NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS: Wyatt Flores at MerleFest
No Depression set up the "studio" at the 37th annual MerleFest for a dozen sessions with legends and legends-in-the-making. The festival was founded in 1988 in memory of Doc Watson’s son Merle, and features “traditional plus” music, meaning a broad range of styles from the sweet falsetto
THE READING ROOM: In 'The Lost Voice: A Memoir' Greta Morgan Loses her Voice, and Finds It Again
Greta Morgan’s quiet elegance grows from her embrace of her vulnerability and ability to open herself to pain and renewal. Her incandescent voice fills 'The Lost Voice' with a radiant beauty.
ALBUM REVIEW: Little Feat ‘Strike Up The Band’ Excellently
Even though 'Strike Up the Band’s' thirteen cuts are all new originals, Little Feat haunts itself with ghosts of its long-running essence, a funk-stained radiance that cuts across all musical borders to resurrect and revitalize their ongoing journey.
ALBUM REVIEW: Sterling Drake's 'The Shape I'm In' is A Staggering Debut
On 'The Shape I'm In,' Sterling Drake pays tribute both to musical forebears such as Willie Nelson, Lead Belly, and Townes Van Zandt, and invites comparison to modern country and folk music’s best young songwriters, including Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Sierra Ferrell, and Willi Carlisle.
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'From Newman Street,' Kassi Valazza is At Her Best
On her third album, 'From Newman Street,' Kassi Valazza uses humble landscapes to ground existential musings on the passage of time and navigating change.
Straight from The Source: Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and American Roots Music Continue to Go Hand In Hand
In Lynchburg, Tennessee, about an hour outside Nashville, the historic Jack Daniel’s Distillery welcomes around 300,000 people annually. Visitors travel from around the globe to learn how Tennessee whiskey is made at America’s oldest registered distillery — which is also one of the largest in the world — and