A ROUTES & BRANCHES GUiDE to FEEDiNG YOUR MONSTER
good news about good noise
October 24, 2024
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Hearing Things is a brand new blog assembled by a couple former Pitchforkers. Their fledgling site features a story about Tucker Zimmerman's decision to postpone his relative retirement to record Dance Of Love with Big Thief.
Have you spent some time yet with Kasey Chambers' impressive new Backbone? Do that. Then take a quick look at Twangville's brief questionnaire with the Australian songwriter.
Need something to look forward to as we amble into the darker Fall days? Check out A Routes & Branches Guide To Feeding Your Monster, our exactingly updated release calendar. Having released their new studio record in July, Red Clay Strays have announced a live set on the horizon. Recorded live at the Ryman, Live At the Ryman is set for a November 15 street date (RCA). While Bonnie Prince Billy is nothing short of prolific, his next project marks only the second time he has worked with a producer. David Ferguson is at the helm for The Purple Bird, awaiting a January 31 release courtesy of the No Quarter label. Sharon Van Etten returns with a new collaborative project. Jagjaguwar has announced a February 7 date for Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory. Nashville songwriter Sean McConnell returns with his fifteenth LP. Skin will be released on his Silent Desert label on February 28. Finally, following the release of a handful of singles, Pearl Charles has announced an April 2025 release for her next project, Desert Queen.
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Variety reports on a five-hour LA tribute show honoring the late Robbie Robertson, featuring Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and more. The show was reportedly filmed by Martin Scorsese for a future movie.
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As if it weren't enough for Liv Green to have her new Deep Feeler album reviewed here at R&B, she speaks with the Basic Folk podcast at Bluegrass Situation.
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Rhiannon Giddens is curating her own festival next year in Durham, called Biscuits & Banjos. To celebrate the inaugural year, she is staging a reunion with Carolina Chocolate Drops, as reported on Saving Country Music.
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Friday marks the release of Chuck Prophet's very good Wake the Dead. NPR's Morning Edition profiles the San Francisco legend and his health scare that encouraged a new perspective.
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Tim Heidecker joins Bluegrass Situation to discuss the setting and inspiration for his just-released Slipping Away.
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Benjamin Tod has had a busier year that most of us. In addition to creating a record with Lost Dog Street Band and a solo project, Tod made his debut on the Opry stage. Learn more in a short interview at Holler.
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Do yourself a favor and check out this thirty-minute set and interview by the great Alejandro Escovedo recorded in July on KEXP. Backed by a talented outfit delivering tunes from his Echo Dancing record, AE also runs through "Always a Friend", a great earlier single, and hints at a pending memoir.
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More MJ Lenderman, this one a terrific and unexpected cover, recorded on Sirius XM.
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