ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Love You Anyway,’ Devon Gilfillian Crafts R&B for Today
There is something that feels fundamentally timeless about the sound of Motown and Stax records from the 1960s and ’70s. Whether it’s the soulful vocals, the simple yet virtuosic melodies, or the warm, spacious arrangements, echoing or reimagining those sounds and styles has paid dividends for decades of artists
In the Deep End With St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Paul Janeway, co-founder and exuberant frontman of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, is talking over the birds. As he talks on the phone from his home in Birmingham, Alabama, the birds' songs carry clearly over his own voice. He laughs if off, though, luxuriating in what he
ALBUM REVIEW: Ruston Kelly Reckons With Recovery on ‘The Weakness’
Midway through Ruston Kelly’s latest album, The Weakness, the song “Michael Keaton,” feels on the surface like a bit of comic relief, especially right after “Let Only Love Remain,” one of the most tender and candid tracks on the project. The catchy chorus has all the potential to be
ALBUM REVIEW: David Childers Puts Hellfire Aside for ‘Melancholy Angel’
To hell, with snakes, could be David Childers' mantra. Since his 1994 debut, Godzilla, He Done Broke Out, he's been a hellish tour guide, leading a series of bands from the Mount Holly Hellcats to the Modern Don Juans to the Serpents of Reformation, now doing business
Lucinda Williams Announces New Album ‘Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart’
As we eagerly await Lucinda Williams’ memoir, coming later this month (ND story), it turns out there’s new music on the way, too.
The album Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart is slated for release June 30 via Highway 20 Records and Thirty Tigers. It’s Williams’ first
THROUGH THE LENS: At Big Ears 2023, All Roads Lead to the Incredible
For one four-day weekend in the spring, when the dogwoods are blossoming, music lovers from all over the world and of virtually every genre converge on Knoxville, Tennessee, to attend the Big Ears Festival. With a dozen indoor venues that stretch from one end of downtown to the other,