The morning the Americana Honors & Awards nominations were announced I was reading Manohla Dargis’ piece in The New York Times on Agnès Varda, the influential film director who had just passed away. Varda, who directed some of the most […]
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The Through the Lens column has featured artists on the verge as selected by ND photographers twice before, and as the last was about a year and a half ago, it’s high time I did it again. The thesis being that since ND photographers […]
While New Orleans was preparing for the 50th anniversary of its Jazz & Heritage Festival, Australia’s leading roots music fest celebrated its own major landmark. A humble but daring experiment took place in Australia, near Byron Bay (about two hours south […]
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on. — Arab proverb I have thinking a lot about tradition lately. And memory. What leads us to a certain point in time? What do we remember? What of Bill Monroe? What is […]
This year’s MerleFest looks to be one of bluegrass-meets-Americana. As with last year’s guide I’m highlighting the lower-billed artists. Several of these folks are well known to frequent ND readers, but may be new discoveries for some MerleFest-goers. As always, […]
This week finds the Through the Lens column with a couple of recent shows at the Ryman, Kirk Stauffer’s photos from SXSW, and more outstanding photos from C. Elliott and Peter Dervin. We have been quite busy of late. I […]
When you think of Idaho, the first thought in your mind will not likely be a mix of eclectic festivals. But think again: The Treefort Music Fest is the centerpiece of eight festivals, celebrating many branches of arts and entertainment, that […]
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” — Gustav Mahler With the Great Smoky Mountains to the southwest and the Daniel Boone Nation Forest to the northwest, there may never be a more apt use […]
Just as there’s always something new under the sun, there is always new music on the horizon. Here are six upcoming or recent releases that I am excited about, including a few Record Store Day releases that should be on […]
C. Elliott was at it again last week, covering two festivals in Arizona over a single three-day weekend: McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix and Innings Festival in Tempe. Those of us in the East who have seen several snowfalls and below-freezing […]
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