Call it "The Six Degrees of Nashville." Emmylou Harris' web of musical connections is so vast and intricate it shames even Kevin Bacon, whose eponymous "Six Degrees" game unites seemingly disparate Hollywood actors in six short...
After fifteen year of keeping the beat for celebrated bands like Rilo Kiley, Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band, the Elected and Bright Eyes, drummer Jason Boesel will release a debut solo album. Boesel’s record, Hustler’s...
Troxy, London It's their first London show, and Monsters of Folk have found their spiritual home at the Troxy. "A temple of the roaring 20s painted in the colours of the roaring 80s," says Jim James, looking around...
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK The Monsters of Folk fanbase are clearly missing a trick. Every time this four-strong folk-rock outfit takes to the stage, they should be met a chrous of b-movie screaming and a mass...
Tune in Wednesday to see if Laura Kirkpatrick of Stanford, Ky., will become "America's Next Top Model." The 19-year-old is one of the two finalists who will catwalk through wind and rain during the finale's runway show to...
After many years of Old Crow Medicine show performances and his longtime collaboration with partner Gillian Welch, it's hard to believe that A Friend of a Friend is Dave Rawlings first solo album.... Visit coolhunting.com for...
A triumph of restraint and simple songwriting talent. Not one to rush things, Auguste Arthur Bondy spent the best part of a decade fronting indie-rock group Verbena before embarking on a solo career, and readily admits he...
by Brent Warnken Each year, veteran rocker Neil Young and his wife Pegi host the Bridge School Benefit, an annual concert that raises funds for the Northern California school, and this year Coldplay's Chris Martin and No Doubt...
Collaboration is king for Will Johnson. The Centro-matic frontman is involved in two projects with other musicians this fall: an album (out now on Secretly Canadian) with Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia and more recently Magnolia...
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