Hilary Saunders

Live records can be hit-or-miss. Luckily for roots music fans, July 2024 brought us not one, but two outstanding releases capturing live music on tape. Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings kicks off the month's playlist with his light-speed flat-picking guitar work from Live Vol. 1

The Portal: An Art Experience By Jewel is definitely that — an experience. The multifaceted gallery exhibit takes place at Bentonville, Arkansas' Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (a sister organization to The Momentary, which hosts FreshGrass |Bentonville) and comprises an art walk, a technological guided tour, curated food and

This month's Best of the Month playlist features roots musicians from all across No Depression's existence. Some of the earliest artists that No Depression originally covered — like Johnny Cash, Dave Alvin, and Del McCoury — sit alongside newer musicians like Spotlight artist Kaitlin Butts and the bluegrassers

EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our Summer 2024 quarterly journal, featuring guest editor Béla Fleck, original cover art by Ian Felice of The Felice Brothers, and so much more. Buy the Summer 2024 issue in print or digitally here. Better yet, start a subscription with

The 77th annual Tony Awards took place last night, and unsuspecting TV audiences may have met a denim-clad troupe performing distinctly rootsy music on the recreation of a Broadway stage with some skepticism. But for musical theater fans, seeing the company of The Outsiders — with music co-written by