Love hurts, love consumes, and occasionally love uplifts, according to Brandy Clark. On her absorbing self-titled fourth album, this insightful singer-songwriter catalogs assorted varieties of love, from romantic and greedy to familial and spiritual, making the most universal of topics […]
Brandy Clark’s songs touch souls and hearts because she names so perfectly the ragged ways we live our lives: falling in and out of love, living behind a facade to cover our shortcomings, trying to laugh off the devastation of […]
With the release of their March 16th, 2018 album 17th Avenue Revival, the generation-gap be-darned grouping of The Oak Ridge Boys once again prove it’s possible to put a new spin on both time and gospel. Produced by the Grammy-winning and always-adding-to-his-creative-resume […]
As I began looking though the photos from our outstanding photographers, for this week’s column, I noticed a dominance of women artists. That got me to thinking about how every couple of years the music media likes to name a […]
After an excellent opening set by Ben Glover of whom more soon, this was a performance of the purest country music; an acoustic set featuring Brandy Clark accompanied by Miles Aubrey, each with a guitar. No band, just songs, some […]
We are in for a treat and a first this week, as we welcome guest columnist Holly Horn from Santa Cruz, California. As you’ll read, she’s here to offer a unique perspective on straight country music. I met Horn last year when she […]
Aside from family bands, there is no stronger thread in American roots music than the power of a strong collaboration. Whether it’s the importance of paying one final tribute to a great artist who has passed away (see: Allen Toussaint), […]
Brandy Clark is a country music treasure. She’s a stellar songwriter – one of the best in the business – and her vocals harken back to the ’90s greats like Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride. She’s not afraid to hide […]
Country music is riddled with opposing forces. Critics, labels, and everyone around them want to push its boundaries with one hand and play by the rules with the other, but where does that leave the well-meaning artist? Sometimes it seems […]
“All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.” – George […]
