ALBUM REVIEW: East Nash Grass’s ‘All God’s Children’ Solidifies Their Place in Bluegrass
All God’s Children, the newest album from East Nash Grass, confirms what listeners discovered on their 2023 release, Last Chance to Win: This band has all the bases covered. Their six-year residency at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge in Nashville built a huge fan base with their tight harmonies
ALBUM REVIEW: Judy Blank is a Bright Songwriter for a Crappy Future on 'Big Mood'
THE READING ROOM: ‘Born to Run’ Comes to Life in ‘Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run’
When Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run hit the streets 50 years ago, Lester Bangs wrote in Creem that the album “reminds us what it’s like to love rock ‘n’ roll like you just discovered it, and then seize it and make it your own with certainty and precision.
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Amy Speace, Secret Emchy Society, and Trevin Nelson
When you see as many crowdfunding campaigns in a month as I do, you notice trends in the backer perks. In addition to the obvious album pre-orders, you will almost always find merch like t-shirts, hats, and koozies on offer. Handwritten lyric sheets also tend to be a popular offer.
ALBUM REVIEW: Kathleen Edwards Finds Her Edge Again on ‘Billionaire’
When Kathleen Edwards released 2020’s excellent Total Freedom after nearly a decade’s pause in new music, it was like meeting an artist for the first time. Its follow-up, Billionaire, on the other hand, feels more like she never left. With Jason Isbell and Gena Johnson at the producing
ALBUM REVIEW: Tommy Prine is Unguarded and Eloquent on ‘Love Circle’ EP
“Here’s a piece of my heart and soul…” Tommy Prine sings in the final words of his EP, Love Circle. By its fragile end, the silence swallowing gauzy keys and silken strings, the abbreviated project – a follow up to his lauded 2023 debut This Far South – has seen the