Seeing the object of Stevie Nicks' venom present on stage is chilling and cathartic, taking the song to a new emotional plane.

Waxahatchee’s cover of Dolly Parton’s “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” has involuntarily become my personal theme song for 2024.

When I first heard the ethereally smooth, wistfully dreamy, like-it’s-hovering-off-the-ground, “Green Rocky Road” by Creation with Felix...

A playlist to accompany the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring McMurtry whose music is a top-shelf mixture of Americana, rock and folk.

This playlist serves as a gateway to the music of Heartless Bastards and accompanies the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring the band.

This playlist serves as a gateway to the music of Anthony D'Amato and accompanies the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring him.

This playlist serves as a gateway to the music of Mt. Joy and accompanies the Fine Tuning Podcast episode featuring the band.

Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, who hail from Brooklyn, feature Arleigh Kincheloe's bluesy and soulful vocals.

Mt. Joy, a new band from Los Angeles by way of Philly, is firmly based in rock but infuses their riffs with some seriously groovy soul.

The influence of Dylan on Ondara is readily apparent, what with his pointed acoustic stylings, harmonica rack and resplendent fedoras.

Before “social distancing” was trending on Twitter and the live music industry closed down, I ventured to Nashville to catch some music.

This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features Big Country, Big Thief, Lake Street Dive, the Jayhawks and a few others thrown in for kicks.

Terra Lightfoot, from Ontario, Canada, hits my ear as a cross between Melissa Etheridge and Heart.

This Playlist consists of songs I've intended to write about for a while but for whatever reason have yet to make it out of my notebook.

This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features Patto, Deer Tick, Dave Matthews Band (with Warren Haynes), and Elise Davis.

This Playlist compiles songs by some of the musicians who died during the year. Sadly, this year’s playlist is a Who’s Who of rock legends.

Calling all Black Crowes fans! Run, don’t walk, to your phone, laptop, record store — however you roll — and check out The Magpie Salute.

The Suitcase Junket is a one-man band that's equal parts folk, blues, bluegrass, and when Matt Lorenz kicks up the distortion, punk.

A.A. Bondy’s music is spare, dark and penetrating. Much of it features just Bondy on acoustic guitar singing of sadness and loss.

Bonnie Bishop has evolved from a self-described country singer trying to sell beer at Texas dance halls to a bluesy soul singer.