I’m With Her Is Always A Band
I’m With Her never intended to be a one-off project. But it took seven years — a lifetime in the music industry — for Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, and Sara Watkins to reunite and release new music. Wild and Clear and Blue, which arrived May 9 via Rounder Records, leans
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Memphis Medicine' Gary Hector Shares Catchy Tunes and Positive Vibes
During this challenging period when we can all use an occasional pick-me-up, 'Memphis Medicine' arrives like a sweet dose of positive vibes
THE READING ROOM: In New Book Randy Travis Weathers the Storms of Life
Almost 40 years ago—on June 2, 1986—a young singer named Randy Travis released his debut studio album, Storms of Life. Although the album introduced the world to the smooth-throated baritone, whose big voice didn’t seem to fit his skinny body, it contained four songs that alone make
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at MerleFest: Emily Nenni
No Depression set up the "studio" at the 37th annual MerleFest for a dozen sessions with legends and legends-in-the-making. The festival was founded in 1988 in memory of Doc Watson’s son Merle, and features “traditional plus” music, meaning a broad range of styles from the sweet falsetto
ALBUM REVIEW: Ken Yates Screens Cinematic Songcraft on 'Total Cinema'
That all-consuming magic of escapism that happens in a darkened movie theater? Ken Yates harnessed it with his 2022 album Cerulean, and with its aptly named follow-up Total Cinema, he’s bottled it. Cerulean—an engrossing and deeply emotional album that captured the grief and anxiety of a nearly post-pandemic
ALBUM REVIEW: Ben de la Cour Embraces the Night on 'New Roses'
With New Roses, Ben de la Cour delivers the sonic equivalent of that eerie feeling you get when the beams from an oncoming set of headlights brush over you on a rainy day. It’s not quite a run in with your mortality, but there is a sense of a