via The Bluegrass Situation There’s something for everyone in this week’s premiere round-up! From the bluegrass realm, check out a new, suitably spooky track from southwest Virginia mainstay Amanda Cook, a vocal trio number from the fellas of Sideline, and…
via 2024 GRAMMYs We are thrilled to announce that five TKA artists have received 6 awards for The 66th Annual Grammy Awards. These artists include Béla Fleck (x2), Meshell Ndegeocello, Bobby Rush, and Terence Blanchard. Congratulations to every one of the winners for…
via Alligator Records “A legendary guitarist…impeccable and spirited…a distinguished American player.” –Rolling Stone “Deceptively loose but always tight…the raspy chuckle in Bishop’s singing and the sharp sting of his guitar are forceful and fresh, enduring and fun.” –Fresh Air, NPR…
via The New York Times A good musician’s relationship with the past is tricky. You want to move forward without entirely forsaking what you’ve already done. You don’t want it defining you when so much future defining lies ahead. It’s…
via The Kennedy Center The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected the 47th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh,…
via The Wall Street Journal Meshell Ndegeocello is a modern master of electric bass. Her playing never calls undue attention to itself, yet her songs would fall apart without it. Bouncing between just two notes, she exudes authority while propelling…
via IBMA The nominees for the 35th Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have been announced. Béla Fleck is nominated for Banjo Player of the Year and Instrumental Recording of the Year with “Rhapsody in Blue(grass).” Michael Cleveland is nominated for…
via BMI The Council of State Restaurant Associations wrapped up it’s 2024 conference at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland where BMI songwriter and Rock Hall inductee John Sebastian of The Lovin’ Spoonful regaled the audiences with…
via Downbeat The results of the DownBeat 72nd Annual Critics Poll have been announced, with Charles Lloyd achieving an impressive sweep by winning four categories: Hall of Fame, Artist of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year (The Sky Will…
via Americana Music Association NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 24, 2024) — Today, the Americana Music Association announced this year’s Lifetime Achievement Honorees for its 23rd Annual Americana Honors & Awards show on Wednesday, September 18. This group of top-honor recipients includes Dave Alvin, The…