Hilary Saunders
BONUS TRACKS: Dolly Parton's Upcoming Las Vegas Residency and Unearthed Led Zeppelin Cover, Plus More Roots Music News
The one-and-only Dolly Parton announced a series of Las Vegas concerts this week — her first residency of the sort in the Neon City in more than three decades. The 79-year-old country icon doesn't tour regularly anymore; her last major outing was 2016's "Pure & Simple&
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SPOTLIGHT: Sister Sadie - “Prodigal Daughter” [VIDEO]
BONUS TRACKS: New Songs for "No Kings," Juneteenth, and Pride Month
Last Saturday, more than 2,000 cities around the US held "No Kings" protests, which drew between four and six million people, according to The Independent.
Canadian-American banjoist and singer-songwriter Allison Russell and New York City-based hip-hop and bluegrass collective Gangstagrass teamed up for a song inspired by
BONUS TRACKS: Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Margo Price, The Americana Honors & Awards and More
This was a devastating week in the roots music community. RIP to Bonnaroo and Outside Lands co-founder Jonathan Mayers (The Tennessean) and New York City venue owner and local music champion Billy Jones (Pitchfork). Additionally, two musical legends — funk, rock, and soul artist Sly Stone and the Beach Boys’ pop
In The Deep End With...Māhealani Uchiyama and Kalani Pe'a
Māhealani Uchiyama wants to reclaim the Hawaiian word pōpolo. The black tinged berry, recognized for its medicinal properties, is found through the Hawaiian islands and across wider Polynesia. But too often, it can be used as an insult for locals of African descent.
For more than two years now, Uchiyama
BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Tony Rice, John Prine, Jesse Welles, and More
The devil works fast, but the internet works faster...or something along those lines. The biggest news of the day today is Donald Trump and Elon Musk melting down online, so of course, Arkansas-based singer-songwriter Jesse Welles took to a field and sang the news in a little ditty called