9 Reasons to Yearn for Extra Innings Every Spring
At the inaugural Extra Innings Festival, spring swung into gear with baseball bats and an eclectic lineup of musicians. These players led our hit parade.
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The 15 Best Country Albums of 2023
This year’s best country albums spring from hard-country bands to traditional true believers and from alternative country renegades to pop-country superstars.
Chris Stapleton Displays His Brand of Genius on ‘Higher’
Chris Stapleton’s Higher is required listening for fans of high-quality, contemporary country. He’s gifted with the most gorgeous male voice in country today.
Chris Stapleton Moves Forward on ‘Starting Over’
Starting Over doesn't do so much of what its title suggests as it builds on Chris Stapleton's solid foundation across rootsy music for another decisive step forward.
The 80 Best Albums of 2015
Travel back five years ago when the release calendar was rife with stellar albums. 2015 offered such an embarrassment of musical riches, that we selected 80 albums as best of the year.
Farm Aid Reminds One to Think Globally, Act Locally
The annual Farm Aid benefit festival was held in Connecticut for the first time and included performances from Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves and more.
This Is American Music: An Interview with Superproducer Dave Cobb
We chat with Dave Cobb, four-time Grammy award-winning Americana producer, about his production work at RCA's Studio A, the significance of musical teamwork, historical lineage, and the state of the music industry.
Chris Stapleton: From A Room, Vol. 2
It's Chris Stapleton's grasp on the constant joys in life despite the troubles that makes his music essential and enduring.
The Best Country Music of 2017
There are many fine country musicians making music that is relevant and affecting in these troubled times. Here are ten of our favorites.
Chris Stapleton – “Broken Halos” (Singles Going Steady)
If we could get Chris Stapleton and Zakk Wylde to make an album together that might the ultimate.
Chris Stapleton – “Fire Away” (Singles Going Steady)
Chris Stapleton succeeds at making one of those tracks you swore you already knew, but just forgot the words to. Nothing fancy, but that’s the point.
The 58th Grammy Awards: Authenticity Is the Hardest Thing to Fake
Amidst the numerous deaths of pop music icons, we thought the Grammys might do something soulful this year. Lamar and Howard, at least, gave us what we needed.