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THE READING ROOM: Joe Bonomo’s ‘Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays’

THE READING ROOM: Joe Bonomo’s ‘Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays’

When I bought Mountain’s album Climbing! In 1970, I dutifully complied with the instructions on the cover: “This album was meant to played loud!” Maybe I simply wanted to annoy my parents, especially my father, whose distaste for my politics and my music, and my long hair, drove a

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: New Albums from Pug Johnson, Charissa Hoffman, Omar Ruiz-Lopez

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: New Albums from Pug Johnson, Charissa Hoffman, Omar Ruiz-Lopez

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass Presents Big Thief, Surprises from Dan and Peggy Reeder and Allison Russell, and RIP Country Joe McDonald

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass Presents Big Thief, Surprises from Dan and Peggy Reeder and Allison Russell, and RIP Country Joe McDonald

THROUGH THE LENS: Baseball & Roots Music — Two Great American Pastimes Converge At The Innings & Extra Innings Festivals

THROUGH THE LENS: Baseball & Roots Music — Two Great American Pastimes Converge At The Innings & Extra Innings Festivals

BONUS TRACKS: No Depression Fellowships and More Roots Music News about Utah Phillips, from Shakey Graves, and More

BONUS TRACKS: No Depression Fellowships and More Roots Music News about Utah Phillips, from Shakey Graves, and More

THROUGH THE LENS: Wintergrass Festival 2026 Celebrated the Radical Traditional!

THROUGH THE LENS: Wintergrass Festival 2026 Celebrated the Radical Traditional!

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Willie Colón, Fundraising Campaigns, Live Albums, and Other New Releases

BONUS TRACKS: RIP Willie Colón, Fundraising Campaigns, Live Albums, and Other New Releases