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THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS: 3rd & Lindsley

Nancy PoseyApr 4, 2022April 4, 20220

The comparison of The Cactus Blossoms to The Everly Brothers may be a little too easy. Brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum certainly share the blood harmony, and their songs often have a timeless quality that would play in any decade. The Minneapolis-based moves easily between folk, indie rock, and...

SHEYDA: ANALOG IN NASHVILLE

Nancy PoseyMar 19, 2022March 22, 20220

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Sheyda opened at Hutton Hotel’s Analog Friday night for what she called her “first real show,” and though she admitted she had jitters, her strong vocal performance didn’t give it away. She opened with her first single release “The Dragon,” a song dealing with addiction, helping someone who’s...

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: NASHVILLE’S RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy PoseyFeb 25, 2022February 25, 20220

By the time the Tedeschi Trucks Band cranked up “Joyful Noise” Tuesday night at the first show of their Ryman residency, the audience knew that was a perfect description of the experience. Husband and wife Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks know how to fill a stage. With dual drummers Tyler...

Rick Faris: THE NEXT MOUNTAIN

Nancy PoseyFeb 16, 2022February 23, 20220

When Rick Faris released his first solo album Breaking in Lonesome in November 2019, he was enjoying playing his own music. He had written all but one of the songs on the album, which was taking off. In January, he gave notice to Greg Cahill of Special Consensus after playing...

MEGAN KNIGHT: MY DRAMA

Nancy PoseyFeb 4, 2022February 8, 20220

Megan Knight may seem young to be an old pro, but at twenty-four, the Williamsport, New Jersey native has been in the music business since she was thirteen. She found her way to Muscle Shoals unexpectedly after playing a backyard benefit party. Someone there mentioned having a friend in Alabama...

Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire: Fresh Pickles

Nancy PoseyJan 2, 20220

Fresh Pickles, Chris Castino’s upcoming release with Chicken Wire Empire, is less a departure from his career with the jam band The Big Wu than a return to his earlier influences. Castino admits that when he started writing songs, he was new to bluegrass. He credits his heightened interest to...

EMILY CLAIR: STRIPPED

Nancy PoseyDec 23, 20210

Canadian country singer-songwriter Emily Clair says she is planning on a simple Christmas this year. From Nacanee, Ontario, she is watching the response to her debut EP Stripped. Like so many recording artists, Emily had to change plans when the pandemic hit. She planned for an EP with some new...

CHARLIE PARR: MERCY LOUNGE

Nancy PoseyDec 18, 2021December 18, 20210

Charlie Parr doesn’t take himself too seriously. He lets his music speak for itself. At his Nashville show at Mercy Lounge Thursday, the Minnesota singer-songwriter was working the merch table by himself until time to go on stage. He opened with “Walking Back from Willmar” from his newest release Last...

UP SOUTH: OXFORD AMERICA RELEASES THE 2021 SOUTHERN MUSIC ISSUE

Nancy PoseyDec 5, 2021December 6, 20210

Most of people have those “where were you when” memories that mark when they heard about history-making events—the Kennedy assassination, Columbine, 9/11. Likewise, most people can mark the before and after of March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic brought life as usual to a halt. In February, Oxford American editor...

SHOALSFEST RETURNS AFTER PANDEMIC HIATUS

Nancy PoseyOct 4, 2021October 16, 20210

Although protocols were in place for ShoalsFest 2021 at MacFarland Park in Florence, Alabama, music fans found little difference in the experience of music festival held over two days this year and the inaugural ShoalsFest in 2021. The festival is brainchild of one of the Shoals’ favorite sons Jason Isbell,...