Over the past decade, Missouri singer-songwriter and guitarist Samantha Fish has become one of the country’s leading young electric blues performers. Her 2017 album, Belle of the West (Ruf), produced by Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars, leavens her blues sound with country and roots rock—an exciting departure from her usual mix of urban […]
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Shardé Thomas propels the Rising Stars Fife & Drum Band into a new century
The granddaughter of fife master Otha Turner flavors the Mississippi hill country tradition with modern hip-hop and R&B.
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Jimi Hendrix, Chris Marker, Charlton Heston, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Patty Griffin gets good and gritty on American Kid
The singer roughs up her ethereal sound on her latest record, and it hits hard.