Amos Perrine

This week’s column is both celebratory and sad, as Nashville’s fabled Exit/In music club hosts its last show tomorrow night. By Dec. 1, only memories will remain of a venue that gave rise to legends when they were unknowns and hosted the famous (e.g., Billy Joel,

After six highly successful Outlaw Country cruises from the eastern portion of the United States, organizers Renegade Circus and Sixthman decided to take their talents to the West Coast for the aptly titled Outlaw Country West (OCC West). Billed as a celebration of California’s country rock and cowpunk legacy,

This week the column is staying in Appalachia for two recently founded roots music festivals: Healing Appalachia in Lewisburg, West Virginia, and the White Rose Music Fest in York, Pennsylvania. Despite having different origins, the fests shared a couple artists in their lineups, and both bring a great sense of

When I first thought about my final column of the year highlighting new releases that should not be missed, I knew it had to be something special. I narrowed it down to a manageable five. Here are very quick takes on some marvelous recent roots records by Rory Block, Robyn

Longtime readers of this column might remember that in 2017 we covered the 20th anniversary of Yep Roc Records, a three-day party held at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, with afternoon sets at a local park in nearby Hillsborough (Yep Roc’s home). The event last weekend to

The first Farm Aid concert in 1985 was the brainchild of Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp. It had two purposes: 1) To raise funds to keep farm families on the land; and 2) to increase awareness about the loss of those farms. To date, the nonprofit Farm Aid