Since his earliest infatuations with guitar, Buffalo Nichols has asked himself the same question: How can I bring the blues of the past into the future? After cutting his teeth between a Baptist church and bars in Milwaukee, it was a globetrotting trip through West Africa and Europe during a creative down period that began … Continued
The new all-star roots project Mighty Poplar brings together some of the finest players of this generation, including Andrew Marlin of Watchhouse, Noam Pikelny and Chris Eldridge of Punch Brothers, and bassist Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon). Harnessing the fierce and playful energy of an all-night jam between old friends who just happen to be grandmasters … Continued
Allison Russell, musician, poet, singer, songwriter, and activist (and co-founder of Our Native Daughters and Birds of Chicago) is an extraordinary artist of power, empathy, and grace. Outside Child, the Montreal native’s acclaimed debut solo LP, hailed around the world as one of 2021’s best and most essential new albums, is a heartbreaking reflection and … Continued
With six studio albums and almost 20 years under their belt, The Devil Makes Three (TDM3) breathes a slightly punk perspective into vintage American blues. Laced with elements of ragtime, country, folk, and rockabilly, the critically praised drummer-less trio brings forth a genuine approach to acoustic music that is deeply steeped in rhythm. Over the … Continued
Co-founder of the GRAMMY award-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops and a MacArthur grant winner among other accolades, the singer/banjo player/fiddler Rhiannon Giddens masterfully blends American musical genres such as gospel, jazz, blues, and country, showcasing her extraordinary emotional range and dazzling vocal prowess. Giddens also won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for “Omar,” an innovative … Continued
GRAMMY and BAFTA Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Lukas Nelson has established himself as one of music’s most respected voices. Throughout his esteemed career, Nelson has released eight studio albums including his latest, 2023’s Sticks and Stones. Since its release, the album spent 18 weeks in the top 10 of the Americana Albums chart and … Continued
With a celebrated discography including 2005’s gold-selling Warrior’s Code and the near double-platinum classic “I’m Shipping Up To Boston,” these underdogs turned champions have quietly moved 8 million-plus units worldwide. Whether you caught a legendary gig at The Rathskeller (The Rat) under Kenmore Square, found the band by taking the T to Newbury Comics to cop Do Or … Continued
Alsarah & the Nubatones were born out of many dinner conversations between Alsarah and Rami El Aasser about nubian ‘songs of return’, modern migration patterns and the cultural exchanges between Sudan and Egypt. A common love for the richness of pentatonic sounds, and shared migration experiences, expanded the conversation to include armenian – american oud player … Continued
Becky Buller is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter from St. James, Minn., who has traversed the globe over performing bluegrass music to underwrite her insatiable songwriting habit. Her compositions can be heard on records by Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, to name just a few. Becky has written songs for Grammy … Continued
Grammy Award–winning singer, songwriter, and musician Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, released their latest album, City of Gold, this past July on Nonesuch Records. City of Gold follows Tuttle’s acclaimed 2022 record, Crooked Tree, which won Best Bluegrass Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and led NPR Music to call her “a … Continued
