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.
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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.
Drew Holcomb: Cooking Up Hits in the Carpool Lane
As any seasoned songwriter will tell you, inspiration can strike anywhere. For Drew Holcomb, new single “Dance With Everybody” had its genesis in the drop-off lane at his kids’ school.
Todd Snider previews forthcoming live album
Some musicians see the road as a necessary evil. Others crave it and thrive there. Todd Snider, by his own admission, is the latter.
New music, new podcast and news from Margo Price
Margo Price has apparently been keeping herself busy over the summer, as simultaneous releases and announcements today attest.
New releases: Old Sea Brigade
New Releases: Old Sea Brigade By Kristin Whittlesey Ben Cramer, the mastermind behind Old Sea Brigade. Photo by Sophia Matinazad New Releases Share this story! Ben Cramer, the multi-instrumentalist better known as Old Sea Brigade, has been spending a good bit of time in the North Carolina mountains in recent years, building himself a recording …
Andrew Leahey Creates Music Out of The Noise
One morning in November 2013, Andrew Leahey drove with his wife to Vanderbilt hospital. He was scheduled to undergo a craniotomy to remove an acoustic neuroma tangled in the nerves behind his right ear, culminating months of excruciating headaches, strange tones no one else could hear, overwhelming fatigue, loss of balance, and one disastrous medical misdiagnosis.
Lydia Luce Debuts Climate Change Anthem “Matter of Time”
It’s no secret that an artist’s surroundings directly influence their output, but in the case of Lydia Luce’s new single “Matter of Time,” it isn’t so much about the beautiful nature in which the song was written.
Nashville Helping Nashville Concert in East Park
Saying that Nashville’s network of locally-owned and operated music venues have taken it on the chin the last few years is an understatement. Between a decade of “It-City-itus,” supercharged gentrification, corporate absorption, and a pandemic that put the live music industry on life support, it’s been more like a jackhammer to the breadbasket and parts south.
Out East Soundtrack: Greatest Hits!
For this very special edition, my associate editor Randy Fox, publisher Lisa McCauley, and I decided to compile a “Greatest Hits” version of the “Out East Soundtrack.”