traveling Wildfire, a new album coming March 24 on […]
