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Ron Hawkins is Working Towards a Permanent Revolution

June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 Jason Perri 0 Comments Agitpop, Canada, Folk punk, Lowest of the Low, My Butt, Ron Hawkins, Shakespeare

An exclusive chat with the frontman of renowned Canadian folk punkers, Lowest of the Low

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

Vicky Emerson: A Force To Be Reckoned With

June 5, 2019June 10, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Americana, Minneapolis, Vicky Emerson

One-half of the Home Fires is making her own waves as a solo act, one house concert at a time

Folk Pop Remembrance

Remembering Leon Redbone

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Luci Turner 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Leon Redbone, RIP

The celebrated Ragtime revivalist was 69. Or 127, depending on what story you believe

Folk Glam

Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Unicorn: Still A Rare Beast At 50

June 3, 2019June 6, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Marc Bolan, Steve Peregrine Took, T.Rex, Tony Visconti, Tyrannosaurus Rex

RNRG looks at the classic third album from the momentary tandem of a prefab Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took

Electronic Folk Pop

SONTALK: Stay Wild & Stay Free

June 1, 2019June 3, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments SONTALK, Sony Classical

Visionary songwriter and Sony Classical recording artist Joseph LeMay talks to RNRG about his debut LP and journey with bipolar disorder.

Folk New Wave Pop Punk

Hello & Goodbye: Patti Smith’s Wave at 40

May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Fred Sonic Smith, Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Group, Todd Rundgren

Punk’s poet laureate released her fourth album in May of 1979; it would be her last record for nearly a decade

Folk Records Rock

The Last Cougar: John Mellencamp’s Big Daddy at 30

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp

Indiana’s finest took a big step forward at the close of the decade that defined him

Folk Rock

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan!

May 24, 2019May 25, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Happy Birthday, Rolling Thunder Revue

The man born Robert Zimmerman turns 78

Blues Experimental Folk Gospel Rock

Looking Back: 20 Years of Tom Waits’ Mule Variations

May 9, 2019May 10, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Anti- Records, Tom Waits

Two decades later, this is one ass of an LP we can still get behind

Alternative Rock Folk

Jonatha Brooke: Branching Out Into Musical Theater

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Jennifer Kimball, Jonatha Brooke, The Story

The modern folk-rock great reveals another side to her Story

Folk Records Rock

The New Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue Box

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, Wesley Stace

Everything you need to know and are not afraid to ask

Electronic Folk

Correspondence from Bibio’s Bubble

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 Justin Joffe 0 Comments Bibio, Stephen Wilkinson, Warp Records

On Ribbons, Stephen Wilkinson continues to explore the vast gray space that occupies his songcraft

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

50 Years Ago — Bob Dylan Releases Nashville Skyline

April 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash

Zimmerman makes the country connection down in Music City USA

Alternative Rock Folk

Saturday Afternoon Sensations

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 j. poet 1 Comment North Jersey, Speed The Plough, The Campfire Flies, The Cucumbers

Campfire Flies: North Jersey’s indie rock elite go acoustic

Folk North Americana Pop

Luminous Places

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant

Patty Griffin reaches a new astral plane in her artistry on eponymous 10th LP

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