CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Campaigns Supporting Roots Music and Related Creative Causes
Music is a very small part of the crowdfunding landscape. For example, the high-water mark for funding for a music campaign on Kickstarter (Amanda Palmer) is just over $1 million. Just last year, fantasy author Brandon Sanderson raised $41 million for a series of four novels. Technology, games, television
ALBUM REVIEW: Troubadour Brent Cobb Returns With Distinctive and Assured ‘Southern Star’
There’s a scene in the 1976 documentary Heartworn Highways where an array of songwriting legends — Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, and a young Steve Earle among them — are sitting around a room having a classic guitar pull just for themselves. It’s a bit tender, a bit
FRESH TRACK: Jobi Riccio – 'Sweet'
“To me, roller derby and its athletes perfectly embody the spirit of my song, in all their DIY toughness and subversion of gender roles and constructs. Derby is a cool juxtaposition — people roller skating, which requires balance and skill, contrasted with them body checking each other, which is just pure
ALBUM REVIEW: In True Folk Tradition, Black Legacy Project Bridges Styles and Experiences
Woody Guthrie’s grandchildren Abe and Annie show up on a couple of tracks on Black Legacy Project, Vol. 1, and that’s a good indication of this album’s roots and approach. The Black Legacy Project was inspired by the Black Lives Matters protests of 2020, but in its
THROUGH THE LENS: The Insider’s Guide to AmericanaFest 2023
Some of my AmericanaFest pals have expressed some disappointment in the lack of well-known names in this year’s lineup of showcases. But that is the very reason I am so excited — without the big-name distractions we’ll be able to catch many musicians who are on their
BONUS TRACKS: Americana’s Lifetime Achievement Awards and More Music News
AmericanaFest is right around the corner — kicking off next Tuesday and taking over Nashville through Saturday. The Americana Honors & Awards Show is Wednesday evening, and while we’ll have to wait until then to hear the winners of album of the year, song of the year, and other awards,