Mavis Staples Delivers a Live Album That's Right in Time
Mavis Staples takes the live album seriously. In a nearly 70-year recording career, she’s only released a few, and each one has meaning to it.
Freedom Highway, the 1965 Staple Singers live release, is a vital documentation of the civil rights movement and the Staples family’s role in
Sean McConnell Views Life’s Poignant Questions Through ‘Secondhand Smoke’
There’s a purity that pours through in Sean McConnell’s latest album, Secondhand Smoke, as he calls upon 13 sincere and inspiring songs to explore his definition of the meaning of life and connect it to the world around him.
One of the facets that makes Secondhand Smoke so
The Dip Delivers a Tasty Serving of Soul
They call themselves The Dip, but their sound is more like an immersion, a baptism of soul.
The seven-piece Seattle group got their name from the barbecue sauce they concocted for their backyard cookouts and sell at shows. But when they crank up, it’s a soul throwdown in the
Roland White: Then and Now, A Mandolin Mentor
Since he began performing more than six decades ago, Roland White has left his mark on bluegrass music with his singing, guitar playing, and particularly his mandolin playing, which has been inspiring to multiple generations of musicians. His discography reveals both his consistent musicality as well as his development from
Deer Tick Adds Flavor with 'Mayonnaise'
Deer Tick, a band that had built a solid reputation for being road dogs, went into hiding, it seemed, after their 10-year anniversary shows in 2014. It wasn’t an official hiatus, but there were also no real prospects of returning — until they re-emerged in 2017. The welcome surprise arrived
Leyla McCalla Defines Resilience on 'The Capitalist' Blues
With roots steeped in her Haitian heritage, Leyla McCalla has defined Kreyòl as a “language of resistance,” an identity she proudly embraces on her new album The Capitalist Blues.
Throughout the poetic project, McCalla pairs insight with empathy to comment on the immorality of the world, from corruption to the