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It’s Taj Mahal! We’re excited to share with you this strong album of soul, roots, folk, reggae, and blues from one of the cornerstone architects of American music. Originally recorded in 2010 alongside Taj’s longtime collaborators the Phantom Blues Band — a three-decade partnership responsible for GRAMMY-winning albums Señor Blues (1997) and Shoutin’ in Key (2000) — Time captures a shared musical language refined across decades. -
A literal sign in Musgraves’ tiny, unincorporated, no-stoplight hometown, population under 300, that reads “Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere” sparked the idea for the title track and symbolic throughline of the album, speaking to something deeper and more nuanced. A recent big breakup is another throughline you might notice. Pedal steel, accordion, and Texas dancehall rhythms provide a nostalgic framework that she flips on its head in signature fashion. It is a sonic love letter to the musical borders of Country, echoing influence from adjacent genres such as bluegrass, pop, and even bits of Norteño and Zydeco. See what you think!
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Though mostly new to us, Side by Side is Pert Near Sandstone’s 9th studio album. This Minnesota stringband has been around for 20 years, and has a long standing process of combining four songwriters into one cohesive project. Through their original music they’ve stayed true to their roots while pushing the bounds of what Americana, old time and bluegrass music can be. -
Great songwriting here on this new Americana album that is a “dual-version” release: one with his band, and one solo. (Let us know which you like better as you get to know it!) With the arrival of their first child into the world, Tod and his partner and Lost Dog Street Band bandmate Ashley Mae announced the indefinite hiatus of Lost Dog and the arrival of a brand new touring outfit for 2026: Benjamin Tod & The Inline Six. Beginning in April, Tod and his new honky-tonk band will headline shows coast to coast until they wrap it up with shows in Asheville and Knoxville in October. -
The centennial anniversary of B.B. King and Lucille is certainly worth celebrating big time! The King was born in September of 1925, and when Joe Bonamassa realized there hadn’t been a tribute big enough to match his impact on the blues world, he helped assemble this 32-track collection of over 50 artists, including Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Eric Clapton, Keb’ Mo’, Marc Broussard, Shemekia Copeland, Marcus King, and of course the great Buddy Guy. -
It’s a live album from Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan capturing highlights from their 2025 tour for their Grammy-winning Wild and Clear and Blue album, from shows in Atlanta, Toronto, Charleston, and a few other cities. -
These three acoustic blues masters first met at the 1996 Chicago Blues Festival, and collaborated on their True Blues project in 2013. They’re back with this collection that includes reworkings of Elizabeth Cotton, Charley Patton, and Fred McDowell, plus a number of new originals from the three. -
Soul singer Marc Broussard has embarked on a blues-based album this time, and his first one of all original material. Broussard’s tour includes shows in Charlotte on April 26th, and Knoxville April 29th. -
The ever-prolific Charley Crockett has released this 20-song finale to his trilogy of albums, following Lonesome Drifter and Dollar A Day, each of which were released last year (and ranked #5 and #10, respectively, in WNCW Listeners’ Top 100 of 2025.) “The Sagebrush Trilogy has always been about a man trying to find his name in this world. Lonesome Drifter was the wanderer—boots full of highway dust, chasing a song and a dollar. Dollar A Day was the rustler. A man learning what hunger will make you do. Now the Age of the Ram tells the story of the outlaw. The kind that don’t set out to be a legend, but winds up one anyway.” -
The Australian singer/songwriter/rocker sometimes exhibits a few traits of being a “creature of habit” – who among us doesn’t? Hers might include issues that show up in some of her songwriting: self-paralysis, indecision, and other aspects of depression. But a look at her 20-year career shows a wonderful evolution of musical influences, brilliant songwriting, and growing self-love, no better represented than in this new album. Oh, and among the changes she’s made in her life, she’s moved from her Melbourne, Australia home to Los Angeles. -
Guy Clark's landmark album, Old No. 1, introduced the Texas songwriter to listeners in 1975. While not a commercial success by any stretch, the album was highly praised by the press. Now, 50 years later, Guy Clark LLC's Truly Handmade Records releases this tribute, a track-by-track homage featuring some of country and Americana's finest. -
Jason Burleson, Gary Hultman, Shawn Lane, Tim Stafford, and Wayne Taylor are celebrating their band’s 30th anniversary with their first live album! And it was recorded just up the road from us at East Tennessee State University’s Powell Recital Hall in March 2025.
