There’s nothing quite like closing out a year with a bunch of heathens in our nation’s Capital. If not a bunch, then at least a band. The five-member Band of Heathens filled the main room at Hill Country Live on 7th Street and rocked a small but enthusiastic crowd into 2019. The Austin-based group performed […]
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For the past several years, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Los Lobos have come east to play a series of multiple night residencies at City Winery, the rapidly expanding venue that added Washington, D.C. to its stable in 2018. The six-member band arrived in the nation’s Capital on the Friday before Christmas for a two-night […]
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It’s nice to see Ryan Bingham smile. That’s what the singer-songwriter did, early and often during his solo acoustic show at the 299-seat One World Theatre in west Austin on Wednesday. Bingham, whose first album since 2015’s Fear and Saturday Night comes out in February, tested out new material from the forthcoming “American Love Song” […]
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On the final stop of his first full tour as a headliner, Chris Stapleton stuck to the setlist. When your songs are as strong as his, that’s not a bad thing. Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Tour, which started in May 2017, concluded its third and final leg Sunday night at Baltimore’s Royal Farms Arena. Playing […]
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Willy Braun made a distinction that explains a lot about the state of today’s music business when he introduced the first of two songs from Reckless Kelly’s most recent studio album at a concert last week. “I say it’s the new album,” Braun said before breaking into “The Champ,” a song from 2016’s Sunset Motel. […]
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Two decades ago, Emmylou Harris and a cast of Americana luminaries embarked on an acoustic tour to focus attention on the danger and damage caused by landmines around the world. The tour has been repeated several times since, with a rotating cast devoted to humanitarian causes donating their time and talent. This month, a number […]
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, Lovett said, “When I reached 50, journalists started asking me the ‘r’ word.” “Are you thinking about retiring?” Keen asked. “I’ve been retired all my life.”
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The above photos of Jason Isbell, the National, Phoebe Bridgers, Cigarettes After Sex, and Adia Victoria are courtesy of Glenn Cook I’ve always wondered why some people follow their favorite bands around the country, catching them at every stop on every tour in every type of venue. Then, about a year ago, I found myself […]
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On a sweltering summer evening, with the humidity drenching performers and audience alike, The Avett Brothers performed before a raucous, sold out crowd Saturday that jammed the Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center. The group, which has toured steadily since behind its 2016 album True Sadness and was the subject of an acclaimed HBO documentary, […]
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