THROUGH THE LENS: Arizona’s Extra Innings Festival Knocks it Out of the Park
March in Arizona means it's time for Cactus League spring training in Phoenix. Music promoter and festival organizer C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and more) thought it would also be a great time hold a roots music fest. They first created the Innings Festival,
FRESH TRACK: Matt Andersen - "Magnolia"
From the forthcoming album The Hammer & The Rose, Matt Andersen’s take on the classic “Magnolia” does justice to J.J. Cale’s simple tribute to a transformative love.
Catch Matt Andersen on tour across America in April & May.
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Mexican Standoff Pay Tribute to Mexamerica Sound on 'Hola Texas!'
It should go without saying that America, at its finest, is an example of the wonders and importance of multiculturalism. Of course, there are many who seek to deny or downplay the beauty in people of various social and ethnic backgrounds coming together. Fortunately, the debut LP by the all-
BONUS TRACKS: Nat Myers Crowdfunding, Charley Crockett CD Giveaway, and What We're Listening To
Nat Myers
It's been a rough few months for the roots music community: fires, floods, illness, and loss. The latest addition to the list is blues picker extraordinaire Nat Myers, who was recently diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare type of cancer and was just re-admitted to the
ALBUM REVIEW: Angel White’s ‘GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM’ is a Luxurious, Clever Debut
The streets of Dallas's Deep Ellum entertainment district hold a deep history of legendary buskers whose influence echoes through music’s greats. During the city’s blues heyday, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lead Belly sang there; more recently, Charley Crockett made a name for himself first playing for
THE READING ROOM: ‘Pretend We’re Dead’ Recalls Women Who Rocked and Changed American Music
In the 1990s, numerous women rockers emerged on the popular music scene, flooding the airwaves of college and independent radio stations with alternative feminist rock and momentarily elevating these women in the rock pantheon. As Tanya Pearson, founder of the Women in Rock Oral History Project, illustrates in her buoyant