Longtime ND photographer Kirk Stauffer is a South by Southwest veteran. So much so that in preparation for making his yearly pilgrimage to Austin to catch the sprawling 10-day festival, he makes a spreadsheet containing the names, locations, and […]
The Country Music Hall of Fame announced its 2023 inductees this week, honoring two iconic women and a songwriter with a list of hits that spans several decades. Joining the hall in the Veteran Era Artist category is Tanya […]
Leon Russell appeared Zelig-like in almost every scene in American popular music from his earliest days of performing in his native Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the late 1950s to his performances at the 2015 Mad Dogs & Englishmen reunion engineered by […]
For one four-day weekend in the spring, when the dogwoods are blossoming, music lovers from all over the world and of virtually every genre converge on Knoxville, Tennessee, to attend the Big Ears Festival. With a dozen indoor venues […]
If you’re excited about baseball season starting, you’re not alone: Some of your favorite musicians have been keeping their eyes on the rosters and schedules right along with you. In what’s become a spring tradition, Spin has asked over […]
The 10th Big Ears Festival is set to take over Knoxville, Tennessee, for four days beginning this Thursday. Its unparalleled presentation of the world’s most invigorating artists from a multitude of genres, including roots, defiantly in the heart of […]
HBO’s Music Box series is turning its spotlight on Jason Isbell for a film to premiere on the network April 7. Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed looks at Isbell’s creative process and his life and work with […]
This week I’ve been at home trying to prepare for this spring season, which will largely be happening in transit as I embark on a months-long album release tour. I often find the preparation phase for a big tour […]
This week’s column takes us to Australia, where Steve Ford returned to Adelaide for the first time since 2020 for the WOMADelaide festival. WOMAD, an acronym for World of Music, Arts, and Dance, is held in Adelaide, the capital […]
A regular question asked of authors is “Why do you write?” It’s a fair question. With the exception of a few well-known names, the pay per hour put into writing a novel, poem, or song certainly takes “for the […]
