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They point to a real estate deal that could drain two-thirds of the American Guild of Musical Artists' financial reserves and a secretive, failed deal with disgraced opera star Plácido Domingo. -
As jazz experienced an awakening in the late '60s and early '70s , a record label from Oakland was at the forefront of capturing it. Now, those records are finally returning.
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Rebecca and Megan Lovell have come a very long way since their days in The Lovell Sisters - the bluegrass/roots band they performed in with their sister Jessica. As Larkin Poe (the band name is a nod to one of their ancestors), the sisters have continued to grow and expand their sound into the world of blues and blues rock.
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The beloved producer's last project, created before his death in April from COVID-19, is a tribute to the songwriting of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan.
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Peacock could seemingly adapt to any style, and performed with a variety of artists ranging from Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett to Albert Ayler.
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Blessed with one of the purest voices in Americana music today, Courtney Marie Andrews continues to impress on her new album Old Flowers. She joined us while on a brief vacation in Cape Cod to share some live versions of her new songs.
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The Decemberists' Colin Meloy talks about his entry to the Morning Edition Song Project, a meditation on the banality of everyday life in the midst of an international emergency.
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On Aug. 26, 1970, Jimi Hendrix opened his legendary studios New York City. He died just three weeks later before he could see its success, decline and rebirth as a palace of hits.
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The rapper Drakeo the Ruler titled his latest album after the prison phone service provider GTL, whose lines he used to record it, leaving a trail to follow the money through a controversial industry.
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The Los Angeles singer/songwriter joined us to talk about the incredible connections she made while busking in Santa Monica, and how her career has blossomed as a result. She also played us a few songs from her new album called Beautiful and Strange.
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Independent music venues continue to be among the businesses hardest hit by the global pandemic. The corporate behemoths of concert promotion, however, can weather the storm.
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Formed by the fabulous vocalist Sara Gazarek and three of her talented friends - Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, and Erin Bentlage - the brand new jazz vocal supergroup known as säje (rhymes with “beige”) was just getting their feet under them with a handful of performances when the pandemic shutdown halted their progress.
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The two country-leaning singer-songwriters on their time in Nashville, addressing the darkness of life while staying in the light and the difficulties of thinking forward in the South.
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The North Carolina-based singer/songwriter shared songs from her evocative new album called Modern Appalachia and talked about how she first put down roots in Nashville and became an in-demand songwriter for a who's who of the music world.
