ALBUM REVIEW: On Dance Record ‘Mutiny After Midnight,’ Johnny Blue Skies Mixes Fire and Fun Count on Johnny Blue Skies, formerly known as Sturgill Simpson, to walk whatever path he pleases, fences be damned. He started his career in country music, applying his richly retro voice to uncharted territory in the genre. But before long he was ready to roam even farther, releasing 2019'
ALBUM REVIEW: Tony Trischka’s 'Earl Jam 2' Pays Tribute to Bluegrass Banjo Great, Earl Scruggs On his own, Tony Trischka is considered one of the world’s foremost banjo players. He is comfortable paying tribute to tradition of bluegrass pioneers while also stepping outside the box and innovating. To his own substantial body of work, Trischka adds two mammoth tribute projects: the 2023, Grammy-nominated Earl
ALBUM REVIEW: Sweet Petunia Gets Raw and Real about Mental Health on 'Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown' “Heels” is a tale of insomnia, told patiently; until it’s not. Maddy Simpson and Mairead Guy of Sweet Petunia sing of lying awake all night, desperate for sleep and yet wary of recurring nightmares. In the end, “the stars, they fade. The streets start shining / Above the trees, the