Squared Roots: Shawn Mullins x Doc Watson
Born in Deep Gap, North Carolina, in 1923, Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson went blind before he saw his first birthday, but that didn’t keep him from greatness. Watson bought his … Read More
Let Freedom Sing: At the Top of Their Lungs
“All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first … Read More
Six Decades of Humor and Hits: Kenny Rogers with the Nashville Symphony
When you grow up listening to an artist like Kenny Rogers — and count him as one of your first concerts — it’s a strange and wonderful thing to see … Read More
Slinky and Sultry, Fierce and Funky: Lisa Fischer with Grand Baton at City Winery
Let’s just face facts: Lisa Fischer may well be the most exquisite singer in the world. That’s not hyperbole; that’s just observation. Taking the stage at Nashville’s City Winery, Fischer … Read More
The Forever of a Moment: An Interview with Ani DiFranco
Pretty much since she started releasing records in the early 1990s, Ani DiFranco’s songwriting has been the gold standard by which others in her realm are measured. And, yet, very … Read More
Let Freedom Sing: A Change Is Trying to Come
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive … Read More
Mindy Smith & Friends Turn It Up for the Human Rights Campaign
Live music is a great gathering tool, pulling people together to celebrate through song. Such was the case on January 9 at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley for the HerHRC benefit … Read More
Let Freedom Sing: When Roots Music Says the Unsayable
As history continues to repeat itself in the race-plagued streets of the United States, and on the war-weary battlefields of the Middle East, people are again turning toward music to … Read More