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Anticipating the Highwomen and collaborations at Newport Folk
For its 60th anniversary, the Newport Folk Festival has not one but two mysterious headlining slots and will welcome a new supergroup and may even have more up its sleeve.
24 Jul 2019
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Why the 61st Annual Grammy Awards Telecast Was the Queerest, Fiercest, and the Best Yet
No award show will ever be truly perfect, but one can still admire how the Grammys overcame some pre-show controversy to deliver one of the most feminist, fearless, and downright entertaining broadcasts in its history.
Evan Sawdey
11 Feb 2019
Music
The 70 Best Albums of 2018
From forward-looking electronic and experimental to new approaches in the ever-evolving R&B scene, from hip-hop and punk to rock and pop, 2018 bestowed an embarrassment of musical riches upon us.
20 Dec 2018
Music
The 60 Best Songs of 2018
The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.
18 Dec 2018
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The 20 Best Americana Albums of 2018
The rootsy releases of 2018 prove that Americana is (and always has been) experiencing a Rainbow Wave.
14 Dec 2018
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2018 ACL Music Festival Recap – Saturday, Weekend Two
Day two of Austin City Limits' second weekend started with soul and ended with the powerful heavy metal of Metallica and the dance goodness of Justice.
14 Oct 2018
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The Wonderland-like Experience of the 2016 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
There’s something special about experiencing live music in this place, where the trees are lit up in psychedelic colors. It makes feel like one has gone down a rabbit hole into "Wonderland".
01 Sep 2016
Music
2015 Nelsonville Music Festival - 28-31 May, 2015 (Photos)
Merle Haggard, St. Vincent, and the Flaming Lips headed up another eclectic year at Ohio's Nelsonville Music Festival.
03 Jun 2015
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Brandi Carlile: Bear Creek
A light auditory turn for Ms. Carlile's fourth record, Bear Creek is rife with touching sentiments of lovelorn feelings and youth.
21 Jun 2012
Music
Miranda Lambert: Four the Record
Four contains its share of keepers, but never has a Miranda Lambert album felt like so much work to get through.
02 Nov 2011
Music
Indigo Girls: Holly Happy Days
Fear not, skeptics of holiday music: it gets better!
Josh Langhoff
28 Nov 2010
Music
Brandi Carlile: Give Up the Ghost
Carlile gets help from Rick Rubin and adds a winning sequel to The Story.
14 Oct 2009
Music
20 Questions: Amy Ray
Amy Ray: Talking the talk and walking the walk, this singer/songwriter brings you the world with each song.
20 Jul 2008
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