Music

It’s all good

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The railroad tracks run parallel to First Street in Alabaster, which slips by a couple of used car lots and a strip mall or...

The way Charlie Parr is built

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"The shortened version of the extremely long story,” Charlie Parr begins when I ask about the journey he took to make his new record,...

Return to RockyGrass

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We missed every bit of it. We had taken for granted the cool creek under the reddish cliffs, the dumplings and Greek salads, the...

From Trane to Allan to Abasi

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Interviewed in 2014 by premierguitar.com, one of the pre-eminent guitar enthusiast websites, Animals as Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi talked about “Ka$cade,” one of the...

Janiva Magness draws strength from turmoil

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When listening to blues vocalist Janiva Magness, there are a lot of words that come to mind that could describe her sultry and lilting interpretations. Whether uplifting or drifting into darkness, one word that never comes across when hearing her voice is “fake.” ...

Roll another one

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As a child growing up in Pennsylvania, Alexandra Schwan had no idea that she would eventually join musical forces in Colorado with another native...

Emmylou Harris returns to her roots

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When singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris plays Macky Auditorium...

Haunted musical magic

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Western sounds have filled the iconic Stanley Hotel on frozen January nights for nearly the last decade. Crowds in suits and gowns spill into...

Take it easy, sweet and slow

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There is a rhythmic force that lives deep inside of Anaïs Mitchell. On stage she can’t help but pop and bob, as if punctuating...

Found Sounds: October 2023

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Sick of the Spotify algorithm? Lucky for you, we’re back with another edition of Found Sounds—a monthly round-up of the bestselling new vinyl releases...

That familiar feeling

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Musicologists may argue about how to define folk music, but let us offer this simple suggestion: Folk music is a feeling more than a...

Jimmy Herring’s 5 of 7

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"You work when ya’ can.” Jimmy Herring isn’t one of those guys to sit back and recharge batteries. At least not yet. Widespread Panic rolls...