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Coolin’ with the Coulees

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments

Them Coulee Boys are determined to Die Happy while creating a celebratory sound that’s still full of life

Shake Hands With The Devil at 40

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Kris Kristofferson, Shake Hands With The Devil

Kris Kristofferson’s ninth album was hated by critics but wears well decades later

North Americana Soul

Lauren Anderson: Rocking the Blues in Nashville

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Call Me Baby, Honey, Lauren Anderson, Music Therapy, Nashville, Won't Stay Down

The Music City maven talks music therapy and life on the road with the RNR Globe

Country and/or Western North Americana

Justin Townes Earle: Its Hard To Be A Saint In Appalachia

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments Appalachia, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Townes Earle, Margo Price, Midnight Movies, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, The Good Life, The Saint of Lost Causes

Now on the same label as his dad Steve Earle, this second generation country-rock troubadour paints his own picture of America

North Americana

Grand Canyon: Songs As Deep As The Landmark Its Named After

July 6, 2019July 8, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Casey Shea, Grand Canyon, Rod Stewart, The Killers

An exclusive chat with frontman Casey Shea about the present and future of the working musician

Blues Electronic Experimental Folk Funk Gospel Hip Hop jazz North Americana Soul World

All That Jazz…and More: Summer Brings Musical Magic To Montreal

June 24, 2019June 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Jazz, Montreal, Music Festivals

RNRG’s exclusive preview of what’s ahead at this year’s wildly diverse Montreal International Festival on its 40th anniversary

Country and/or Western North Americana Pop

ALBUM DEPT: On Western Stars, Bruce Springsteen Rides in the Whirlwind

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, The Wrecking Crew

A look inside the LP being hailed as The Boss’s best since Magic

Experimental Indie Rock North Americana Punk

Ray Concepcion: A Collage of Thoughts

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 Justin Joffe 0 Comments An Obelisk, Bob Mould, Patrick Stickles, Ray Concepcion, ST@CKS, Titus Andronicus

The Brooklyn DIY documentarian on his long, storied relationship with Titus Andronicus

Country and/or Western Indie Rock North Americana

The Yawpers Peel Back Emotional Layers on New Album

June 7, 2019June 8, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Bloodshot Records, The Yawpers

The entire job of an artist is to try and be as vulnerable and naked as you can be

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

North Americana

Brad Byrd Burns Through Phases of His Life on New Album

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Boston, Brad Byrd, Kay Hanley

Acclaimed alt-country storyteller talks rediscovering himself and cutting out toxicity

Blues North Americana Rock

Jimbo Mathus: Above The Nut

May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Drive-By Truckers, Jimbo Mathus, Squirrel Nut Zippers

The lead Zipper heads into the abyss with a song in his heart

Blues North Americana Rock

Will Kimbrough: The Hardest Working Man in Nashville

May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Grayson Capps, Nashville, Shemekia Copeland, Will and the Bushmen, Will Kimbrough

The Americana mainstay and in-demand session guitarist returns to the solo life with I Like It Down Here

North Americana

David Quinn: The Wanderin’ Fool

May 6, 2019May 7, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments David Quinn, Hayes Carll, The Old Quarter, Townes Van Zandt

The Chicago troubadour pushes restart on his life with a new album

Country and/or Western North Americana

Gravel-voiced Kyle Daniel Wrangles Addiction & Triumph on New EP

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Jason Scott 1 Comment Kyle Daniel, Nashville

What more can he say?

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