Slaid Cleaves lives in Wimberley now, tucked into the folds of the Texas Hill Country, playing closer to home, keeping the circle small. The road that once stretched from Maine to Cork to Austin has narrowed. The songs, though, are still wide open. There was a time when he measured success in dollars and survival. […]
Twangville Returns to NYC’s Cafe Wha? on April 1st
Some rooms hold onto their songs. Cafe Wha? is one of them. The Greenwich Village landmark has heard Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Jimi Hendrix, among others — and the memory of those performances lives in its walls. Twangville is honored to return on April 1st and add the songs of Lydia Loveless and Will […]
Alan Williams – Floating On the Dreamline
If Alan Williams’ life-to-date was a Hollywood movie, it would be one of those where it starts at the end. In this case, it’s his combination retirement/record release party later this month. The album is his third solo release, Floating On the Dreamline. The retirement is from being a professor of music at the University […]
Cody Diekhoff of Chicago Farmer on Upcycling Used Guitar Strings and Touring in “Barbara Streisvan”
Chicago Farmer singer-songwriter Cody Diekhoff talks about earning – and spending – reward points while on tour, the inspiration for the first song that he wrote, and why it’s important to support local artists and venues.
Monday Morning Video – Stephen Kellogg
3000 shows. That’s a hell of a lot of shows — playing a show every night for more than eight years. Impressive enough on its own. But when you factor in the volume and caliber of music Stephen Kellogg has delivered over the course of his career, it becomes something else entirely. He passed through […]
Sequins, Scripture, and Grit: Leah Blevins Finds Her Power on All Dressed Up
Before she was making records in Nashville studios, before she stepped into the booth with producer Dan Auerbach, before the songs on All Dressed Up took shape, Leah Blevins was a little girl in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, pushing pause and play on a boom box and trying to understand how words fit together. “I think […]
Tim Easton – fIREHORSE
I’m a sucker for a good story. Sure, there are plenty of great songs that aren’t much beyond a chant and a chord progression. But the ones that germinate in your mind to become a part of your worldview; they’re relatable in a way that goes all the way back Aesop. Someone who’s a master […]
Cat Clyde on Working at a Horse Farm and Learning As You Go
Cat Clyde talks about breaking down in rural Quebec, seeking out protein and carbs while touring, and her various rehearsal spaces.
Monday Morning Video – Erik Vincent Huey
Last week Erik Vincent Huey took over Lucinda’s in NYC’s East Village to celebrate the release of Fort Defiance, his latest album — and by “took over,” we mean he owned every inch of it. Backed by Baltimore rock band Starbelly and album producer Eric Ambel, the night turned into a glorious, screaming rock show. […]
CJ Hooper – Over Yonder
CJ Hooper. That just sounds like the name of a country musician. Or maybe a high school football star being recruited by every school in the SEC. I don’t know if Hooper played football in high school, but he was Texas-raised before moving to his now-home in Washington state. More to the point, he just […]