The Newport Folk Festival gets rolling today in Rhode Island, and across three full days of sets from Billy Strings, Jason Isbell, Aimee Mann, Jon Batiste, Turnpike Troubadours, and tons more, it’s sure to be a blast. But it’s […]
The Newport Folk Festival gets rolling today in Rhode Island, and across three full days of sets from Billy Strings, Jason Isbell, Aimee Mann, Jon Batiste, Turnpike Troubadours, and tons more, it’s sure to be a blast. But it’s […]
Let’s get the elephants in the room out of the way. If you’ve been online at all this week, you’ve heard that Miranda Lambert stopped mid-song to scold some fans for taking selfies during a show last weekend and […]
Much is being made of the resurrection of the 1988 Tracy Chapman classic “Fast Car,” now topping country charts and the Billboard Hot 100 in a rendition (bland, but fine?) by Luke Combs. In this, the year 2023, she’s […]
It’s been a hard week for bluegrass artists and fans, as two of the genre’s early icons have passed away — both mandolinists, innovative vocalists, and known in part for their work as brother acts. Jesse McReynolds, who died last […]
On some level, I think we all hope to someday show up at our high school reunion with a cool story to tell, some proof that we somehow emerged and did all right for ourselves. Los Lobos is no […]
Jesse Malin, in addition to the good work of electrifying his audiences, has always been known for helping his fellow musicians in need as well as the New York City music scene he’s part of. Now, sadly, he’s hit […]
It takes a village — some might liken it more to an army — to present a music festival. Fans are familiar with the artists, of course, and probably also notice the ticket scanners, security guards, and trash collectors […]
The Punch Brothers announced Thursday that fiddle player Gabe Witcher is exiting the band. Witcher, a founding member who’s been part of the group’s lineup for its entire 18-year history, “has decided it’s time for the next step in […]
I think just about everyone in the world stopped and sighed when we heard that Tina Turner had passed away this week. Tributes poured in for the “Queen of Rock,” and that she most definitely was. But it caught […]
I gasped when I saw the headline about carmakers starting to phase out radios that can receive AM signals, but I don’t know why. I listen to plenty of FM radio in my car, as well as the occasional […]
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