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A Night to Remember with Tift Merritt and Simone Dinnerstein
Earlier generations might not be able to handle the concept of of juxtaposing Appalachian and classical music on the same stage. But songwriter/bandleader Tift Merritt and pianist Simone Dinnerstein h… more →
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Linda Draper Reinvents Herself Again
wrote 1 hour ago: Last night Linda Draper played the release show for her new album Edgewise to an adoring crowd in th … more →
Feature Friday - Grits with a Side of Soul
wrote 6 hours ago: Anna Kline and I met several years ago while we both were dreaming big dreams and helping out with t … more →
Pokey LaFarge at Casa Loma Ballroom
wrote 1 day ago: 8 p.m., May 31, Casa Loma Ballroom (3354 Iowa Avenue). The historic Casa Loma Ballroom will host a C … more →
Summer Spectacular IV: Whitaker Music Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden
wrote 3 days ago: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., June 5 – August 7. Come enjoy the best jazz, blues, and just-plain-fu … more →
JASON ISBELL OPENS HIS SOUL ON NEW ALBUM SOUTHEASTERN
wrote 1 week ago: Jason Isbell is quickly becoming the next prolific singer/songwriter of this generation with the upc … more →
A Month's Worth of Nightcrawling, Part One
wrote 2 weeks ago: Don’t you just want to smack people upside the head when they say ignorant things like “ … more →
A Gorgeous New Album from the Wailin' Jennys' Ruth Moody
wrote 2 weeks ago: Banjo player/songwriter Ruth Moody - one-third of perennially popular all-female Americana roots tri … more →
Hem Plays a Show to Get Lost In at Bowery Ballroom
wrote 2 weeks ago: Chauvinistic as this is to say, Hem always seem to play their best shows in New York. As frontwoman … more →
Quick Q and A with Tall Heights
wrote 3 weeks ago: Tim Harrington (guitar) and Paul Wright (cello) are Tall Heights. Their music is evocative. It gra … more →
High-Voltage Israeli-Americana Cross-Pollination from Lily Henley
wrote 4 weeks ago: In her own individualistic way, violinist/singer Lily Henley encapsulizes the two most happening sou … more →
Liner Notes highlights new record releases by touring songwriters
wrote 4 weeks ago: It’s time to get out and bask in the sunshine of springtime. The days are getting longer and … more →
Quick Q and A with Bethel Steele
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Boston singer-songwriter Bethel Steele has been making some mighty sweet music for a while now but s … more →
An Excellent New Album and a Bowery Ballroom Show by Hem
wrote 1 month ago: What do you make of the fact that excerpts from some of the songs on Hem’s new album Departure … more →
VIP Interview: Inspiring Musician/Singer Taylor Hoch
wrote 1 month ago: Hello, hello, hello, VIP readers! Today, I am going to tell y’all about a beyond magnificent i … more →
Quick Q and A with Cormac McCarthy
wrote 1 month ago: For folk music fans, there is only one Cormac McCarthy. In this interview he discusses the “other” … more →
Liner Notes: Dawes, Record Store Day, 420, and Patriot's Day Tragedy
wrote 1 month ago: It’s always a little tough to write about non-essential subjects when devastating tragedy has come d … more →
The Devil Makes Three Brings Their Kick-Ass Oldschool/Newschool Americana to the NY Area
wrote 1 month ago: Hilarious, high-energy grasscore/oldtimey band the Devil Makes Three are doing two (sort of) New Yor … more →
Halle & the Jilt: Oldschool Soul with a Fresh, Dark Undercurrent
wrote 1 month ago: A cynic might say that the recent explosion of female-fronted oldschool soul bands are all trying to … more →
Yet Another Smart, Purist Album from Kim Richey
wrote 1 month ago: Kim Richey is one of those songwriters that Americana music fans take for granted. Every so often sh … more →
