Photo: Dustbowl Revival by Becca Murray By Kevin Fuller While the masses of Americana fans descend on Newport, Rhode Island this weekend, another music festival promises to light the mountains of southern Appalachia on fire. […]
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PREMIERE VIDEO: Rayland Baxter’s Sofar Performance of “Young Man”
Rayland Baxter hits the NYC’s Bowery Ballroom for a sold out performance this Friday with Houndmouth. For a taste of the show, we’re excited to premier the Sofar video below of a new bluesy number […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
It’s pretty clear how you should play your weekend, to be honest. But we’ll still spell it out: Rayland/Houndmouth on Friday, followed up with JTE on Saturday. Beg to differ? Let us know. A couple […]
INTERVIEW: Nashville’s Rayland Baxter
We don’t do too many interviews around here, but we couldn’t help but sit down with at least one of the East Nashvillians up at Newport last weekend. Last year, Nashville born and bred Rayland […]
Superlatives: Newport Folk Festival Class of 2013
This year’s class of Newport Folk Fest artists lived up to all the hype … AND our lofty expectations. We thought it only fitting to crown some of the most notable moments and acts with […]
Rayland Baxter to Release New EP
Last week Newport Folk Festival freshman Rayland Baxter announced a new digital EP called ashkeLon, which will be released on August 20th. A follow up to his ATO Records debut last year with Feathers & […]
It’s Nashville Day in Austin
With all due respect to Austin, we don’t really cover SXSW like errbody else. That’s mostly because navigating it without being on the ground is like hunting with Ray Charles (but also because it’s more […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
It’s a short-and-sweet list of must-sees this week, but they pack a punch. At the top of the list is The Wood Brothers, whose set takes place at Bowery Ballroom on Friday. Opener Rayland Baxter […]
September’s First Sunday Six
The Avett Brothers (Concord, NC) – While the Carolina bluegrass sound of The Avett Brothers that I fell in love with back in 2004 is pretty minimal in the band’s latest album due out on […]
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