For most casual fans of music, the forty-five minutes that a band spends on the stage is all they can see. However, when the guitar cases are closed and the venue’s floor is littered with empty beer cans and trash,… Continue Reading
One of the greatest gifts you can give someone is kindness; You never truly know the extent of someone’s personal struggles, what someone might be dealing with at a given time, or what sort of day a person might be… Continue Reading
Research professor, author, and expert of all things emotional (and personal (s)hero) Brené Brown defines vulnerability as “the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome.” And it’s true, isn’t it? When we share our struggles… Continue Reading
The American South is a magical place. If you aren’t from here, put your kickstand down for a minute and allow me to educate you, beloved reader. Do we have our dark, shameful moments in the pages of our country’s… Continue Reading
“The inspiration for ‘Room For Two’ came out of the way the guitar line makes me feel. It’s fun, flirtatious, and a little silly,” says Alabama-bred Nashville-based artist Wyatt Edmondson of his latest single. The track appears on his forthcoming… Continue Reading
Nashville-based artist Stewart Eastham is back with “40 Days,” his first release since 2016’s jubilant Dancers In The Mansion. The song shows Eastham expanding his aural palette with more rock and synth elements while his trademark big drum sound is still… Continue Reading
Micky Braun first climbed on stage to join his father’s family band when he was about five-years-old, and since then, Braun and his brothers never stopped. Big brothers Cody and Willy started Reckless Kelly, and Micky and brother Gary left… Continue Reading
Photo credit: Tony Hammons Once upon a time, I spied an inspirational office wall-hanging that said: “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” As cheesy as those kinds of posters are, these words still resonate… Continue Reading
The “good old days”–like fine wine, memories get more robust with time, the rough edges of circumstances smoothed out by its passage, leaving the best parts behind. In their new video “Hot Southern Nights,” Americana duo Swearingen & Kelli pay… Continue Reading
They say variety is the spice of life, and Northern Virginia-based rockicana outfit Melodime is testing that theory—in more ways than one. “We just got back from our third annual summer music camp this past August in Haiti, it was… Continue Reading