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Hip-Shaking History
Randy Fox’s new book spotlights legendary Excello Records … more
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Pledging His Time
Daryl Sanders chronicles the story and musicians who made a Nashville masterpiece … more
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Rock to Recovery
Former Korn sideman Wes Geer is high on music … more
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Bring the Family
John and Lilly Hiatt on family, tragedy, and life told through songs … more
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A Man and a Guitar: Pete Yorn’s You & Me Solo Acoustic Tour Rolls into The Cowan
Photo: Jim Wright Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Pete Yorn has several reasons for enjoying the solo acoustic tour he’s currently on, but the most amusing one … more
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The Whole Damn Family
Random generosity occasionally falls from the sky. Explain Hank or Dylan. Explain John Prine. These artists, and many others, of course, bring words to … more
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25 Years in a Five-Year Town
The raucous crunch of a scarred but churning Telecaster, played through an amp smaller than most self-respecting guitar players would plug into. Then bass and … more
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The Vinyl Frontier
Ben Blackwell, Third Man’s resident ‘psychedelic stooge,’ steers the label’s vinyl ship … more
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Can’t Knock the Hustle
“I don’t have the benefit of distance. It’s still a blur, everything is still happening,” says DJ Case Bloom, promoter for Nashville’s long-running monthly dance … more
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By Any Other Name
“Have you ever looked it up in the dictionary? Specifically, the Urban Dictionary?” asks Gary Branigan. He’s not smiling through his reddish-gray beard, but his … more