TOUR STOP: Siren Songs — “Edelweiss”
At the end of the day, we’re all going to need a lot of ingenuity to make it through what is already the worst global economic crisis since the Depression. To zoom in on the micro, artists will need a…
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PREMIERE: Golden Shoals — “New Friend”
Lots of touring musicians call themselves troubadours, but how many of them can say they’ve traveled to gigs by RV, van, bus, and foot (with hiking gear and instrument cases)? Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski, now touring as Golden Shoals,…
HEY! LISTEN: Lewin — “Follow You”
For whatever reason, the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is having a huge moment — probably most prominently in Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Hadestown. Lewin, whose music I’ve written about in the past, has her own entry…
PREMIERE: Sara Rachele — “What a Fine Friend You’ll Be”
Sara Rachele is at her best when she confronts difficult themes. Her 2015 song “Rebecca” is a heart-crushing recounting of having an abortion and its latent after-effects. 2020’s Scorpio Sun, the follow-up to her 2019 release Scorpio Moon, is as…
Anti-Racist Voices of Country and Americana Music
I love seeing all the support for black country and Americana artists! Keep it up! AND we need to get that audience involved in the work of anti-racism. Help me make a playlist of anti-racist country and Americana songs by…