Interviews

Apr 14, 2021

‘It’s the kind of record that I don’t know how we would have been able to do it any other time’: Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi on New Album

Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi join sonic forces once again on They’re Calling Me Home, a pulsing cry from the pandemic darkness hallmarked by…

Apr 12, 2021

Progression of a Rock Band: Bill Taylor of The Bitteroots on New Album, Recording During a Pandemic & Bringing Live Music Back

It’s been thirteen years since a Craigslist ad brought bassist Bill Taylor and drummer Mike Davis together to form the band that would evolve…

Apr 2, 2021

Hunter Pinkston Talks New Pink Stones Album, Pressing Vinyl, and Supporting Your Favorite Bands

Introducing… The Pink Stones is psychedelic alt-country flavored with tangy telecaster and sweet steel channeling Cosmic American vibes that also echo the No Depression-ism…

Mar 31, 2021

‘I feel like at this moment, it’s actually about the music that you recorded more than ever’: Esther Rose on New Album, Breaking the Cycle, and Taking on the Global Crisis All By Herself

On How Many Times, Esther Rose captures the hours and miles of her pre-COVID life with style and a dash of twang to create…

Mar 26, 2021

My Kind of Rock n’ Roll: Curtis Salgado Talks Damage Control, Harmonica & Gunsmoke with John Belushi

Rock n’ souler, survivor, and pop culture progenitor Curtis Salgado sets ’em up and blasts ’em down on Damage Control, the Oregon bluesman’s 11th…

Mar 25, 2021

Help Yourself: Andy Johnson on New Album & Fresh Starts

Andy Johnson raises his chin and plants his heels in the soil with Help Yourself, a 10-song mosaic of Americana, bluegrass fiddle tunes, and…

Mar 22, 2021

Fretland: Waiting On The Flames

When the pandemic shut down the tour supporting their first full-length, Hillary Grace Fretland and her bandmates Luke Francis and Jake Haber were relegated…

Mar 20, 2021

Charley Crockett and the Ghost of the Greatest Honky Tonker in the World

Do you remember what your 2020 was supposed to look like? Charley Crockett does. He was supposed to be singing country songs with his…

Mar 17, 2021

Melissa Carper Strikes the Mother Lode with Daddy’s Country Gold

No hyperbole, no joke, no shit– Melissa Carper has made a perfect album. Evoking the warm confluence of Louis Armstrong and Jimmie Rodgers in…