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The Gay Ole Opry: An Interview with Marlene Twitty-Fargo
Although Music City has more than a few country music princesses, it has only one true queen: Marlene Twitty-Fargo. Backed by her band of top-notch players — known collectively as the Twat Biscuits — Marlene puts on what she likes to call “an X-rated show for a Jesus-loving crowd.” It\’s an experience unlike any other…
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Rosanne Cash Begins Residency at the Country Music Hall of Fame
Since the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum began its annual artist-in-residence program back in 2003, only two women have graced its stage — Connie Smith, in 2012, and Rosanne Cash, this year. Last night marked Cash\’s first-of-three performances at the Hall with a nearly three-hour performance, during which she and her band played…
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Greatness Never Fades: Jonatha Brooke at City Winery
Folk-pop maven Jonatha Brooke hasn\’t toured a whole lot in recent years and so was met with easy, eager applause from a roomful of Nashville fans on Sunday night at City Winery. Brooke has long been one of the most literate songwriters in the business, playing with words and imagery like few others… save maybe Neil Finn.…
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Magnetic and Magnificent: Ruby Amanfu at the High Watt
From the first notes out of her mouth, Ruby Amanfu makes it perfectly clear why everyone from Jack White to Weezer wants to sing with her. Quite simply, she\’s one of the most elegant singers and souls you\’ll ever encounter. And she pours herself into every single note of every single song. Such is the…
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The Real Deal: Whitey Morgan and the 78’s
Country music fans, perhaps more than those of other genres, suffer from a sentimentality disorder. No matter their generation, they long for the good old days when country was country. They want nothing to do with pop-country or bro-country or any other hyphenated outcropping of the form. If it ain’t Cash, Haggard or some other…
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Soul Man: An Interview with Nathaniel Rateliff
Folks who are familiar with only Nathaniel Rateliff\’s earlier albums might need to forget everything they know in order to embrace his new release, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats. Gone are the somber, acoustic ruminations about love and loss. And, in their stead come rollicking soul romps intent on getting the party started. It\’s…
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Between the Lines: "She's Already Made Up Her Mind"
She had these green eyes that looked at me like no one had ever looked at me before. It\’s intoxicating to be looked at like that. Everything else in the world disappeared when I was with her. I knew I was in trouble right from the start. All my friends told me she was too…
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Shelby Lynne: I Can't Imagine
Let\’s be clear about one thing right up front: Shelby Lynne can sing. Her soulful voice is nimble enough to belt one phrase and whisper the next. Even just the opening track of I Can\’t Imagine makes that point abundantly clear as its lyrics align themselves with her delivery: “I threw these colors down in…
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Taking It to the Streets: An Interview with Sean Watkins
Sean and Sara Watkins first gained a whole bunch of attention when Nickel Creek — their trio with Chris Thile — took to the bluegrass circuit in the 1990s and, eventually, caught Alison Krauss\’s ear. Their highly successful run lasted until 2007 and made them a lot of friends and fans along the way. Somewhere…
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Jason Isbell: Something More Than Free
As soon as “If It Takes a Lifetime” opens Jason Isbell\’s Something More Than Free, it\’s obvious that the singer/songwriter did not make Southeastern: The Sequel. Quite the opposite, really. Southeastern overflowed with cutting lyrical that rock his fellow writers back on their heels in awe every time they hear them. Lines like this (from…