Emerging from the darkness, Loudon Wainwright III walks on stage strumming his guitar in the darkness. Lights come up on a stage set with a chair and a circular table with three water glasses. Behind is a video screen. A…
It comes across romantically, much like the Shakespearean works that have made the majority of his career leading up to this moment—D.G. Adams, actor by day and quiet student of music all the rest of the time. For those who…
Innovation is, thankfully, the key to great success in the new age world of roots music. This innovation, of course, crops up in different forms, though we have seen it in the way that Sturgill Simpson wrapped his way around…
No matter what our parents might tell us, long-distance relationships have existed for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Yet, in this new age, we don’t need to rely on handwritten mail whether it be delivered by plane, train, carrier…
Few things in this world can sway this writer into even partially believing that there is such a thing as a fate that wasn’t malleable, but the story of how Sam Levin got into music is one such tale that…
Niq Reefman is a genius—perhaps a mad one, and yet, all the same. It’s probably safe to say that most artists consider their craft as a careful and encompassing reflection of the life that they’ve lived and the world that…