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Very occasionally I luck out and get to do cool blogger/"journalist" things. Last Monday was one of those occasions where, thanks to Outside Music, I got on to the "guest list" for a private live preview of The Sadies forthcoming album Darker Circles. And the

Keith Richards has got nothing on the Hag. At 73, and recently beating lung cancer, Merle just keeps doing what he’s always done, making great records. And as the title of this latest effort suggests, he isn’t about to change the formula that’s maintained his status as

For anyone lucky enough to catch the final days of guitar god Mark Knopfler’s 28-date “Get Lucky” tour through North America, don’t be late. Opening the show is Pieta Brown, and she deserves your undivided attention. If you don’t believe that, just ask her maternal grandmother. June

We're proud to announce the updated lineup for the second No Depression Festival, which will again be presented by Seattle Theater Group, and is scheduled to take place Aug. 21, 2010, at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash. For venue and ticket information click here. THE SWELL SEASON | 8:

So a lot of different music lies under the umbrella of Americana music including folk, country, bluegrass, blues and for me there's a special niche for music out of the biggest state in the lower 48, and that would be Texas and what's called Texas Country