Amos Perrine
THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update & Other Roots Music Releases
Last week the Recording Industry Association of American reported that vinyl sales have continued upward for 19 years running. With sales breaking the $1 billion mark the Association also noted that nearly 50% of global revenue is made in the USA vinyl. While genre-specific figures are not available, I venture
THROUGH THE LENS: Vero Beach Blues Festival 2026 — The Blues Is a State of Mind
Just a couple of miles from the Atlantic Ocean, the third iteration of the Vero Beach Blues Festival was held on the 139-acre Indian River County Fairgrounds in Vero, Florida on February 28-March 1, 2026. Following weeks of snow and frigid temperatures that covered most of the country, even some
THROUGH THE LENS: Baseball & Roots Music — Two Great American Pastimes Converge At The Innings & Extra Innings Festivals
What is more American than roots music and baseball? To celebrate both, the Innings Festival (February 20-22, 2026) and Extra Innings Festival (February 27 & 28, 2026), were held at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, Arizona during baseball’s spring training.
While baseball originated in the 1840s, the first officially
THROUGH THE LENS: Wintergrass Festival 2026 Celebrated the Radical Traditional!
For its 33rd edition, the Wintergrass Festival (February 19-22, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bellevue, Washington) pulled out all the stops to celebrate traditional roots music and its evolution.
The fest's self-proclaimed theme was “Rad Trad! Listen, Learn, Belong.” With performances by Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger,
THROUGH THE LENS: 'Blonde On Blonde' Tribute, Molly Tuttle, and Other Photos of the Week
This week’s column features recent photos taken by ND photographers at a variety of shows. The highlight for me is those taken by Astrida Valigorsky this past Friday, February 20, 2026, at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma celebrating the 60th anniversary of Bob Dylan's seminal Blonde
THROUGH THE LENS: The 2026 Tucson Jazz Festival Served Up the Many Flavors of Jazz
Spanning a nine-day period, January 16-24, 2026, the marvelous world of jazz took over Tucson, Arizona. Begun in 2015 the Tucson Jazz Festival has presented the many flavors of jazz: standards, swing, smooth, fusion, heritage, modern, Latin, and funk.
With over 20 venues all over town featuring intimate performances as