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BONUS TRACKS: Dave Alvin’s Private Cancer Struggle, The Return of Turnpike Troubadours, and More

BONUS TRACKS: Dave Alvin’s Private Cancer Struggle, The Return of Turnpike Troubadours, and More

Just as the COVID-19 pandemic was settling in, Dave Alvin was dealing with a much more personal health crisis. In January 2020, the singer-songwriter and Blasters co-founder was hospitalized for more than a week with a sepsis infection. Then just a few months later, he was diagnosed

ALBUM REVIEW: The Honey Dewdrops Mine Moments of Humanity on ‘Light Behind Light’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Honey Dewdrops Mine Moments of Humanity on ‘Light Behind Light’

Whether they’re telling a life story or zooming in on a single moment, The Honey Dewdrops have a way of filling their songs with humanity, using their beautiful playing and harmonies to emphasize what connects us all. On Light Behind Light, the seventh album from Baltimore-based Kagey Parrish

Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz Hit by Car While Walking in Iowa City

Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz Hit by Car While Walking in Iowa City

The band Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) suffered an unexpected bump — literally — on their tour last night in Iowa City. According to a post on the band’s verified social media accounts, Andrew Marlin and his wife Emily Frantz were crossing the street at a crosswalk when they were hit by

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,

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