In conjunction with our May/June issue, American Songwriter proudly presents The Muse, May 2013 Sampler, featuring 12 must-hear tracks from some of our favorite artists. And the best thing about it? It’s free! You can download the sampler here: http://americansongwriter2013.bandcamp.com/album/the-muse-may-2013-sampler The Features, “This Disorder” Walking a line between modern-day indie rock and revivalist new wave, [...]

American Songwriter favorite Luke Winslow-King will release his new album, The Coming Tide, this April on Bloodshot Records. Winslow-King, originally from Michigan, will bring a New Orleans flavor to the Chicago label’s eclectic roots roster. On Friday afternoon at Bloodshot’s annual Yard Dog party on S. Congress, Winslow-King sat on a bill with Bobby Bare, [...]

Caitlin Rose The Stand-In (ATO) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “So long ago my radio heart got broken/the songs I want to hear, they never play,” laments Caitlin Rose on the opening track of her sophomore album. Assuming those tunes are a mix of country, pop and rock that dominated the airwaves in the [...]

We’re happy to announce that we’ve partnered up with some of our favorite Nashville folks to throw this little day party on Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The party will take place at Austin Ale House on 6th Street from Noon to 6 p.m. and will showcase some of Nashville’s best bands, from [...]

This article appears in our March/April issue – subscribe here. One night at a bar in East Nashville, the singer and songwriter Caitlin Rose is ordering drinks. With a cigarette in one hand, she seems to be part of a new lost generation of Nashville musicians, writers, and artists. Through the haze of smoke, it’s [...]

We’ve been waiting with bated breath for Caitlin Rose’s sophomore effort The Stand-In, an album that’s being touted as a more robust record than her somewhat-folky debut, Own Side Now. “This album could be considered my first attempt at a high kick,” says Rose. “We’re not aiming to make indie-sounding records. How boring would that [...]

Various Artists Lowe Country:The Songs of Nick Lowe (Fiesta Red) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars This isn’t the first Nick Lowe tribute album — 2001’s Labour of Love with contributions from higher profile acts such as Tom Petty, Marshall Crenshaw and Graham Parker beat it by 11 years—but it’s the first to feature primarily acoustic, [...]

If you were hoping to hear “The Gambler” at this year’s Bonnaroo, your odds of that happening have just increased 1,000 percent. Country music icon Kenny Rogers has been added to the Bonnaroo lineup, as well as a host of awesome indie bands and artists, who have been grouped under the label “Cafe Artists.” Among [...]

(Photo: Bronwyn Coombs) Caitlin Rose has enjoyed a wealth of critical attention this year with the release of her debut album, Own Side Now. So it should come as no surprise that ATO Records, home to Drive-by Truckers and My Morning Jacket, has decided to re-release the record Sept. 27. We recently caught up with [...]

The Decemberists’s Colin Meloy lets a lucky fan pluck his six string at the Ryman. After they cancelled their Indianapolis show the night before due to Colin Meloy’s “trashed” voice, a lot of fans weren’t sure if The Decemberists would take the stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville this past Saturday night. Meloy, the [...]