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Stacy Chandler

BONUS TRACKS: Joni at the Grammys, TikTok’s Music Feud, and More

BONUS TRACKS: Joni at the Grammys, TikTok’s Music Feud, and More

Last week’s column brought you a preview of the presenters and performers of interest to roots music fans at the daytime Grammy Premiere Ceremony, and this week we learned who we’ll see at the main event this Sunday night. Probably the biggest news is a performance from Joni

Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, and More Celebrate the Country Songs of Alice Randall on ‘My Black Country’

Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, and More Celebrate the Country Songs of Alice Randall on ‘My Black Country’

If you haven’t heard of Alice Randall, you’ve definitely heard her work. She was a co-writer on the 1994 Trisha Yearwood hit “XXX’s and OOO’s,” making her one of the first Black women with a songwriting credit on a hit country song. And her songs have

BONUS TRACKS: Grammys Announce Presenters and Performers for Premiere Ceremony — And a Change to Ticketing

BONUS TRACKS: Grammys Announce Presenters and Performers for Premiere Ceremony — And a Change to Ticketing

The Recording Academy has announced details of the only part of its Grammy ceremony that really matters to roots music fans — the daytime Premiere Ceremony. Larkin Poe, Brandy Clark, and Gaby Moreno are among the performers for the event, and Molly Tuttle and Rufus Wainwright will be on hand to

Midwest Melancholy: A Page From Willi Carlisle’s Zine

Midwest Melancholy: A Page From Willi Carlisle’s Zine

Willi Carlisle’s folk music is truly about folks, and he loves connecting with people at his live shows any way he can. In addition to connecting through songs and handshakes and conversations as he travels, he’s also launched a periodic zine collecting what he calls his “ramblings and

ALBUM REVIEW: Chatham County Line Roams New Frontiers on ‘Hiyo’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chatham County Line Roams New Frontiers on ‘Hiyo’

“Hiyo” is how the Lone Ranger would goad his horse, Silver, into their next adventure in the Wild West. As the title of Chatham County Line’s newest album, it’s a call to saddle up for the band’s latest foray into the sonic wilderness. It’s been more

Charley Crockett Announces New Album, ‘$10 Cowboy,’ Informed by the View From the Road

Charley Crockett Announces New Album, ‘$10 Cowboy,’ Informed by the View From the Road

You see a lot of things and meet a lot of people as you’re traversing the country as a touring artist, and Charley Crockett has channeled his recent observations into songs for a new album, $10 Cowboy. Crockett wrote the songs for $10 Cowboy, which comes out April 26

BONUS TRACKS: Why Pitchfork (and Other Music Media) Matters

BONUS TRACKS: Why Pitchfork (and Other Music Media) Matters

It was stunning this week to hear that multimedia corporation Condé Nast is “evolving our Pitchfork team structure by bringing the team into the GQ organization,” whatever the hell that means. Some talented music journalists, including editor-in-chief Puja Patel, lost their jobs, and the optics of the company’s music