BONUS TRACKS: How to Help the North Carolina Roots Music Community
By now, you've probably seen plenty of images of a completely inundated Western North Carolina. Water up to the roof of a Wendy's on Biltmore Avenue in Asheville. An 18-wheeler floating through floodwaters toward the U-Haul building on Swannanoa River Road. The roofs of houses like
SPOTLIGHT: With Debut 'Tell It to the Wind,' Joy Clark Is Finally Having a Moment
Contradictions form the foundation of Joy Clark’s musical life: was bandleader at the church her family ran while still a closeted teenager. She made her mark as a singer-songwriter in New Orleans, a town best known for funk and jazz. Now she’s crafting songs in a genre that
ALBUM REVIEW: Michelle Malone Remains the Life of the Party
Michelle Malone has been the life of the party for decades, and on her new album, Southern Comfort, she demonstrates why.
A good party is fun, but a great party is a much deeper experience – it’s not about barely remembering what happened the next day, but more about a
ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Acadia,' Yasmin Williams Creates a Tranquil World
In literature, Acadia is an idyllic place filled with plenty. Acadia is a fitting title, then, for the new album from Yasmin Williams.
On this, her third album – her first for Nonesuch Records – the multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer creates a tranquil world with lush instrumentation, occasionally accompanied by enchanting vocals.
FRESH TRACK: JP Harris - "Dark Thoughts"
"Dark Thoughts" appears to the listener as a 60's country strut, covering the unspoken topics of kink and taboo desires; in actuality, JP's intention behind the song is to further explore the idea that in speaking about sexuality, we as a society may further
ALBUM REVIEW: Twelve Years Later, Mindy Smith Is Back in the Best Way
When Long-Island-native-turned-Nashville-resident Mindy Smith first arrived on the music scene in the early 2000s, it was a moment of possibility in the Americana world. The buzzy hype of late 1990s alt-country had swelled over and made inroads across indie, rock, and country commercial spaces. It wasn’t hard to imagine