The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2014
If forced to define Americana, it’s the one genre where honest craftsmanship is required, respected, and rewarded, something the best of 2014 lived up to.
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Hiss Golden Messenger Find Reasons to ‘Jump for Joy’
Hiss Golden Messenger’s Jump for Joy switches up the mood considerably, offering a bouncy set of tracks of youthful enthusiasm and maturing gratitude.
Hiss Golden Messenger Builds a Sanctuary on ‘Quietly Blowing It’
On Quietly Blowing It, Hiss Golden Messenger brings experienced Appalachian artfulness to provide just the right space to fulfill his vision.
Hiss Golden Messenger’s ‘Forward, Children’ Offers “Beauty in the Broken American Moment”
Hiss Golden Messenger offer up a welcome serving of musical communion, and in the service of others, during a time when we all need consolation and reassurance. Forward, Children is a PopMatters Pick and aids a worthy cause: education.
Hiss Golden Messenger: Hallelujah Anyhow
As long as life carries on and darkness exists, the world needs messengers of hope. Hiss Golden Messenger deliver that here, making it relevant regardless of time and place.
Twang to Trombones: Top 20 Picks for AmericanaFest 2017
When Wynonna and Lee Ann Womack drag queen impersonators are NOT the highlight of the night, you know you need to be at these shows. AmericanaFest has something for every music fan.
Newport Folk Festival 2017 Hit All the Right Notes
A great weekend at Newport includes watching talented, diverse performers, participating in a protest song sing-along and maybe a lobster roll.
Pitchfork Music Festival 2017: Day One
Creative musical talents, nice weather, and friendly people combined with long, long lines, some minor technical issues, and a few lackluster performances.
Part Journal, Part Art Exhibit: An Interview with Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor
"I had just quit my job and I think I was having a bit of an existential crisis because all of a sudden I had gotten what I had been hoping for, which is to be able to devote my days and waking hours, creative hours, to making music, to making art."
The Best Albums of 2014
From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.
2014 Nelsonville Music Festival (photos)
The tenth annual Nelsonville Music Festival took place from May 29 to June 1.
Hiss Golden Messenger: Bad Debt
Bad Debt is as likely to serve folklorists as it was to have been delivered by one.