THROUGH THE LENS: The Insider’s Guide to AmericanaFest 2022
It’s going to be an explosive five days in Nashville as the Americana Music Association presents its annual AmericanaFest, starting today. This year's edition reflects the vibrancy of roots music while presenting new challenges to festgoers.
First, the lineup, in terms of the number of showcases and
In the Deep End With Jake La Botz
Jake La Botz has been playing music for a long time — over two decades now — but that’s only part of his story.
He’s also an actor, a practitioner and teacher of meditation, a reader, and a thinker. It’s a mix that makes for songs rich with vivid
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Pssst ... Bandcamp Fridays Are a Great Time for Roots Music Preorders
In case you haven't heard the news, Bandcamp Fridays are back for the remainder of the year. For those unfamiliar, Bandcamp is a site that caters to independent and small-label artists, and Bandcamp Friday is an idea that began early in the pandemic. On the first Friday
Madison Cunningham’s Relentless Evolution
Madison Cunningham is an artist who aims high.
The 25-year-old singer-songwriter already has two Grammy nominations and a showering of critical praise for her deft, jazz-inflected singing and guitar work as well as her preternaturally sophisticated lyricism, but her career thus far is really a story
Tyler Childers Lets Us Hear That ‘Angel Band,’ Announces New Album
After a few days of teasing via his mostly dormant Instagram account, Tyler Childers released a new song this morning, “Angel Band” — with two takes available on streaming services, “Jubilee Version” and “Hallelujah Version.”
As the titles might suggest, it’s a church-inflected modern-day hymn, peppered with phrases
ALBUM REVIEW: Stillhouse Junkies Capture the Sounds of ‘Small Towns’
On their latest album, Small Towns, Stillhouse Junkies have curated a collection of songs bearing the imprint of the area around Durango, Colorado, that the three members of the band now call home.
Products of small towns themselves, guitarist Fred Kosak, fiddler Alissa Wolf, and bassist Cody Tinnin met in