FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Keep On Rockin’ in the Free World
By Peter Blackstock
As we approach the end of the year, there’s no particular rhyme or reason to these six selections — just a bunch of records I’ve been digging lately, and perhaps you might as well. Keep on rockin’ in the free world, while we still can.
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CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Album fundraising campaigns from England, Scotland, and Germany
“Everybody's got roots” as the saying goes, and that's especially true for roots music. While much of the press is focused on American roots music, artists from all over the globe are producing quality music, either in the style of American roots music, or exploring the
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Saratoga' Eddie 9V Finds His Soul Groove
Soulman Eddie 9V must have lived many past lives before this one. Otherwise, there's no way Brooks Mason's alter ego could have built up as much soul in such a short time. The voices that speak through him belong to O.V. Wright, James Carr, Al
On Mahashmashana, Father John Misty Blends Sonic Range and a Big-Picture View
With his new album, Mahashmashana, Josh Tillman, a.k.a. Father John Misty, backburners the vintage ambiance of his last album, 2022’s Chloë and the Next 20th Century. Instead, Misty revisits the social commentary and reflections on loss that pervaded 2017’s Pure Comedy and 2018’s God’s
THROUGH THE LENS: Two Moon Crush Festivals, Cowboy Moon and An Avett Moon, Close Out the Festival Season
This week’s column is the last one this year devoted to roots music festival coverage. It features two Moon Crush fests at Miramar Beach, Florida: Moon Crush: Cowboy Moon (November 1-3, 2024), and Moon Crush: An Avett Moon (November 8-10, 2024). Each fest had a single stage and offered
No Depression Sessions at AMERICANAFEST 2024: Ruthie Foster
East Texas folk-blues master Ruthie Foster joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24, to share three songs including two from her tenth studio album Mileage, which just earned her a 2025 GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
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