FRESH TRACK: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – 'Nothing in Rambling' (feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal, and Mick Fleetwood)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds celebrate their 50th anniversary with the release of their first new studio album in eight years, Struck Down. Led by Kim Wilson and featuring all his longtime friends as featured guests, the Fabulous Thunderbirds are touring all summer. Find out where at https://fabulousthunderbirds.com/tour.
No Depression's Best of June 2024 Playlist
This month's Best of the Month playlist features roots musicians from all across No Depression's existence. Some of the earliest artists that No Depression originally covered — like Johnny Cash, Dave Alvin, and Del McCoury — sit alongside newer musicians like Spotlight artist Kaitlin Butts and the bluegrassers
ALBUM REVIEW: J.P. Soars Glides Across Genres on ‘Brick by Brick’
J.P. Soars has always turned heads wherever he shows up to play. Opening for Johnny Winter a few years back, the singer and guitarist held the crowd in place for his entire set and made a bucketload of new converts due to his originality and versatility. There is no
BONUS TRACKS: Americana’s Latest Lifetime Achievers + More of the Week’s Music News
In addition to Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and other annual awards to be bestowed at the Americana Honors & Awards show during AmericanaFest in September, the Americana Music Association will also honor several folks for lifetime achievements — and they’re not keeping us waiting on those.
Poet, Provocateur, and Would-Be Politician Kinky Friedman Dies at 79
Both Texas and tall tales are a little bit smaller today, with news that Richard "Kinky" Friedman has passed away.
Friedman had Parkinson's disease, according to the Texas Tribune, and died at his home in Medina, Texas, at age 79.
“Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow
THE READING ROOM: In Memoir and Conversations, John Cowan Reflects on His ‘Newgrass Odyssey’
John Cowan admits that on Feb. 9, 1964, the cosmic balance of the universe shifted: “A comet slipped through the ether from the bonds of the galaxy (or was it Liverpool?) and into the side door of the Ed Sullivan Theater, depositing four humanlike beings onto Ed’s stage and