Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite Offer a Tour Through Their '100 Years of Blues'
You can't call this stuff unplugged. It's stripped down, but there's too much electricity crackling around the pairing of Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite to contain in an acoustic environment.
For 100 Years of Blues, their first studio pairing, Bishop and Musselwhite left the
25 YEARS OF NO DEPRESSION: Friends Remember Neal Casal’s Career and Legacy
EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark No Depression’s 25th anniversary this month, we asked David Menconi, a contributing editor during its earliest years (1995-2008), to check back in with artists who appeared in the magazine’s first few issues. Read other stories in this series here.
Guitarist Neal Casal first
THROUGH THE LENS: IBMA’s World of Bluegrass Goes, Well, Like Everything Else, Virtual
Virtual is a word I have grown to dislike. A lot. However, the music portion of this year's virtual World Of Bluegrass conference and festival offers plenty to get excited about. The International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) annual event, usually held in Raleigh, North Carolina, will
BONUS TRACKS: A Surprise Tyler Childers Album and a Touching Tribute to Justin Townes Earle
BREAKING NEWS: We woke up Friday morning to a surprise new album from Tyler Childers! Long Violent History, which showed up without fanfare on streaming platforms, features eight traditional fiddle tunes capped off by a new Childers song with vocals. You can listen to that title track, a commentary on
Blitzen Trapper Contemplates the Bardo on ‘Holy Smokes Future Jokes’
With Holy Smokes Future Jokes, Blitzen Trapper releases a 10th set of engaging songs, replete with potent lyrics and enthusiastic instrumentation. The project — available on vinyl at independent record stores on Sept. 18 and widely released on all formats Sept. 25 — opens with “Baptismal,” a multi-genric blend of sounds and
Joan Osborne on Getting Political on 'Trouble and Strife'
EDITOR’S NOTE: Joan Osborne’s new album, Trouble and Strife, out Friday, tackles today’s social and political ills head-on via topical songs. We asked her to talk about her process of getting political, and why shutting up and singing isn’t an option.
I never thought I could