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THE READING ROOM: Real Moments Outshine Rock Memories in Dave Grohl’s Memoir

THE READING ROOM: Real Moments Outshine Rock Memories in Dave Grohl’s Memoir

Very few rock memoirs feel like sitting in the room with an old friend who’s telling tales about growing up and discovering how deeply music is etched in his heart and dreams, but this is exactly how Dave Grohl’s new memoir The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

THE READING ROOM: Determination and ‘A Little Faith’ Drive John Hiatt’s Life Story

THE READING ROOM: Determination and ‘A Little Faith’ Drive John Hiatt’s Life Story

John Hiatt has been working at the troubadour trade steadily for over 40 years — well, more if you count his boyhood bands — and he’s produced a catalog of gems that sparkle with wry insight, candor, and introspection. As it turns out, Hiatt set his sights very early on being

With ‘A Southern Gothic,’ Adia Victoria Tells Her Own Story of the South

With ‘A Southern Gothic,’ Adia Victoria Tells Her Own Story of the South

The phrase “Southern Gothic” brings to mind moss-draped drives to plantations, grotesque scenes peopled by mean-spirited men or by sideshow freaks, and haunted woods and houses with the skeletons of slavery filling the closets. In his novel Absalom, Absalom!, William Faulkner has one of his characters ask another to “Tell

THE READING ROOM: Fall Music Books to Look Forward To

THE READING ROOM: Fall Music Books to Look Forward To

As the doldrums of summer fade into the gentle zephyrs of autumn, it’s time to put aside the thrillers and mysteries of summer and pick up a few new music books that offer chances to dive deeply into the lives and music of artists. While fall is the busiest

Sierra Ferrell and the Winding Road to ‘Long Time Coming’

Sierra Ferrell and the Winding Road to ‘Long Time Coming’

As the title of her new album indicates, this moment has been a Long Time Coming for Sierra Ferrell. Growing up, she loved listening to music and singing, but she never really considered it as a career path. But over the past few years she’s been steadily building a

On ‘Have a Seat,’ Maggie Rose Sits Down with Soul Greatness

On ‘Have a Seat,’ Maggie Rose Sits Down with Soul Greatness

From the opening note on Have a Seat, Maggie Rose’s third album, Rose finds herself mingling among the soul sisters who wring every drop of emotion from songs in their soaring, emotional, gut-wrenching vocals: Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Bramlett, Dusty Springfield. Rose inhabits these songs in such a way that

THE READING ROOM: An Excerpt from 'Saved by a Song,’ Mary Gauthier’s Memoir and Guidebook

THE READING ROOM: An Excerpt from 'Saved by a Song,’ Mary Gauthier’s Memoir and Guidebook

When Mary Gauthier was 7 years old, she and her mother would head to the bookmobile on Saturday mornings near their home in Baton Rouge. It was her favorite day of the week. After she got inside the mobile library, she took her time selecting her books: “Kids were allowed