Nashville Scene: Neko Case and Rosanne Cash Talk Writing, Resistance and More

Notes from the songwriters’ conversation with journalist Ann Powers at The Porch’s annual Rhythm & Rhapsody fundraiser

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Written In Music: In conversation with Glen Hansard: no time for hanging about (EN)

With the compilation album Don’t Settle (vol.1 Transmissions East) fresh off the press and a major European tour on the horizon, it’s high time we finally had a chat with Glen Hansard.

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Jambase: Warren Haynes Previews ‘Dreams & Songs’ Symphonic Album With ‘Banks Of The Deep End’ & New Orleans Concert

Warren Haynes is gearing up to release a new symphonic album titled Dreams & Songs.

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Billboard: Patti Smith, Morrissey, Interpol, Violet Grohl and Sex Pistols to Play 2026 CBGB Festival

Bikini Kill, Buzzcocks, Mannequin Pussy and others are also lined up for the September event at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn.

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Irish Independant: ‘We love you’ – Bono pays tribute to Clannad singer-songwriter and harpist Moya Brennan after death at 73

Bono paid tribute to Brennan on behalf of U2 and said she had an “otherworldly voice”.

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Nugget News: Keb' Mo' heads back to Sisters to support schools

Legendary blues and folk artist Keb' Mo' is looking forward to his weekend in Sisters, headlining a Sisters Starry Nights Concert on April 11.

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Local News Matters: Esperanza Spalding, Alonzo King team for Lines Ballet premiere in San Francisco

Bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding first met choreographer Alonzo King during San Francisco Symphony’s 2021-22 season when she performed Wayne Shorter’s “Gaia” and his troupe Alonzo King Lines Ballet danced Alberto Ginastera’s “Estancia Suite.”  

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Stereogum: Donald Fagen Still Committed To The Bit In Episode 3 Of This Year’s Best Vertical Video Series

Amy Helm is the daughter of two fellow folk singer-songwriters: Levon Helm, who died in 2012, and Libby Titus, who died in 2024.

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MOJO: Mike Finnigan Review: Hammond maestro’s swinging swan song

Mike Finnigan: if you know you know, and if you don’t, you probably know Electric Ladyland

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Rock And Blues Muse: Mike Finnigan ‘Mike Finnigan’

Most musicians supporting major headliners remain barely noticed in the shadows.

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American Song Writer: “What Happened?”: Joan Baez Once Called out a Record Label for Two Glaring Absences in Her Album Artwork

The beautification and hypersexualization of women in the music industry is nothing new and all-encompassing, affecting all genres, from the more obvious ones, like pop and rock ‘n’ roll, to the ones that would seemingly exist outside of these patriarchal conventions, like folk music.

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Far Out Magazine: “Nourished my soul”: when Harry Belafonte got a call from Martin Luther King Jr

The year 1956 was a revolutionary one for Harry Belafonte, the multihyphenate artist known for his merging of popular culture and political activism.

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WBez Chicago: Rocker Patti Smith tells sold-out crowd nourishing curiosity is what keeps her young

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy interviewed the 79-year-old icon in a wide ranging conversation on the occasion of her new memoir, ‘Bread of Angels.’

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Pitchfork: Angélique Kidjo Announces Album With Pharrell, Nile Rodgers, and More

Arriving April 24, Hope!! also features contributions from Quavo, Ayra Starr, and The Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson

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The Guardian: ‘At first, she couldn’t come off the oxygen long enough’: the film that gives Marianne Faithfull one final thrilling performance

In new docu-drama Broken English, the much misunderstood singer looks back at all her past selves – and gives a performance that moves her audience to tears. Its makers relive an extraordinary shoot

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ABC News: Jimmy Barnes gives Virginia Trioli a music lesson and a few life lessons

Maybe I shouldn't have been surprised, but spending substantial time with adored Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes is rather like being in the company of a celebrated academic of modern music history.

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Relix: Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh Adds John Kadlecik, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Sam Grisman and More

Anticipation has been mounting for months for the second annual Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh, which will honor the late Grateful Dead bassist by continuing his legacy of birthday residencies at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y.

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Afro Pop: Angelique Kidjo Announces New Album HOPE!, out April 24

The Afropop world is always curious to know what Angelique Kidjo will drop next.

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Relix: Warren Haynes Band Unearth “Tattoos and Cigarettes” After Three Decades in Rochester

The Warren Haynes Band pulled into Rochester, N.Y. last night, March 3, to continue the full band leg of the Winter of Warren tour.

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The Telegraph: The unrepentantly wild and passionate life of Marianne Faithfull

Forever trying to defy perceptions, the late star was more complex than people realised, as an inventive new documentary about her proves

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