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Big Love Car Wash Premiere – 21st Century Telegraph

Thursday, May 08, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

I guess you could call Austin musicians Taylor Turner and Everett Wren serial band members. Taylor has been in more bands than he can remember; 15 during his college years alone. In addition to his solo projects, Wren has played with the Arkansas Youth Orchestra and formed groups Wagon, Lost & Nameless, and Chalkboard Poets. […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Big Love Car Wash

Graham Sharp – How Did We Do It

Thursday, April 24, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

Wishes do come true. Four years ago I wrote about the debut solo album from Steep Canyon Rangers’ banjoist and frequent lead singer, Graham Sharp. I finished the post expressing a hope that, as much as I like the Rangers, the record wouldn’t be his last solo effort. Well, just out is another release from […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Reviews Tagged With: Graham Sharp

Sierra Hull on Tour Bus Breakdowns and Always Finding New Hills to Climb

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Sierra Hull (credit Bethany Brook Showalter and Spencer Showalter)

Mandolin virtuoso Sierra Hull recalls the bribe that got her to take the stage for the first time and talks about taking time to stop and smell the roses.

Filed Under: Bluegrass, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Sierra Hull

Tony Kamel – We’re All Gonna Live

Thursday, April 03, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

You’ve all heard the saying about death and taxes. Many a songwriter has written a story about someone’s journey to make the most of life given the inevitable end. Grammy-nominated Austin musician (and former front man for Wood & Wire) Tony Kamel took that a few steps further and centered his new album, We’re All […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Roots Tagged With: Tony Kamel

SXSW 2025: The Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, March 27, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

BABY SAID I saw sisters Veronica and Jess Pal deliver two blistering sets of rock and roll, sweetened by their catchy pop melodies and perfect sibling harmonies.  Even those two times was not enough – here’s hoping they return soon for a proper tour. JOELTON MAYFIELD My favorite Americana discovery was Nashville by way of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Baby Said, Bonnie Whitmore, Cap Carter, David Ramirez, Himalayas, Joelton Mayfield, Lucero, Mando Saenz, Paisley Fields, Palmyra

Sierra Hull – A Tip Toe High Wire

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

Most people are familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s axiom that it takes 10,000 hours to be really good at something. You have to have some talent to start, but in the end you still have to put in the hard work. How then to explain Sierra Hull? She got her Rounder Records deal at 13. If […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Reviews, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Sierra Hull

Joe Larson of TopHouse on Working as a Landscaper and Covering Rusted Root

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

TopHouse (credit Electric Peak Creative)

Singer, guitarist, and banjo player Joe Larson of TopHouse talks about a song called “Teddy Bear” and being willing to laugh at oneself.

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: TopHouse

Monday Morning Video – Warren Zevon

Monday, February 24, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

I fell down the Warren Zevon rabbit hole this weekend. It started with videos of Zevon himself, but it quickly stretched into the abyss of Zevon covers. Here’s a video playlist with some favorites from that journey: Town Mountain’s bluegrass take on “Lawyers Guns and Money”, Dawes and Lucius making a head fake before launching […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Dawes, Eddie Vedder, Lucius, T-Bone Burnett, Tex Perkins, Town Mountain, Warren Zevon

Cristina Vane – Hear My Call

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

It’s not that unusual for roots artists (blues, rock, bluegrass, country) to develop their sound and hone their chops in America before finding a strong audience in Europe. What’s much rarer is for a musician to find their musical calling in Europe before coming to the US to build their career. That’s just what Cristina […]

Filed Under: Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Cristina Vane

Big Richard – Girl Dinner

Thursday, January 30, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

A couple of years ago, one of the bands generating the most buzz at Old Settler’s Music Festival was a new group out of Colorado, Big Richard. They caused a stir at an early afternoon set in Telluride the summer before and now people were excited to see if the magic was still there. It […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Big Richard

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