The Mavericks Celebrate Their Roots on ‘En Español’
Some might be surprised to learn that The Mavericks have never in their 30 years as a band released an all-Spanish album, but it makes some sense when you know their story. Mavericks co-founder Raul Malo is a first-generation American (his Cuban-born parents escaped the Castro regime in the early
FreshGrass Foundation Signs On for Next Phase of Steve Martin Banjo Prize
Since 2010, actor and comedian Steve Martin’s banjo prize has awarded $50,000 each year to a banjo player with outstanding technical achievements and contributions to the bluegrass community, including Rhiannon Giddens, Noam Pikelny, and Jens Kruger. As it moves into its second decade, the award will continue under
Kris Delmhorst Opens Her Door on ‘Long Day in the Milky Way’
The heart of Kris Delmhorst’s Long Day in the Milky Way is, fittingly, in the middle of the record when, on “Skyscraper,” she softly sings: “You could be an open door. What are you waiting for?”
Across her eighth album, Delmhorst is inspiringly open and honest and is not
Arlo McKinley Keeps It Simple and Sublime in Debut ‘Die Midwestern’
If there’s one lesson to take away from Arlo McKinley’s Die Midwestern, it’s the importance of getting back to basics. Musically, the 40-year-old’s solo debut — released on the late John Prine’s Oh Boy label and championed by Prine himself — is the kind of barroom meat-and-potatoes
THE READING ROOM: Book Gives ‘Nashville Cats’ Their Due
In 2015, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville mounted an exhibit titled “Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City” that ran for almost two years. As Kyle Young, CEO of the Hall and Museum, pointed out, the exhibit was “a testament not only
Instrumental Flourishes and Fun Distinguish Twisted Pine’s ‘Right Now’
With navigating the current world becoming more challenging every day, Twisted Pine delivers the kind of album that makes it feel like everything is going to be okay. Instrumental virtuosity — the band’s calling card — abounds on their latest album, Right Now, but so too do moments of sheer pop