Sacred Medicine: Mariee Sioux on Peyote, Music, and Confronting Grief
Ever since Mariee Sioux released her 2007 debut album, Faces in the Rocks, people have been telling the 34-year-old singer-songwriter how much her music has helped them reconnect with lost parts of themselves. Sioux inherited the musicianship of her Polish-Hungarian father and the animism of her Indigenous mother. With a
‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ Set Shows Dylan Connecting with Friends and Audiences
Even in American history, 1975 was one hell of a year. A country reeling from the resignation of President Nixon in August 1974 saw the ignominious end to the Vietnam War as Saigon fell, on April 30, 1975. The Pine Ridge Shootout resulted in the deaths of two FBI agents
Jake Xerxes Fussell Brings Fresh Spirit to Traditional Songs
It's always fulfilling to hear something new in a song that's been recorded time and time again. That's what brings many of us to traditional music.
In Jake Xerxes Fussell's take on "Jubilee," it's the ease with which
Prison Songwriting Sessions Inspire Eleni Mandell's 'Wake Up Again'
Wake Up Again highlights Eleni Mandell’s knack for penning hook-friendly songs and, as a vocalist, navigating subtle but significant melodic variations. Inspired in part by a songwriting class she taught in two California women’s prisons, Wake Up Again blends etheric ambience with Mandell’s earthy presence and marks
‘Renegade’ Finds Dylan LeBlanc in Top Form
Dylan LeBlanc’s 2016 release, Cautionary Tale, swept through like a smooth, cool breeze. His singular vocals and atmospheric rootsy arrangements felt like a hazy ’70s dream, soft and groovy. A follow-up was highly anticipated, and with Renegade, we are not disappointed. LeBlanc’s first album with ATO Records, and
THROUGH THE LENS: Buddy and Julie Miller, Mindi Abair, Emily Duff, and Other Roots Music Releases
One of the reasons I began this musical journey many years ago, many publications ago, is to highlight some music that might otherwise get overlooked, lost in the shuffle. Save for the monster of an album that leads off this column, the others, some released last month and the remainder