ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Ozark Symphony,’ Kelly Hunt Looks at Life in the In-Between
The songs of Kelly Hunt’s sophomore album, Ozark Symphony, dwell not in beginnings or ends, or in one place or another, but rather in the state of in-between.
The Ozark region, itself a liminal space between the South and the Midwest, is rich with a distinct culture and many
No Depression Sessions at AmericanaFest: William Prince
Peguis First Nation singer-songwriter William Prince blessed us with three songs from his current record, Stand in the Joy (ND review), during this year’s No Depression Sessions at AmericanaFest, filmed at Jaan’s House in Nashville.
Prince delivered all three songs in his beautifully resonant tenor, starting with “Tanqueray,
Joan Baez Documentary Confronts the Emotional Toll of Music and Activism
In one particularly memorable shot from I Am a Noise, the new documentary about singer-songwriter Joan Baez’s life and career, things go quiet. The landscape is stark. The light is fading. There appears to be vast emptiness in every direction.
Baez, meanwhile, is dancing. Her hands are in the
ALBUM REVIEW: The Rolling Stones Regain Their Shine on ‘Hackney Diamonds’
During the Rolling Stones’ awkward interview with Jimmy Fallon as they announced their new album last month, Fallon asked what the title, Hackney Diamonds, means.
“It’s like when you get your windscreen broken on Saturday night in Hackney,” Mick Jagger replied, referring to the East London borough. “And all
ALBUM REVIEW: Ghalia Volt Supercharges Her Sound on ‘Shout Sister Shout!’
Ghalia Volt doesn't need any help getting her oomph on. For her latest, Shout Sister Shout!, she comes out roarin' and stompin'.
The Belgian busker honed her craft on the streets of Brussels before coming to New Orleans, hooking up with locals Mama's Boys
THROUGH THE LENS: IBMA Keeps Eyes Toward the Future at World of Bluegrass 2023
The week following AmericanaFest in Nashville, many fans of roots music trekked 539 miles due east to downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, for the largest urban bluegrass festival in the world, the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass. The first three days of end-of-September event are a conference