Amazing Evening with Gregory Alan Isakov and Symphony at Red Rocks
Concertgoers were blessed to hear Gregory Alan Isakov’s intricate arrangements in Red Rocks’ amazing setting, with lovely weather.
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Liana Flores’ New EP Is More Focused and Self-Assured
And So It Goes blends Liana Flores’ Brazilian roots with high-quality songs and outstanding vocals, wrapped in a modern jazz-pop style.
Why Deadhead Culture Is a Pure Strain of American Noir
Yes, Deadheads came for the music, but also for the possibility of a life outside the bounds of straight society; something vaguely criminal and very American noir.
Loudon Wainwright at 80 Remains a One-Man Show
The concert was billed as featuring friends and family, but Loudon Wainwright wasn’t going to sit back and just watch others perform his songs.
Ruthie Foster Embraces Joy and Life on ‘Just Say Yes’
Ruthie Foster’s new LP succeeds because its optimism is carried by a voice that remains one of the most expressive instruments in contemporary roots music today.
Americana’s Pieta Brown Is Dreamin’ in the Dark
Pieta Brown sounds less like someone dreaming of somewhere else than someone who has learned how to stay awake inside the dream.
‘A Strange Light From the East’ Sounds Beautiful, Provokes Thought
Strange Light explores many permutations of mostly English and American folk, rock, and pop, laced with modes, rhythms, and philosophies derived from the “East”.
Joan As Police Woman Reimagines the Past and Present
Joan As Police Woman revisits her 2009 debut Real Life with warm, retro-modern arrangements, showcasing her skill as a songwriter and producer.
Andy Irvine, the Balkans, and the Long Road to ‘EastWind’
Irish musician Andy Irvine worked hard to learn the challenging musical vocabulary of Balkan folk music, while his colleagues feared being invited to play the music with him.
Elanor Moss Accepts Contradiction on ‘The Knife, The Needle’
Elanor Moss’ The Knife, The Needle shows what the songwriter set out to answer: you can live with contradiction. Indeed, love is a knife and a needle.
Corb Lund’s ‘Dark Horses’ Is a Fan’s Dream
These new acoustic renditions on Dark Horses illuminate the solitude, humor, and moral weight that have shaped Corb Lund’s Western storytelling
Eliza Carthy and the Restitution – “Mr Sits in the Dark”
Eliza Carthy’s “Mr Sitting in the Dark” is a wonderfully observed and lyrical tribute to her father, the songwriter, singer and guitarist Martin Carthy.