ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Humanhood’ Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) Explores the Messiness of Living
Tamara Lindeman makes challenging music. It’s not meant to bring comfort, but somehow always does it anyway, just by ferrying to the surface the innermost thoughts that plague so many. The Weather Station, Lindeman’s recording outfit, has centered climate grief, coming of age anxiety, and an increasingly disconnected
THROUGH THE LENS: Mountain Stage Celebrates 40 Years of Roots Music
Mountain Stage’s 40th year of presenting one of a kind performances before a live audience to listeners and viewers around the world was a momentous one. The show traveled to four different venues within its home state of West Virginia (Morgantown, Clarksburg, Huntington, and Clarksburg), and three out of
BONUS TRACKS: Remembering Peter Yarrow; L.A. Fires; and Other Music News
This week’s Bonus Tracks begins with a reflection on an evening last summer with Peter Yarrow, who died this week on Jan. 7, at the age of 86. Yarrow was best-known as part of Peter, Paul and Mary, one of the defining folk music groups of Greenwich Village’
ALBUM REVIEW: Bruce Piephoff Tribute Champions Street Poet's Songs and Legacy
Bruce Piephoff was a street poet with the soul of a fallen angel. Piephoff's body of work chronicled migrants, the dispossessed, the downtrodden, and rootless wanderers who just chose to roam endlessly. Piephoff, who passed away in April of last year, was honored by his hometown of Greensboro,
THE READING ROOM: The Best Books By and For The Musicians We Lost Last Year
Former president Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on December 30, 2024. Carter will be remembered as a humanitarian and human rights activist, but he’ll also be remembered as the “rock and roll president.” His close relationship with Greg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band, and his meetings and
ALBUM REVIEW: Ethan Samuel Brown Paints Gorgeous Character Portraits on 'Small Actors'
Ethan Samuel Brown paints gorgeous character portraits on his stunning sophomore album Small Actors. Brown, based in Nashville, has played quite a few supporting roles in the ten years since his solo debut, The Outset Lament. He’s worked as a concert promoter, talent buyer, audio engineer, and his latest