Singer-songwriter David Mayfield doesn’t usually worry much about the vibe or look of a recording studio room. With his band the David Mayfield Parade he’s typically content going headlong into a song, relying on raw emotion. But for the recording of the song “Goodbye Farewell So Long” off his band’s sophomore release Good Man Down [...]

Grace Potter,  a supercharged rock songstress best appreciated in the context of a huge freaking party, will join Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and many more great artists on the stages of Rock The Ocean’s inaugural Tortuga Music Festival next month, festival organizers announced today. “We are so excited to be traveling from Vermont to Tortuga [...]

With so many recording artists getting their own signature guitars, it only makes sense that an Avett Brother would be invited to have an instrument made to his own specs that would then be made available to the public. A longtime Martin D-35 player, Seth Avett’s name is now associated with a new Martin dreadnought [...]

Next on CMT’s Crossroads: The Avett Brothers and Randy Travis. The episode will premiere on CMT at 11:00 ET/PT on Friday, November 23. Find out what songs were performed. More Neil Young did his first Twitterview, and we’ve got the full transcript. More Record Reviews: Titus Andronicus, Gary Clark Jr., The Doors, Two Gallants, Jason [...]

Last night at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee, country star Randy Travis and alt-folk sensations The Avett Brothers joined forces to perform songs from their respective catalogs for an upcoming episode of CMT Crossroads. From the Avett’s side, there was “I And Love and You,” “January Wedding,” and “Murder In The City.”  Travis’s  tunes included [...]

  Over 23 thousand fans turned out for Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music And Food Festival In Charleston, SC this weekend. Special guests included John Mayer, Gregg Allman and Darius Rucker. Grace Potter, Michael Franti, The Wailers, Charlie Daniels Band and The Avett Brothers also performed. All photos by Southern Reel.

The Avett Brothers have posted a preview of all twelve tracks of their upcoming album The Carpenter, which is due September 11 via Columbia Records. To help promote the album, the band is offering an instant download of the new single “Live And Die” on their website for those who pre-order the album. You can [...]

Sometimes it would feel so jumbled. I might have a mound of lyrics, and I would just throw them together and try to then pull from the junkyard, as Bruce Springsteen would say. It would be a mess, and very overwhelming. We’ve kind of learned how to inventory pieces in much clearer ways. Working with [...]

Foster The People lead singer Mark Foster at the Which Stage at Bonnaroo 2012

Love songs — they’re the foundation pop music was built on. Most genres, from country to rock to pop to folk to R&B appreciate a good love song (although rap and death metal have trouble expressing their feelings in this department). Here’s five unconventional love songs, and five traditional ones, that you can spin on [...]

The lineup for this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which runs from April 29 to May 1 and May 5 to May 8, was announced today. Among the multitude of artists set to perform are Arcade Fire, Robert Plant, The Strokes, Wilco, Lauryn Hill, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp. Says festival producer/director Quint [...]