Every year, the Newport lineup is so stacked and first-timers think they might actually see all of those amazing acts. Then, the schedule is announced and you see that you [ … ]
Category: Music Features
The Dead Tongues: It Doesn’t Have to Be (podcast)
I first heard one of Ryan Gustafson’s songs at the Phil Cook & Spirit Family Reunion Newport Aftershow in 2016, one of the most joyful musical experiences of my life. Ryan [ … ]
The Kentucky Gentlemen: Love Language (podcast)
It was such a pleasure to talk with Brandon and Derek Campbell, also known as The Kentucky Gentlemen. The twin brothers moved to Nashville in 2013 and started writing songs. [ … ]
Show Review: Andrew Marlin at The Nightlight (Chapel Hill, NC June 9, 2022)
“I’ve seen a lot of shows here, and it’s real nice to finally get to play The Nightlight,” Andrew Marlin said last week. The Nightlight, in Chapel Hill, has low [ … ]
Chatham Rabbits: Old Souls (podcast)
Sarah McCombie describes herself and her husband, Austin, as “old souls.” They like old things, old people, and old songs. It’s no surprise then, that many of the songs on [ … ]
SHOW REVIEW: The Lumineers / Caamp (5/24/22 Coastal Credit Union Music Park Raleigh, NC)
In April of 2012, I went to Bull Moose Music in Brunswick, Maine, to get the CD of this band I’d been obsessed with since hearing their four-track session on [ … ]
Video Premiere: Valorie Miller, “Only The Killer”
From the first notes I heard Valorie Miller sing, I was hooked. She has a voice that you can’t ignore. Valorie’s album, Only the Killer Would Know, has been in [ … ]
Song Premiere: “Big Dig,” by The Still Point
At Red Line Roots, we pay attention to community. This whole thing started when Brian decided to lift up some of the artists he admired in Boston by writing about [ … ]
A New Shine: Maya de Vitry’s “Violet Light” (podcast)
For episode 5 of season 2 we catch up with Maya de Vitry. I first came across Maya in her time with The Stray Birds. They were playing a midday [ … ]
The Tallest Man on Earth Daughter of Swords (Haw River Ballroom – February 26, 2022)
There’s just no other word: this show was cathartic. After two years of postponements and cancellations, Kristian Mattson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, is back on stage, and he [ … ]