The new year always brings a slew of new music releases, and roots music is certainly no exception. This week’s column is devoted to four upcoming albums, and one that was released last year, that I have been listening […]
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Garth Hudson Garth Hudson, the last surviving original member of The Band, the quirky folk/rock band known for hits like “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” died this week on Jan. […]
It may seem a little too soon in the year to do a photos of the week theme, but your ND photographers have been quite busy, in spite of the holidays, and through January’s bizarre weather. From legends such as […]
The top two picks in this month’s roundup are a study in contrast, and yet there’s overlap. At 84, Ringo Starr remains one of the most recognizable recording artists on the planet, with all of the Beatles’ catalog plus […]
This week was rich in new music releases, including from three big names in roots music — country singer-songwriter and rocker Jason Isbell, bluegrass singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and guitarist Sierra Hull, and folk and rock star Lucy Dacus. Isbell’s first completely […]
It would be remiss of me to write this month’s Crowdfunding Radar without acknowledging the greatest crowdfunding need going at this time: those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. There are a number of places where you can donate […]
Mountain Stage’s 40th year of presenting one of a kind performances before a live audience to listeners and viewers around the world was a momentous one. The show traveled to four different venues within its home state of West Virginia […]
This week’s Bonus Tracks begins with a reflection on an evening last summer with Peter Yarrow, who died this week on Jan. 7, at the age of 86. Yarrow was best-known as part of Peter, Paul and Mary, one […]
Former president Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on December 30, 2024. Carter will be remembered as a humanitarian and human rights activist, but he’ll also be remembered as the “rock and roll president.” His close relationship with Greg Allman […]
While most year-end reviews are published in December, I like to spend the holidays reminiscing about the year that’s coming to a close. Only then, with music floating around the room, mingling with family and friends does is it seem […]
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