Music
Twang redefined
You know who you are. You are America’s sect of young bluegrass devotees. I’m not saying you’re a hipster or anything, just that you...
Terrifying tower of electronic tones
Every time Simon Posford rolls into town, two things are...
Jackie Greene is a rock star
It’s easy to picture the life of a hard working musician — playing late into the night, touring long cross-country miles on a bus, lugging...
The Phil Collins effect
Roger Sellers is at his parents’ house in Houston when he answers my call. He’s back stateside after a whirlwind run of dates in...
Westerns, whiskey and ‘Little Silver Hearts’
Similar to the rule that says you have to kiss under mistletoe, legend has long had it that if you go to a Lucero...
Peaches teaches
When the iconic, multi-talented Peaches (born Merrill Nisker) answered our recent Zoom call, she was lounging in a sunny Los Angeles backyard, playing with...
Steve Earle on being here now
When Steve Earle looks in the mirror, he doesn’t see his bald head, his graying beard or his 62-year-old body. No, when the country...
‘It doesn’t have to sound the same, it just has to...
Delvon Lamarr’s musical career started with a lie.
“I think it was in seventh grade, I ended up lying to the band teacher,” Lamarr, who...
Image and sound
When Katie Selvage stepped into an unassuming Santa Fe gallery for inspiration to take home to her own art space in Boulder, she didn’t...
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic talks about digging into the deep cuts for...
Between the song parodies, his corny-yet-lovable sense of humor and a quasi-nerdy affection for the accordion, it could have been easy to dismiss “Weird...
King of hearts
Darryl Purpose isn’t used to failure. He’s recorded eight stunning albums of folk music, enjoys a close relationship with his daughter, owns two beautiful...
