ALBUM REVIEW: Jon Dee Graham Dies But Lives to Tell About It on ‘Only Dead for a Little While’
It might sound like the stuff of mythmaking, but Jon Dee Graham died for a moment a few years ago. He passed out after a long set at festival in the hot summer sun, coming back to life thanks to the reviving power of AEDs, and perhaps some greater force
ALBUM REVIEW: Vincent Neil Emerson Turns Tradition Up Full-Blast
What counts as “classic country” music today is very much an eye-of-the-beholder sort of thing, but for a great many people, artists like Vincent Neil Emerson truly fit the bill. An Indigenous American with Choctaw-Apache lineage, Emerson is steeped in the Lone Star State singer-songwriter tradition. You can feel the
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Reflector,’ Daniel Donato Spins Jams Into a Meaningful Journey
For his latest album, Reflector, Daniel Donato leaves it all on the floor. From the first notes and for more than a full hour, he never lets up for even a second, spinning fiery instrumental arrangements into a blissful tizzy. A product of Nashville in the truest sense — he grew
No Depression Sessions at AMERICANAFEST 2023: Jesse Dayton
Austin-based guitarist and all-around Renaissance man Jesse Dayton shared songs from across his catalog, including songs from his Shooter Jennings-produced 12th studio album coming in 2024, during our No Depression Sessions at AmericanaFest 2023, recorded at Jaan’s House in Nashville.
Dayton might be best known for his guitar work
Cat Power on the World-Changing Spirit of Bob Dylan’s Landmark 1966 Show: ‘It’s Needed Now’
A song doesn’t have to be overtly political in nature to be a protest song. That’s one of the two overarching concepts behind the latest LP from singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, best known as Cat Power.
The other concept is that Bob Dylan is a pretty awesome guy.
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FRESH TRACK: Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram – 'Midnight Heat' (Live)
"Midnight Heat" is a previously unrecorded song from Grammy Award-winning blues guitar sensation Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. The track is featured on Live in London, a white-hot 2-CD/2-LP testament to the exhilarating live Kingfish experience.