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ALBUM REVIEW: The Gibson Brothers Get Back to the ’Grass on ‘Darkest Hour’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Gibson Brothers Get Back to the ’Grass on ‘Darkest Hour’

With a couple of decades performing and 14 albums under their belt, as well as back-to-back International Bluegrass Music Association awards for Entertainer of the Year in 2012 and 2013, The Gibson Brothers have proven they have what it takes to succeed as vocalists, instrumentalists, and songwriters. They have been

ALBUM REVIEW: Sicard Hollow Breaks Through Darkness With ‘Brightest of Days’

ALBUM REVIEW: Sicard Hollow Breaks Through Darkness With ‘Brightest of Days’

With their debut album, Secret of the Breeze, released just days before the pandemic shut down the world, Sicard Hollow engage with a changed world with their sophomore album, Brightest of Days, with lyrics informed by lessons learned along the way. More Everyman than Shakespeare, the prevailing mood of the

ALBUM REVIEW: Trampled by Turtles Keeps It Together on ‘Alpenglow’

ALBUM REVIEW: Trampled by Turtles Keeps It Together on ‘Alpenglow’

In the almost 20 years the members of Trampled by Turtles have played together, they have learned to trust the process, bringing their best to recording sessions while remaining open to the possibilities that unfold. Alpenglow, the band’s 10th album, is an artfully curated listening experience that lives up

Stories and Songs Shine at ‘You Got Gold’ Celebration of John Prine

Stories and Songs Shine at ‘You Got Gold’ Celebration of John Prine

Tribute concerts are all too common an occurrence in Nashville. In recent years, fans have packed Bridgestone Arena or Nissan Stadium to say farewell to Kenny Rogers or to mark the first anniversary of Merle Haggard’s death with a parade of celebrities on the Jumbotron. But Nashville also knows

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Lines in the Levee,’ Town Mountain Strives for Songs That Matter

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Lines in the Levee,’ Town Mountain Strives for Songs That Matter

With their latest album, Lines in the Levee, Asheville, North Carolina-based Town Mountain takes time to look back at what they have lived through and to examine the legacy they will leave. The tracks offer glimpses into the tensions between staying home and taking to the road, the temptations just

ALBUM REVIEW: Stillhouse Junkies Capture the Sounds of ‘Small Towns’

ALBUM REVIEW: Stillhouse Junkies Capture the Sounds of ‘Small Towns’

On their latest album, Small Towns, Stillhouse Junkies have curated a collection of songs bearing the imprint of the area around Durango, Colorado, that the three members of the band now call home. Products of small towns themselves, guitarist Fred Kosak, fiddler Alissa Wolf, and bassist Cody Tinnin met in

ALBUM REVIEW: Damn Tall Buildings Construct a Fresh Sound on ‘Sleeping Dogs’

ALBUM REVIEW: Damn Tall Buildings Construct a Fresh Sound on ‘Sleeping Dogs’

Damn Tall Buildings’ latest album, Sleeping Dogs, would fit perfectly in a festival dance tent, and it’s just as suitable for singing in the car at full volume. The unpredictable, often rapid-paced original lyrics of Sleeping Dogs are clever and playful, with refrains that lend themselves to singing along.