BONUS TRACKS: Party Music at the Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention gets rolling in Chicago next week, and besides all the politicking, it’s also a party. And what’s a party without music? Among the musicians known to be performing at convention-related events, according to this roundup from The New York Times, are Drive-by
ALBUM REVIEW: Jontavious Willis Mixes Up a Powerful ‘West Georgia Blues’ Blend
Jontavious Willis doesn't just play the blues, he inhabits that space so thoroughly that there's not much room for anybody else. The Greenville, Georgia, native got a career jumpstart in 2015 at the age of 19 when Taj Mahal invited him up on stage, dubbing him
ALBUM REVIEW: Morgan Wade Puts Full Vocal Power Behind ‘Obsessed’
As she did on her 2021 debut album, Reckless (ND review), and on last year’s Psychopath (ND review), Morgan Wade showcases a vocal power that combines the clarity and aching vulnerability of Patty Loveless and the vibrant, soaring phrasing of Stevie Nicks on her third album, Obsessed.
Shimmering guitars
A Postcard From Shane Smith & The Saints
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shane Smith & the Saints are on tour this summer after the release of their new album, Norther, in March. They hosted the inaugural Saints Weekend in the Sawtooths in July.
Greetings from Shane Smith & the Saints, from Stanley, Idaho.
We recently hosted our first music
ALBUM REVIEW: Pony Bradshaw Caps Character-Driven Trilogy With ‘Thus Spoke the Fool’
Pony Bradshaw does more than share stories with his music. Rather, he embodies an entire cosmology of figures from his adopted home of North Georgia. Bradshaw’s latest album, Thus Spoke the Fool, concludes the trilogy he embarked upon with Calico Jim (2021) and North Georgia Rounder (2023).
As he
ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Sollee Buckles In for Spirited, Eclectic ‘Long Haul’
It’s been a long, tumultuous seven years since Ben Sollee released his 2017 chamber-bluegrass self-titled album, Ben Sollee & the Kentucky Native. Now the father of three, Sollee kept himself busy with soundtrack scores (LAND from director Robin Wright and John Slattery’s Maggie Moore(s), among