“[I]t’s what happened to your fore parents and other people. And that’s what makes the blues.”John Lee Hooker Last year I went to Pond's concert in Asheville, the day after in a town over we...

For nearly three years, he's been a veritable ghost within the music scene, spending his time on an "eat-pray-love" adjacent journey stretching from Europe to Thailand following a nearly career-ending...

Ween’s “12 Golden Country Greats” is both a deservedly hated and loved album. It represents some of Ween’s strangest, most homophobic, misogynistic and racist lyrics, while also being incredibly...

As you all may or may not know, I co-host a country, bluegrass, and folk show from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. While I've always been a folk guy, not so long ago I barely listened to either country or bluegrass....

Merlefest is back after a year off (there was some kind of virus last year?) and it’s a packed four day weekend with plenty of local bluegrass and big country names. Sturgill Simpson opens the festival...

Faye Webster isn’t a huge star right now, but she definitely deserves to be. Her latest album is a triumph, and it’s exciting to see her get both critical attention and actual commercial success from...