Archive for May, 2011
Gillian Welch Announces The Harrow & The Harvest
June 28 will see the release of Gillian Welch’s first album in eight years, the stunning The Harrow & The Harvest. The Harrow & The Harvest was recorded at her own Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by guitarist and collaborator David Rawlings. 38 independent record stores will preview The Harrow & [...]
Tim McGraw Responds To Curb With Counter Suit
Things are heating up between country star Tim McGraw and his once-amiable record label, Curb. Last week, we reported on McGraw’s legal tussle with the Nashville-based label. Curb filed a suit alleging that McGraw began work on what would be his final studio album for the label prior to the 12-month window allowable under his [...]
Alabama Song: A Q&A With Jon Black
We first met up with Jon Black at the Hangout Festival last year, after he filled in for Jerry Jeff Walker at the last minute on one of the main stages. Since then, the Birmingham musician has been a busy man, having self-released three EPs in less than a year. Black’s songs have also appeared [...]
Scotty Battles Lauren For The Win On American Idol
This year’s epic season of American Idol is drawing to a close. Jacob Lusk, we hardly knew ye. Next year, can it please be hosted by Geddy Lee, Cyndi Lauper, and Janet Jackson? Just a suggestion. Tonight’s episode saw the two youngest contestants ever going head to head in the top Two: Scotty vs. Lauren [...]
Singer-Songwriter Charlie Faye Lives The American Dream On Travels With Charlie
Photo: Alix Klingenberg Extra, extra, read all about it. We’d like to be the first ones to tell you that Charlie Faye will self-release Travels With Charlie on August 23. Okay, slow down. Who is Charlie Faye, you say? She’s the Austin-based singer-songwriter we fell in love with last year when she released her stunning [...]
Joseph Arthur Tells The Story Behind “Gypsy Faded”
One of our favorite tracks from the brand new Joseph Arthur album, The Graduation Ceremony, is the acoustic “break up letter” “Gypsy Faded.” We sent some questions to Arthur, currently on a European tour, about “Gyspsy Faded,” and he wrote us back from somewhere in Zurich, in a sort of poetic free verse. Once a [...]
GAYNGS Win Lawsuit Against Bus Company
A Nashville jury awarded the indie supergroup GAYNGS over $100,000 in compensatory and punitive damages May 18 in a lawsuit the band filed against tour bus company C.J. Starbuses, Inc. The 24-piece band is led by Ryan Olson and includes members of Bon Iver, Megafaun, and The Rosebuds. “I am extremely relieved that the jury [...]
New Keb Mo: “The Whole Enchilada”
Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb Mo has unveiled his new single “The Whole Enchilada” today. It’s the lead track on his first album in five years, The Reflection, due August 2nd on Yolabelle International/Ryko. With its tasty licks and slinky groove, it should be more than enough to whet your appetite. Keb Mo explains [...]
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