Brothers Osborne Blend Country and Rock to Solidify Own Sound on ‘Skeletons’
Siblings Donny and Marie Osmond may have grappled with their country-to-rock-and-roll balance, but the Brothers Osborne demonstrate greater comfort with their family's ratio on Skeletons, the duo’s third album of heavy, glam-laced country.
The brothers, singer T.J. and guitarist John, come from Deale, Maryland, less than
Dawn Landes’ ‘Row’ Founders Without a Stage for Its Songs
Dawn Landes’ new album, Row, is to a certain extent a victim of the coronavirus. The soundtrack to a musical, it has been released without the show being staged. It was due to be premiered in summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, but like much else around us,
Mike McClure Finds a New Peace on ‘Looking Up’
In 1999, Red Dirt pioneers The Great Divide signed with Atlantic Records and released their debut major-label album, Revolutions. On the opening track, "Yesterday Road," frontman and chief songwriter Mike McClure weaves a relatable tale about confronting change and looking back on the way things once were. Now,
THE READING ROOM: Book Hangs Onto Disappearing History of Music Row
For many, Nashville means the bars owned by the stars — Blake Shelton’s Ole Red or Alan Jackson’s AJ’s Good Time Bar — or the legendary Tootsie’s, the honky-tonk across the alley from the Ryman Auditorium into which Opry stars would slip for a quick shot between shows.
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