Produced by GRAMMY®-winning close collaborator Matt Ross-Spang (who helmed Price’s prior albums Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, All American Made, Hard Headed Woman), this surprise new album from Margo honors former songwriters who have used the emotional and lyrical power of song to advocate for human dignity and independence – in this case, Bob Dylan, Blaze Foley, and Charlie Daniels. Tracing a lineage of protest music through some of its most powerful voices, the surprise drop comprises nine tracks that embody the issues Price has championed both on and off the stage, from prison reform and marijuana legalization to the rights of farmers and immigrants, and the struggles of working people around the world. Joan Baez and Memphis Mariachi are among the artists here.

Friday, July 24, 2026 | Truliant Amphitheater | Charlotte, NC

We have an exciting new band to welcome to Studio B on Tuesday morning. Natalie Brooke leads her powerhouse 4-piece band from the Baltimore area with keys, synth, and the keytar. Joining her are drummer Nathan Shulkin, Jacob "Nester" Nadeau on the bass, and Luke Walker on the guitar. Check out her/their blend of funk, rock, and jazz fusion jams. “I really like grit, and I really like when people like to be pushed and when they like to also push me… we always want to be hurtling forward, creating something new, and not getting stagnant.” They recently headlined New Belgium Brewing’s 35th Anniversary Party, and their next announced stop in our area is Van Hoy Farms in Harmony, NC on the 14th.

Eric Brace moved to Nashville twenty years ago from Washington, D.C., where he led his roots-rock band, Last Train Home, and wrote for the Washington Post. Thomm grew up in Germany, where he saw Outlaw legend Bobby Bare sing on a television show and knew right then that he too needed to move to Nashville. There, he immediately became a sideman to the likes of Nanci Griffith, Mary Gauthier, David Olney, Kim Richey, and others. Eric fell in with fellow journalist and songwriter Peter Cooper, and the two released some great music together. While opening for Nanci Griffith one night, Brace and Cooper realized that the man playing guitar with her (Thomm) was someone they needed to share their musical journey with. When Thomm said the feeling was mutual, the Brace/Cooper/Jutz trio was born. Peter passed away in 2022, but this duo has remained together and released their 2nd album, Circle and Square, in January. Both are out on Eric’s East Nashville label, Red Beet Records. They’re playing on the patio of the Grey Eagle from 5 to 7 that evening.

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Sunday, August 9, 2026 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, NC

This band, fronted by BJ Barham (who has NC roots, by the way), may not have found anything approaching mainstream success, but it’s certainly got a loyal fan base throughout the country that eagerly awaits each strong release from them. And we have that again this year, with another one produced by Shooter Jennings. As Peter Churchill of Americana UK writes, “Barham founded the band in 2006 and, twenty years and twenty albums later, is still writing songs that could sit quite easily within the catalogues of a Springsteen or a Mellencamp. Tackling themes like the downfall of small-town America, the yearning for true connection and the socioeconomic wreckage of unconstitutional politics, Barham’s lyrics paint pictures wrapped around a rock and roll soundtrack.” They play the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte on August 15th and the Grey Eagle in Asheville on September 3rd.

Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Shaefer Center for the Performing Arts | Boone, NC

Wednesday, July 30, 2026 | Truliant Amphitheater | Charlotte, NC

Saturday, August 1, 2026 | Asheville Music Hall | Asheville, NC