THE READING ROOM: Jonathan Cott Explores Two Beatles A-Sides in 'Let Me Take You Down'
There’s seemingly no end to the number of Beatles books out there. Readers can expect to travel endlessly down a long and winding road full of Beatles ephemera for more than eight days a week with recollections of their hangers-on, philosophical musings on the priest in “Eleanor Rigby,” phenomenological
No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Kaia Kater
Kaia Kater showcased her talent alongside bassist Andrew Ryan during her No Depression Session at Folk Alliance International 2024. All of her three-song set pulled from Kater's forthcoming album, Strange Medicine, coming May 17.
Opening with "The Internet," Kater's vocals intertwined with Ryan'
ALBUM REVIEW: Kyshona Finds Modern Lessons in Genealogical Research for ‘Legacy’
Kyshona invites us all to find pride in our histories on her stunning new album, Legacy. The album is sonically influenced by her late grandfather HT, who led his church’s choir: These songs are a new gospel of honor, veneration, tradition — and approaching our current moment with grace and
ALBUM REVIEW: Iron & Wine Adds Orchestral Elements and Playful Rumination on ‘Light Verse’
For an artist like singer-songwriter Sam Beam, who has operated under the stage name Iron & Wine since 2002, there’s always a maddening and mystifying distance between his short-hand persona (bearded, honey-hushed singing folkie) and his actual recording output (varied, layered, experimental, near-cinematic). Beam actually played into that persona
ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Offers Keen Observations on ‘$10 Cowboy’
Albums such as Welcome to Hard Times, Music City USA, and his last release, The Man from Waco, highlight Charley Crockett’s unique meld of the tragic, the wistful, and the satirical. With his 13th album, $10 Cowboy, he offers his most fully realized set. Occurring as a cross between
FRESH TRACK: Sue Foley – 'Nothing in Rambling'
Three-time Blues Foundation Traditional Female Artist award winner Sue Foley’s new album, One Guitar Woman, is a heartfelt tribute to the female pioneers of the guitar — including Memphis Minnie, Lydia Mendoza, Maybelle Carter, Ida Presti, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The album showcases the dexterity of Foley’s acoustic nylon