Knoxville, TN is home to songwriter Matt Woods , whose new EP Mornings After releases this Friday, September 4th via Lonely Ones Records. For those who are familiar with and enjoyed his previous album, Natural Disasters, you’re in for a real treat. This new EP is a companion release to that 2019 full length, carrying a […]
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Kathleen Edwards returns on August 14th with her fifth studio release, Total Freedom, on Dualtone Records. Anyone that found truth, hope and strength in Edwards’ previous albums will certainly find that and more within Total Freedom. The album is a ten track, 40 minute over the shoulder look at the past and a confident glance […]
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The Stooges Live at Goose Lake 1970 For some of us, bands like the Stooges, Ramones, MC5 and Patti Smith were just as important to molding the formative end of the 60’s as Dylan, Hendrix and others. With that in mind, the August 7th release of the Stooges, Live At Goose Lake 1970 on Third […]
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Cabin porch and portrait photos courtesy of Neubauer Media Poster print courtesy of Twin Home Prints Screen capture by David Nowels Following an epic nine show run of streaming shows from Billy Strings, it seemed as if bluegrass fans might be in for a case of with-drawls. Thankfully, the Kitchen Dwellers rose to the occasion, […]
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screen edits by David Nowels Saturday night, Allison Moorer and Kenny Greenberg performed live from Moorer’s library for a very special performance. The pair revisited Moorer’s 2000 masterpiece, The Hardest Part, performing the album in its entirety. I don’t use the term “masterpiece” lightly in any circumstances, so just know that I’m passionate when it […]
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photos by Jesse Faatz Billy Strings wrapped up the 9-date “Streaming Strings” tour this past Sunday and it put a feather in the cap of what was a highly memorable run of shows through the heart of Nashville. These last three shows began with two nights at the Exit/Inn, before culminating with a final show […]
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Billy Strings Streaming Tour 2020 — photos by Jesse Faatz Photography; Billy Strings continued the 2020 Streaming Strings tour Wednesday night, sliding into a new venue, this time, the City Winery in Nashville. Having played two shows at the Station Inn, and prior to that, two more at the Brooklyn Bowl, it would seem that Apostol […]
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The 2020 Virtual Woody Guthrie Festival came to a close this past Sunday, putting a wrap on a bold journey into unknown territory for the Woody Guthrie Coalition and the annual fest. Following an impressive all-star line-up of songwriters on Tuesday and Saturday’s broadcasts, the invaluable Terry “Buffalo” Ware got the Sunday show underway with […]
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WoodyFest Day 2 The Virtual Woody Guthrie Festival continued Saturday July 18. Beginning at noon, the festival resumed with action packed line-up of panels and workshops streaming live and completely free via a plethora of streaming options. First up, there was a songwriting workshop hosted by Ellis Paul, and the invaluable education series went on […]
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Billy Strings Streaming Tour 2020 — photos by Jesse Faatz Photography; screen edits by David Nowels Photography I’ve never been a huge fan of the “couch tour” concept, and in fact, even watching a one-off livestream has been somewhat alien to me. When I’m home, I tend to have what seems like a million things to […]
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