Earlier this year, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced Jason Isbell as its 2017 Artist-in-Residence. An honor established in 2003, previous Artists in Residence include Guy Clark and Vince Gill, with the most recent being Rosanne Cash in 2015. As part of the designation, Isbell gave three …
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In the wake of his popular single “Five More Minutes,” country artist Scotty McCreery is preparing to release his first album in five years. The new LP, titled Seasons Change, is set to release March 16th on Triple Tigers Records, marking the 24-year-old singer’s re-entrance into the spotlight not only …
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The end of 2017 may be just around the corner, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the summer festival season. Right on cue, roots music festival DelFest has announced the lineup for its 11th installment. The Del McCoury Band and the Travelin’ McCourys will, of course, serve …
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They were on the plane when they heard what Trump said. On a late Friday night in September, the Seattle Seahawks were en route to Nashville, where they would face the Tennessee Titans, when the news started blowing up with President Donald Trump‘s comments about NFL players who had been …
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David Byrne will embark on a short North American tour next year in support of a new solo album that’s expected to arrive in March. Byrne will play six shows on the East Coast, starting March 3rd at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey and wrapping March …
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One of my earliest memories of this tumultuous year was the deep breath heard round the world: a defeated Hillary Clintontaking a second to compose herself before the inauguration of Donald Trump, the politician who had bullied, threatened and menaced her throughout the election. Whatever you think of Clinton politically, …
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In the hills above the Pacific Ocean, the world crossed a terrifying tipping point this week. As holiday music plays on the radio, temperatures in Southern California have soared into the 80s, and bone-dry winds have fanned a summer-like wildfire outbreak. Southern California is under siege. As the largest of …
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Broken Social Scene have unveiled a cover of Tom Waits‘ “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” and a new rendition of their Hug of Thunder song, “Skyline.” The pair of tunes was performed for Spotify’s Singles series, which were recorded at Spotify Studios in New York. Differing from the raw and …
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An autopsy revealed that Chester Bennington had alcohol in his system at the time of his death. The report, first published by TMZ, said that the singer was not under the influence of drugs at the time of his death. The Linkin Park frontman died of suicide by hanging this …
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Listen to any playlist of smash hits from the last century and you’ll probably hear the word “love” within 10 minutes – romance and its pursuit have been popular music’s number one topic since the Songs of Solomon were published, if not earlier. But the young singer Moses Sumney’s debut …
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