Northern Stories Inspire Brennen Leigh’s ‘Prairie Love Letter’
Nashville-based singer/songwriter/guitarist/mandolinist Brennen Leigh reminds us that roots music is about stories, not ZIP codes, on Prairie Love Letter, her reflection on growing up along the border between Minnesota and North Dakota.
Folk-oriented music like this can sound light and ethereal. Between the mandolins, the
Facebook Clarifies Rules for Music in Livestreams and Video
When Facebook notified users of an update to its terms of service a couple weeks ago, musicians wondered if some of the wording hinted at yet another hurdle for sharing their songs at a time when touring is off the table. But a clarification from the company Friday offers assurance
THE NEW NORMAL: Half a Year into Shutdown, Live Music Looks to Lawmakers for Help
Chad Whitehead, operating partner and talent buyer at Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City, likens COVID-19’s impact on the music industry to a car crash.
“The initial incident has happened, but we are still standing on the side of the road trying to figure out just what the hell
William Tyler Explores and Inhabits Change on ‘New Vanitas’
The beauty of William Tyler’s beguiling guitar arrangements lies in their power to transport you to another time and place. If inspired by a vast, harsh landscape in the old American West, you can actually hear in his composition the dry cracking of the earth, the windswept dust settling.
Waylon Payne Builds a World within ‘Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me’
On Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me, Waylon Payne shares the journey through his own personal hell as he ascends from the ravages of addiction and shattered family relationships to the restorative waters of love and hope in a riveting story cycle.
The album opens with
Elizabeth Cook Emerges Triumphant on ‘Aftermath’
Riding in on a fierce and defiant psychedelic stomp, “Bones” blows open Elizabeth Cook’s fifth album with a testimony to self and a declaration that the singer is moving on with her life. The song rides along a haunting guitar and vocal line, weaving beneath propulsive drums, creating a