Hilary Saunders

Continuing on from last week's trend of roots musicians running for office, BJ Barham of North Carolina roots-rock band American Aquarium announced via the band's Instagram today that he's running for City Commissioner in his town of Wendell, North Carolina. View this post on

Adam "Ditch" Kurtz may not be a household name...yet. But discerning roots music fans will have heard his sweet, dulcet pedal steel tones alongside artists including Joshua Ray Walker, JP Harris, and Silverada. Since Tennessee governor Bill Lee (R) has reached his term limit, Kurtz recently announced

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&