Apr 22, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results, Paste
New & Notable Vinyl Releases: Record Store Day 2022 Edition “Johnny Ray Daniels is musical royalty in his native North Carolina.” | Read More at...
Apr 7, 2022 | Billboard, Folk Alliance - Results
Allison Russell, Arooj Aftab, Sarah Jarosz Among International Folk Music Awards Finalists “Other nominees include John Smith, The Longest Johns and Valerie June.” | Read More at...
Mar 21, 2022 | MMRF - Results, No Depression
New Recording Shows Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins Rocking Hard “But slap a guitar in her hands, turn on the stage lights, and Beverly Watkins was transformed from a mild-mannered church lady into a rocking avenger, shredding anything that dared stand in her...
Mar 9, 2022 | Abdullah Ibrahim - Results, NPR
Abdullah Ibrahim: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert “And for 13 short minutes, I feel seated in Abdullah Ibrahim’s home in Chiemgau, Germany, witnessing seven decades of experience slowly dripping from his fingers and touching my soul.” | Read More at...
Mar 3, 2022 | Anne Harris - Results, No Depression
Believing In and Practicing Magic: Anne Harris on Why Her Next Violin Will Make History “Sometimes you do a thing because you are called forth to do it. A calling loud enough to override fear.” | Read More at No...
Feb 4, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, Bluegrass Situation, MMRF - Results
Listen: Dedicated Men of Zion, “Lord Hold My Hand”” “In Their Words: ‘The difference in making this album from the last album was the level of comfort.'” | Read More at...
Feb 2, 2022 | MMRF - Results, No Depression
Album Review: Pianist Albert Smith’s Songs Pack Healing and Heart into Big Belly Mama “Albert Smith’s music has a smile in it. No matter the subject, the South Carolina pianist’s rattly, rollicking keyboard accompaniment creases a listeners’ face with happy...
Feb 1, 2022 | Abdullah Ibrahim - Results, Paste
Paste highlights Solotude by Abdullah Ibrahim “As heard on this lovely vinyl release, the mood of the space lent notes of wistfulness and fortitude to his playing.” | Read More at...
Jan 31, 2022 | American Songwriter, Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
New Song Friday! Hear New Tracks From Dedicate Men of Zion and More “Gospel group The Dedicated Men of Zion have a vocal mixture like your favorite honey cake.” | Read More at American...
Dec 29, 2021 | Howard Grimes - Results, Rolling Stone
Al Green’s ‘Timekeeper’ on How He Gave Southern Soul Its Funky Heartbeat “Howard Grimes’ drum grooves helped form the foundation for Hi Records’ Seventies masterpieces. In a recent memoir, the career sideman to Green and many more tells his own story.” ...
Dec 20, 2021 | NPR, The Cookers - Results
Reflecting on the wisdom of our jazz elders “If I have to choose one standout this year, my pick is The Cookers’ sixth studio album, Look Out!” | Read More at...
Nov 18, 2021 | Billboard, Folk Alliance - Results
The Folk Alliance International Conference will be held Feb. 23-27, 2022 “Folk Alliance International has revealed the lineup of nearly 140 artists who will take part in its 34th annual conference, slated for Feb. 23-27 at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas...
Nov 5, 2021 | Jazziz, The Cookers - Results
Still Cookin’: Billy Harper enjoys a late-career awakening with The Cookers “Jazz history is rife with brilliant musicians who never received their proper due. Some became bitter, some fell prey to bad lifestyle habits, some died young, some even consigned their...
Nov 2, 2021 | Elizabeth King - Results, NPR
New Music Friday: The top 10 albums out on Oct. 29 Read More at...
Oct 12, 2021 | American Songwriter, Chris Robley - Results
Daily Discovery: Chris Robley’s Storytelling Shines “2016 was a heavy year for Chris Robley. Between President Trump’s unexpected ascension to the White House and the loss of his father, the artist went looking for answers.” | Read More at American...
