The Wood Brothers: A Kingdom of Fun
Ask Oliver Wood about The Wood Brothers’ upcoming album and you’ll receive a large helping of enthusiasm. In this case though, the passion for Kingdom in My Mind is a special kind of zeal.
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The Wild Feathers Satisfy Old Tastes and New Cravings with ‘Medium Rarities’
When the coronavirus pandemic hit U.S. shores in early March, The Wild Feathers — Ricky Young, Joel King, Taylor Burns, Ben Dumas, and Brett Moore — were on the verge of a new chapter of their career.
Adia Victoria’s ‘A Southern Gothic’: Quarantine-Born Blues
It’s a week before Christmas, and Adia Victoria is riding out the final hours of an early-winter rainstorm in the home she shares with her mother and sister. Victoria moved here — to a historically black neighborhood on the border of North Nashville and Midtown — in November 2010.
Chuck Mead & The Muse of Enlightenment
Chuck Mead wraps his fingers around an oversized cup at a window table tucked in the back of East Nashville’s Ugly Mugs, talking about life, old school country music, DIY punk, Broadway shows, and maintaining one’s truth while also maintaining the bottom line.
Jim Lauderdale Makes Joyful Noise On ‘Hope’
Jim Lauderdale was hard at work on an album of traditionally minded country songs when the pandemic brought his progress to a halt in early 2020.
Will Hoge: Too Old to Die Young
On the inside of Will Hoge’s left forearm is a tattoo of a motor scooter with a red line through it.
“No scooters,” he says, tilting his arm outward to illustrate his point. He half smiles, but he’s not kidding.
Joshua Hedley Breathes New Life Into ’90s Country on Neon Blue
On “Country & Western,” a key track from Joshua Hedley’s new album, Neon Blue, the 37-year-old singer/songwriter slyly confronts one of the great country music conundrums.