Archive: 2017

Lucy Dacus’s sophomore album Historian will be released on March 2nd 2018 on Matador Records. It is a remarkably assured 10-track statement of intent that finds her unafraid to take on the big questions — the life-or-death reckonings, and the ones that just feel that way. It’s a record full of bracing realizations, tearful declarations and moments of […]

There’s not much in the world of Americana music that sounds quite like Jake Duda. He and his band, which consists of numerous family members, exist in a world of raucous and rich sounds. It’s the sheer variety of sounds that make his debut effort De Soto so interesting. His banjo playing is at various […]

To the extent Clinton Heylin’s writing is a bit too florid for its own good during more than a little of Trouble In Mind, he undermines an otherwise erudite, scholarly tone. But even if his style somewhat camouflages his sharp, insightful observations and analysis regarding Bob Dylan’s Gospel Years, a phrase from the very intro […]

It’s been a long road for Jessica Lea Mayfield, from her early days in a family band to her evolution as an indie rocker backed by Dan Auerbach, and now at the start of a new chapter as an artist and as a person. On this year’s Sorry is Gone, Mayfield makes a powerful statement […]

Ministry has announced its new album AmeriKKKant, the band’s first release for Nuclear Blast Records (worldwide), due out March 9, 2018. In addition, the band’s Al Jourgensen is proud to release the album’s first single/official music video, “Antifa,” that stands up to the political chaos that is currently going on in America and can be checked […]

The iconic television music series Austin City Limits (ACL) announces the second half of Season 43, with seven all-new shows to begin airing January 6 as part of the program’s fourteen-episode season.   The stellar slate of broadcast episodes features highly-anticipated debuts from today’s most talked-about live acts, continuing Austin City Limits’ run as the longest-running music television show in history, […]

The mid-season finale of ‘The Walking Dead’ brings chaos, destruction, and an anti-climactic resolution.

With an unexpectedly strong winter storm covering much of western NC, fans and artists alike had an eventful time making their way to Asheville for the 29th iteration of Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam. Friday was tough all around;  the now-traditional Pre-Jam event was canceled due to the weather, many flights into Asheville and Charlotte were […]

When best of the year lists start popping up in December, they are mostly filled up with well-known established artists and on-the-rise youngsters starting to make a big noise for themselves. Older musicians still out there making music rarely see their names on the lists but that doesn’t mean they aren’t just as noteworthy. Like […]