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Western Centuries, Donna the Buffalo Founding Member Jim Miller Dies on Tour

Western Centuries, Donna the Buffalo Founding Member Jim Miller Dies on Tour

Jim Miller, part of the roots music trio Western Centuries and a founding member of Donna the Buffalo, died last week from cardiac arrest while on tour in Boston. “We’re all absolutely heartbroken and speechless right now,” Western Centuries posted on its social media channels Friday. “Jim was family,

The Literary Inspiration Behind Andrew Bird’s New Single, ‘Atomized’

The Literary Inspiration Behind Andrew Bird’s New Single, ‘Atomized’

We’ve all likely felt a bit scattered lately, but there aren’t a lot of songs to soundtrack that. But Andrew Bird has just the thing with his new single, “Atomized,” inspired by Joan Didion’s essays about the “atomization” of life in 1960s America, which she saw as

Chuck Prophet Announces Lymphoma Diagnosis

Chuck Prophet Announces Lymphoma Diagnosis

After canceling a string of shows recently, Chuck Prophet announced on social media Tuesday that he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma. The 58-year-old singer-songwriter reassured fans that “the prognosis is good,” and he’s even cleared by his doctor to play some shows in the near future, though while wearing

SPOTLIGHT: How Anaïs Mitchell Went Viral With a Tweet About Pre-Digital Times [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: How Anaïs Mitchell Went Viral With a Tweet About Pre-Digital Times [VIDEO]

On New Year’s Day, Anaïs Mitchell had a deadline on her mind. Specifically, a deadline for an essay she was writing for No Depression, where she is the Spotlight artist for the month of January. She had a topic in mind — memories of our pre-smartphone existence and what we

Inside American Aquarium’s ’90s Country Labor of Love

Inside American Aquarium’s ’90s Country Labor of Love

They say the songs you hear in adolescence are the ones that stick with you, resonating over the rest of your life and, of course, embedding their lyrics forever in your brain. For American Aquarium bandleader BJ Barham, those songs were the country radio hits pouring out of the family

BONUS TRACKS: Another Grammy Gaffe, An Avett Brothers Musical, and the Saving of a Sticker Wall

BONUS TRACKS: Another Grammy Gaffe, An Avett Brothers Musical, and the Saving of a Sticker Wall

The Grammys just can’t seem to get it right. First Kacey Musgraves isn’t country, and Bo Burnham isn’t comedy, and now Brandi Carlile — the Americana Music Association’s Artist of the Year for the past two years — isn’t “American Roots.” Or at least her song “Right

Alison Krauss on Daydreams, Tony Rice, and the Road to the Bluegrass Hall of Fame

Alison Krauss on Daydreams, Tony Rice, and the Road to the Bluegrass Hall of Fame

The only surprise when Alison Krauss was announced among the 2021 inductees to the Bluegrass Hall of Fame was that she wasn’t already in. So many women who play or just love the music got into it because of Krauss, who began leading bands barely into her teen years