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From my viewpoint the folks at the Americana Music Association have curated a stellar lineup of roots artists. As always in this preview, most of the more recognizable performers are not highlighted; my focus is discovery.

Talking with drummer Angela Lese, founder of the all-femme Foo Fighters tribute

From bluegrass to blues, from smooth to sandpaper, this week’s Finally Friday shows more range than Mariah Carey’s five-octave voice. We’ve served up a lunch buffet with acoustic songbird Irene Kelley, Nashville’s Mississippi son Afton Wolfe and musical healer Levi Ware.

Performances will include Cafe Rooster owners Sally Jaye, Jon Latham, and Brian Wright, but you never know who may join them!

WMOT honored the life and music of the late Loretta Lynn this week with an hour-long special featuring 18 of her iconic songs. Artists sent in thoughts and stories about her songwriting, recordings and her spirit and the impact she had on their careers. We wanted you to be able to hear these tributes from India Ramey, Charley Crockett, Buddy Miller, Sunny Sweeney and Willi Carlisle alongside the songs, exactly as they aired Tuesday night on WMOT. Loretta Lynn passed away in her sleep at her ranc...

Ironically, one of the best things about AmericanaFest, the week-long debate about what “Americana” means peppered with fantastic artists that don’t fit

Strange Currency | October 4-9, 2021

Aaron Lee Tasjan, Luke Schneider, Many More to Play Benefit for Exit/In Nashville Helping Nashville show, featuring tribute sets and lots of guests, set for East Park Tweet Share Over the past three weeks, the Cobb family has mounted a massive effort to buy the Elliston Place property that’s home to Exit/In, the historic club they own and operate. They’ve gotten vocal supportfrom members of Metro Council for their desire to preserve the culture of the venue a...

Lydia Luce, Becca Mancari and Kyshona Team Up With Lockeland Strings Check out a performance filmed at The Basement East benefitting CFMT’s Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund Tweet Share A year ago today, people across the Midstate began the enormous task of coping with the aftermath of a devastating and deadly string of tornadoes. There’s been a great deal of progress made in spots like East Nashville, in spite of the tremendous damage. But the r...

Basement East to reopen with live music Dave Paulson, Nashville Tennessean © Stephanie Amador / The Tennessean The Basement East restored after the 2020 tornado in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. "The Beast" is back.  Exactly one year after The Basement East was ripped apart by the Tennessee tornadoes, East Nashvilles premier music venue has announced it will reopen this week — for a "socially distanced bar hang," complete with live music. The celebration runs ...