Bruce Springsteen seems like a train that never stops, touring frequently and routinely giving three-hour shows even into his 70s. But even the Boss needs a break sometimes, and Springsteen announced this week he’s clearing his September calendar for […]
Zach Bryan released a new album last Friday, and it features some pretty great collaborations with The War and Treaty, The Lumineers, Sierra Ferrell, and Kacey Musgraves (read our review here). The Musgraves collaboration in particular, “I Remember Everything” […]
Every fall brings another crop of big music memoirs and biographies, and I mean that both literally and metaphorically; Michael Azerrad’s “annotated” version of his 1993 Nirvana bio, The Amplified Come as You Are, totes up almost 700 pages, for example. […]
The summer roots music festival scene has become so popular that this week’s column is another two-fer: Washington state’s Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival (July 21-23, 2023) and Michigan’s Hoxeyville Music Festival (Aug. 17-20, 2023). The former was covered […]
Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” song went straight to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this week and was even the topic of the first question in Wednesday night’s debate with Republican presidential candidates. It’s evidently […]
This week is a hybrid of sorts. Included are photos by 15 ND photographers from three festivals, Red Wings Roots Festival, The Peach Music Festival, and Wind Grass Bluegrass Festival, as well as from concerts by perennial favorites such […]
As the end of summer, and the summer outdoor touring season, heads toward its end, bands begin turning their thoughts toward their next album. As a result, there’s an uptick in crowdfunding campaigns this time of year. This week, […]
Music is a weird business. You can put out the best song in the world, hire the best people in the world to promote it, and it can still fizzle. Meanwhile, all sorts of terrible songs inexplicably catch fire […]
Like Marty Stuart’s rockabilly guitar licks and Ricky Skaggs’ lightning-fast mandolin runs, music historian and critic Michael Streissguth’s tour-de-force music history, Highways and Heartaches: How Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Children of the New South Saved the Soul of Country […]
When you’re traveling a lot, it’s nice to feel like you have a routine based on the places you’re visiting. This year, I’ve been flying more than usual, and I’ve come to fondly look forward to stopping through certain […]
