Roots

Folk Pop Roots 

ALBUMS: Thanks for the Dance is Leonard Cohen’s Letter from Eternity

November 22, 2019November 27, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2019, Arcade Fire, Beck, Damien Rice, Daniel Lanois, Feist, Happens to the Heart, It's Torn, Jennifer Warnes, Legacy Recordings, Leonard Cohen, Thanks for the Dance, The National, The Night of Santiago, You Want it Darker

The master songwriter’s posthumous envoi arrives

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Roots 

Dori Freeman Counts Her Lucky Stars

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Blue Hens Music, Dori Freeman, Emmylou Harris, Every Single Star, Linda Ronstadt, Teddy Thompson

The RNR Globe’s exclusive chat with Dori Freeman on her third studio album, Every Single Star

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Bluegrass Folk Rock Roots 

A Simple Twist of Fate: Jerry Garcia’s Late Live Peak

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Jim Allen 1 Comment David Kemper, Garcia Live Vokume 11, Gloria Jones, Grateful Dead, Jaclyn LaBranch, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Band, John Kahn, Melvin Seals

The 11th volume of the JGB live archive showcases a highlight from the Grateful Dead icon’s final years

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Heavy Metal Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics Roots Soul 

Hæven Is a Place on Ear7h: The Cults of Lana Del Rey and Tool

September 9, 2019September 10, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments Adam Jones, Fear Inoculum, Lana del Rey, Maynard James Keenan, Norman Fucking Rockwell, Tool

A closer look at two titles from the most memorable Album Release Day since the Kanye/50 Cent face-off

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Blues jazz Roots Soul 

Davina And The Vagabonds: Bringing The Sound of New Orleans to Minneapolis, And The World 

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Davina and the Vagabonds, Davina Sowers, New Orleans, Sugar Drops

Catching up with the band’s fearless namesake Davina Sowers in this exclusive chat

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Blues Chicago Gospel Roots Soul 

Welcome to Cadillac Baby’s Show Lounge

July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Bea & Baby, Bob Koester, Cadillac Baby, Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Earwig Music Company, Earwig Records, Jazz Record Mart, Michael Frank, Narvel Eaton, Peter Shertzer, Red LIghtin' Records, Richard Davenport

An exclusive look at the forthcoming Bea & Baby Anthology boxed set, showcasing a lost but integral part of the Chicago Blues Movement

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Country and/or Western Rock Roots 

Chuck Mead: All The Way to Memphis

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments BR549, Chuck Mead, Memphis, Nashville, Plowboy Records, Sam Phillips, Sun Studios

A Honky-Tonk hero creates another classic with Close To Home

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