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Marty Stuart Gears Up for New Album ‘Altitude’

Marty Stuart Gears Up for New Album ‘Altitude’

Whatever adjective you’d like to apply to it, it’s great news that Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives have announced their first album in six years, Altitude. Coming May 19 on Snakefarm, Altitude was written as Stuart was on the road with Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn as

Andrew Marlin, Punch Brothers Players, and More Unite for Bluegrass Supergroup Mighty Poplar

Andrew Marlin, Punch Brothers Players, and More Unite for Bluegrass Supergroup Mighty Poplar

There’s a new supergroup in town, and their roots run deep. Mighty Poplar — Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin, Punch Brothers’ Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge, Greg Garrison from Leftover Salmon, and Alex Hargreaves, who plays with Billy Strings — announced its existence today, along with a new, self-titled album. On Mighty

BONUS TRACKS: Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Bash and a Senate Beatdown for Ticketmaster

BONUS TRACKS: Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Bash and a Senate Beatdown for Ticketmaster

Every Willie Nelson concert is a party, but at the Hollywood Bowl in April, the party is for him. A two-night concert dubbed “Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90” will celebrate Nelson’s 90th birthday with a jaw-dropping lineup that spans genres and musical eras, including Allison Russell, Bob Weir,

Nickel Creek Returns With ‘Celebrants,’ Trio’s First Album in Nine Years

Nickel Creek Returns With ‘Celebrants,’ Trio’s First Album in Nine Years

Nickel Creek fans know by now that the band’s fire never dies, it just tends to smolder for a while. After a nine-year break from recording together, the trio of Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins is back with a new album, Celebrants, coming March 24 via Thirty

New Willie Nelson Album Honors the Songs of Harlan Howard

New Willie Nelson Album Honors the Songs of Harlan Howard

Legendary songwriter Willie Nelson announced an album today honoring the music of another legendary songwriter: Harlan Howard. I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, coming March 3 on Legacy Recordings, features new recordings of 10 songs by Howard, who’s known as much for his definition of country music

Iris DeMent Returns With a Mission on New Album ‘Workin’ on a World’

Iris DeMent Returns With a Mission on New Album ‘Workin’ on a World’

Songs like the ones Iris DeMent writes don’t come in a flash, but rather are a slow dawn, big enough to light the whole world. Which may explain why the new album she announced today, Workin’ on a World, comes eight years after her previous release, the translated Russian

Taj Mahal to Pay Tribute to the Classics on New Album ‘Savoy’

Taj Mahal to Pay Tribute to the Classics on New Album ‘Savoy’

Living legend Taj Mahal has announced a new album, Savoy, which finds the groundbreaking blues and roots icon taking a musical trip back in time. The title comes from “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” a swing jazz standard honoring the famed Harlem ballroom that has personal relevance for Taj, as he