BONUS TRACKS: The Opry’s Apology to DeFord Bailey, Eli Winter on Touring, and More
As part of its live programming marking Black History Month, the Grand Ole Opry aired video last weekend of an apology it formally issued last August to harmonica player and early Opry performer DeFord Bailey for dismissing him in 1941. Old Crow Medicine Show and its frontman, Ketch Secor, were
THE READING ROOM: Critic Stanley Crouch’s Essays Think Deeply About Music and Culture
Toward the end of James Baldwin’s story “Sonny’s Blues,” the narrator, Sonny’s brother, visits the jazz club where Sonny is playing. Through much of the story, the narrator struggles with his brother Sonny’s deep passion for jazz and has difficulty understanding Sonny’s love of and
ALBUM REVIEW: Dougie Poole Whirls With ‘The Rainbow Wheel of Death’
Anyone who has ever sat in front of a computer screen knows it well: that spinning multicolor wheel that seems to imply an infinite period of waiting. Singer-songwriter Dougie Poole has managed to turn this little symbol into the ultimate metaphor for his third album, The Rainbow Wheel of
‘Soul’d Out’ Collection Celebrates Landmark 1972 Wattstax Concert
Featuring the entire Stax Records roster of soul, blues, and gospel artists, the Wattstax concert on Aug. 20, 1972, was no mere label showcase. Organized in commemoration of the 1965 riots in Watts, California, instigated by police brutality and longstanding systemic inequality, it was a celebration of Black pride and
ALBUM REVIEW: New Wisdom, Classic Sound Combine on Lucero’s ‘Should’ve Learned by Now’
Lucero has built its reputation on a raucous blend of punk, Southern rock, and country. On recent albums, the group’s turned down the volume and explored darker tones and atmospherics. It’s worked out pretty well and highlighted previously unknown depths and sonic nuances.
The band’s new album,
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Announces New Album, ‘Weathervanes’
After teasing new music this year in a slickly produced, nearly two-minute-long video narrated by ESPN’s Wright Thompson yesterday, the announcement officially came today: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit returns on June 9 with a new record called Weathervanes.
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