Shakey Graves, Molly Tuttle, and More to Headline FreshGrass | North Adams 2024
The FreshGrass Festival returns to North Adams, Massachusetts, this fall with another outstanding lineup. The 13th annual event — produced by No Depression's nonprofit publisher, the FreshGrass Foundation — will take place at the massive contemporary art museum Mass MoCA Sept. 22-24. In line with the Foundation's mission
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘My Black Country’ Reframes the Songs of Alice Randall
One might be tempted to say that the My Black Country album, released in conjunction with Alice Randall’s memoir of the same name, is timed well. Close on the heels of Beyoncé’s first foray into country music with the release of Cowboy Carter (ND review), this project celebrating
ALBUM REVIEW: Will Hoge Gives Songwriting the Spotlight on ‘Tenderhearted Boys'
Teenagers are basically just giant toddlers.
Usually we say this with a chuckle. It helps us wrap our heads around the baffling, illogical things teenagers say and do (or forget to do … ). Will Hoge, however, sees the toddler sweetness in his teenaged sons. On “Tenderhearted Boys,” the title track of
ALBUM REVIEW: Nicolette and the Nobodies Arrive Via ‘The Long Way’
Discovering a performer with a big voice can be a special kind of thrill. Think young Connie Smith in the ’60s, early Neko Case in the ’90s, or whoever gives you a buzz. There’s something uniquely exhilarating about encountering a singer who has the firepower to rattle windows. Now,
ALBUM REVIEW: On Debut ‘Back to Us,’ Alex Harris Breathes New Life into Soul Music
Alex Harris' shoes don't fit in the footprints of most soul singers. His steps have led him into philanthropist territory as well as singer-songwriter domains with his nonprofit Arts Conservatory for Teens, which helps prepare at-risk young people for higher education and job opportunities through development of
ALBUM REVIEW: Leyla McCalla Rises Up on ‘Sun Without the Heat’
You almost certainly know this already, but life is full of ups and downs, transcendent highs and profound lows. Or as Leyla McCalla puts it on “Scaled to Survive,” the second track on her excellent new LP Sun Without the Heat, “life is not a straight line.”
“Scaled to Survive,