Van Plating is all over Twitter. It’s not that she’s wasting time. She’s used social media in a concerted effort to build community — and fans. The goodwill and carmaderie she’s built up culminates here in Orange Blossom Child, a…

Ed Snodderly has been in the game for a long time. His 1977 debut, Sidewalk Shoes, kick-started a career that his included the Brother Boys (with Eugene Wolf) and covers by Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Missy Raines, and…

There’s no shortage of cross-talk about authenticity in country music, but Ross Cooper is one of the few Nashville songsmiths who is an actual rodeo cowboy. Cooper’s upcoming album Lightning Heart is as much a celebration of his literal cowboy…

Amanda Stewart comes by the natural imagery in her country music honestly. Stewart grew up in the Montana mountains on her grandparents’ ranch, and she brings that sense of isolated grandeur to her music. Venom, her upcoming album due out…

Ṭaüs طاووس is the debut solo music project of transdisciplinary artist Ṭaüs Tamara Jafar. Without being tethered to medium or genre, Ṭaüs’ creative output is bold, raw, and confidently vulnerable. Their work in music explores openings into ecstatic state and…