The journey of Clarence White and his brothers offers a useful corrective for those inclined to consider bluegrass, if they consider it at all, as the province of rustics on an Appala... more

There are powerful places in our shared musical heritage that exert an influence far out of proportion to their size or location or duration. The Fillmores were such places. Ash Grove was another.... more

Punk rock sniffed around country music right from the start, whether finding fellow travelers in the outlaw stance of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard or Waylon Jennings — or taking the piss out of spangl... more

An essential link between country and rock has passed, Vern Gosdin.... more

The Swinging Blue Jeans: “Hippy Hippy Shake”... more

Jenni Muldaur came off the road with David Byrne to debut her new record, Dearest Darlin'. We checked in for an exclusive video interview before the show.

A tape recorder was an essential tool in Hunter S. Thompson's writing process. As the audio archivist for Alex Gibney's Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Don Fleming uncovered real treasure, now released in a five-disc box set. Don gives us an exclusive video document of his time in Woody Creek, mixed with Hunter's voice and a new track from Shapir-O Rama.

Poet/lyricist Holly Anderson talks about Mission of Burma, John Cage, and the explosion of language into postpunk anthems. And in an original memoir, Holly draws a self-portrait of a young writer discovering twin lodestars, Virginia Woolf and Patti Smith.