Ranky Tanky Brings ‘Good Time’ and a Taste of Gullah Culture
They don't come through your TV promising to cure your ills for money. But they do claim that if you come to one of their shows or hear their music, there'll be some healing going on.
Charleston, South Carolina's Ranky Tanky plays the music
Finding the Frequency: A Conversation with Tift Merritt and Andrew Bird
Tift Merritt and Andrew Bird met as fellow singer-songwriters early in their careers in New York City. Through the years, they’ve played together as busy schedules and lives have allowed, including a breathtaking appearance on an audience-less The Late Show with David Letterman amid Hurricane Sandy, when they played
THROUGH THE LENS: Buddy and Julie Miller's Album Release Show at City Winery Nashville
"This is the beginning and end of our world tour."
— Buddy Miller
Julie Miller had not performed in public for 15-plus years before this show — a show that sold out within hours of being announced. Rolling Stone said it was the pair's first public performance since
SPOTLIGHT: As Tui, Jake Blount and Libby Weitnauer Showcase the Diversity in Stringband Music’s Story
In July 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted for the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. It threw Jake Blount into crisis.
Blount, like Martin, was a teenager at the time. And Blount, like Martin, is African American. Growing up in the ‘90s and ‘00s, Blount had always figured that racism on
SPOTLIGHT: Meet Buddy and Julie Miller’s Furry Friends
So much of the magic Buddy and Julie Miller make emanates from their charming Nashville home. Their latest album, Breakdown on 20th Ave. South, was recorded in their bedroom there, and Buddy’s downstairs studio (which you can tour here with Aaron Lee Tasjan!) has recorded many albums we know
Griffin House Explores Music and Life Business on ‘Rising Star’
On his latest release from Evening Records, Griffin House seems to have realized his potential to produce new combinations, new adaptations, and truly new developments. Indeed, Rising Star is at the heart of an artist who is fully comfortable applying his talents.
House's self-proclaimed “slow rise” is chronicled