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"Guitar Has Been My Savior": An Interview with Charlie Parr
After an accident that could have ended his career, folk blues artist Charlie Parr recovered and recorded an album comprised largely of older tunes. It marks a particular moment in the musician's life and his belief that songs never die.
Jedd Beaudoin
26 Sep 2019
Music
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Pierce Through the Darkness with "You Can't Steal My Shine" (premiere)
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band deliver a hand-clapping, foot-stomping hymnal with "You Can't Steal My Shine".
20 Sep 2018
Music
The Sounds of the Mississippi Delta Radiate Through Luke Winslow-King's 'Blue Mesa'
Luke Winslow-King's Blue Mesa features his ever smoky vocals and sharp guitar playing while both lyrics and music ruminate deeply on inner journeying.
05 Jun 2018
Music
'Black Cowboys' and 'The Best Country Blues You've Never Heard' Chart New Trails through Old-Time Music
Black music's past is a rabbit hole more than big enough for these two vastly different excursions into its secret riches.
18 May 2018
Music
Brother Dege Gets Into the Deep Self and the Deep South With "Country Come to Town" (premiere)
Louisiana treasure Brother Dege offers a taste of upcoming effort, Farmer's Almanac, with a tale of what happens when you trade the dirt road for the paved one.
Jedd Beaudoin
10 May 2018
Music
J.D. Wilkes Takes His Southern Gothic Sound to Subtle Places on 'Fire Dream'
J.D. Wilkes' songs can come across as equal parts sermon and campfire story, where the modern world's rules are underpinned by something much older and more ghostly.
26 Mar 2018
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