If you’re as allergic to crowds as I am, Chicago’s many neighborhood music festivals can be a mixed bag. But one event I unequivocally associate with a certain kind of […]
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Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder celebrate their folk-blues heroes Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
Soulful musical polymath Taj Mahal and guitar god Ry Cooder go way back. In the mid-60s, they played in Los Angeles band the Rising Sons, one of the country’s first […]
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Otherpeace kicks off a Hideout residency to support a restorative, rootsy debut album
In the early months of the pandemic, Wandering Boys banjo player Rob Jensen reached out to Matt Clark (of slowcore trio Pinebender and drone duo White/Light) with an invitation to […]
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Sarah Shook & the Disarmers find dusty splendor on Nightroamer
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers are known for their roots-driven sound, but on their new third full-length, Nightroamer, Shook’s country aesthetics battle for space alongside some pretty healthy indie inclinations. […]
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Rhiannon Giddens honors the African and Arabic influences in American roots music on There Is No Other
Classically trained vocalist and masterful banjo and fiddle player Rhiannon Giddens is celebrated as one of the leading proponents of what’s variously called Americana or roots music. Though her aesthetic […]
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John Paul Keith’s Americana
Memphis rocker John Paul Keith, who plays at the Hideout Thursday night, lassos a huge variety of American music into his sound.
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Twisted Roots
Friday night: two very different takes on American music roots music, from Buddy Miller at House of Blues and Holly Golightly at Subterranean.