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Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Play with Words and Scenes on ‘Hunter and the Dog Star’

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Play with Words and Scenes on ‘Hunter and the Dog Star’

The bright psychedelia of “Sleeve,” the opening track of Edie Brickell & New Bohemians’ new album, whirls in a circling, spinning dance as the song rockets off on Brandon Aly’s skittering snare shots, floats along Matt Hubbard’s organ and synth, and is propelled by Kenny Withrow’s cascading

THE READING ROOM: Southwestern Ohio’s Turn in the Bluegrass Spotlight

THE READING ROOM: Southwestern Ohio’s Turn in the Bluegrass Spotlight

In February 1947, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys played to an enthusiastic crowd in Dayton, Ohio. Among the over 4,000 people gathered to hear Monroe and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs was 15-year-old Bobby Osborne. The night changed Osborne’s life in many ways, and according to

THE READING ROOM: No Depression’s Best Music Books of 2020

THE READING ROOM: No Depression’s Best Music Books of 2020

While 2020 has been a challenging year for the publishing industry — as it has been for the music business — with sales swaying up and down, sometimes wildly, and with author events being canceled because of the pandemic, there were still a number of great books published this year. Of course,

THE READING ROOM: Chris Hillman on Surviving Fires Real and Metaphorical

THE READING ROOM: Chris Hillman on Surviving Fires Real and Metaphorical

Chris Hillman’s refreshingly candid new memoir, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond (BMG), opens with an eerily apocalyptic scene on the night of Hillman’s 73rd birthday on Dec. 4, 2017. Around 11 p.m., his wife, Connie, woke up to the smell of

'A Timely Windfall’: The Story Behind Gillian Welch’s ‘Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs’

'A Timely Windfall’: The Story Behind Gillian Welch’s ‘Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs’

One kind of whirlwind was responsible for most of Gillian Welch’s 2020 collection of demos, Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, but it took another to bring the songs out of storage nearly two decades after their creation. The three-volume collection, whose latest installment was released last Friday, contains

THE READING ROOM: An Excerpt from Chris Hillman’s Memoir Recalling Life and All the ‘Time Between’

THE READING ROOM: An Excerpt from Chris Hillman’s Memoir Recalling Life and All the ‘Time Between’

Reading Chris Hillman’s new memoir, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond (BMG), is like sitting down with on old friend to listen to his stories of his days on the road and in the studio. Since his childhood, Hillman’s passion for music has

George Benson Shows His Range on ‘Weekend in London’ Live Album

George Benson Shows His Range on ‘Weekend in London’ Live Album

On this album, George Benson in some ways comes full circle. In 1978, he released the groundbreaking Weekend in LA, an album that captured Benson’s live performance in fall 1977 at the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood. Like Weekend in LA, Weekend in London records Benson’s intimate performance