East of Normal
Leopards, Old Dogs, and Telecasters
To say my father and I had our moments of contention would be like calling Hitler a rascal. It doesn’t go far enough. Dad was … more
Month: September 2016
Features
Andrew Leahey
Andrew Leahey & the Homestead make heartland rock as straight up as a shot of whiskey; no “with pop leanings,” or “with country touches,” or … more
Features
Tim Easton
Tim Easton is in a natural conversation with the world. He’s a critical success, dubbed a songwriter’s songwriter with a literary bent, having grown into … more
Features
Josh Farrow
On a crisp November day in Chicago eight years ago, Josh Farrow packed up everything he owned, stuffed it into a backpack, picked up his … more
Features
Cowboy Keith Thompson
Big, bold, and brassy Southern soul music is jumping out of the speakers in the office/studio/spare bedroom of “Cowboy” Keith Thompson’s Rosebank neighborhood home. He … more
Features
The Dead Deads
Somewhere between Boston and Asbury Park, Angie Lese is resting in the backseat of a Chevy Express van, her drums tucked into the 5-by-8 trailer … more
Commentary
Air Americana
When I moved to Nashville in late 1996, the buzz was about Americana music, even if nobody was calling it that yet. The New York … more
Astute Observations
The Musical Neighborhood
Crescendo, decrescendo, rubato, desafinado, 1-4-5 in the key of A, 1-6-2-5 turnaround, intro, verse, chorus, bridge, outro. Those are a few words and numbers that … more
Matters of Development
MoD Sept|Oct ’16
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY The past few months brought a burst of creative new flavors to the neighborhood — both literal and figurative — and that … more
Editor's Letter
Love This Town!
Nashville is like an ever-evolving song, with roots going back for over a century. The lyrical narrative has always been one of community in some … more