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Bluegrass Band Sister Sadie Embodies Tradition, But Bends It Too
To be a respected citizen of the bluegrass world, no matter how far newgrass, jamgrass, folk-rock, pop, indie and classical offshoots push its boundaries,… -
MF DOOM, Intricate And Enigmatic Rapper And Producer, Dead At 49
Daniel Dumile, the rapper and producer best known as MF DOOM, died Oct. 31, 2020, according to a message posted on his Instagram account by his wife… -
Pianist Claude Bolling, Creator Of Popular Jazz/Classical Suites, Has Died
French jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Claude Bolling, whose work spanned jazz clubs, the big screen, and Carnegie Hall, died Tuesday at the age of… -
Tony Rice, A Giant Of The Acoustic Guitar, Dead At 69
Tony Rice could seemingly do it all: sing, compose, play spot-on rhythm. But it was his guitar solos that just astounded audiences and fellow musicians… -
Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020
The year 2020 was, in so many ways, divided. In terms of live performances, musicians were forced to reinvent, reflect and respond from a distance and in… -
'I Want Us To Dream A Little Bigger': Noname And Mariame Kaba On Art And Abolition
In the shadow of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and in the midst of a global pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement caught a tidal… -
Calamity Claus: Our Annual Review Of Quirky Holiday Songs
The newest playlist gives a nod to 2020’s overwhelming impact. -
On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again
Back in 1970, as the book was closing on The Beatles' time together, Paul McCartney came out with a release that established him as an artist in his own… -
A Year Like No Other: Ken Tucker Picks 10 Albums That Made An Art Of Escapism
This year that was like no other ended up making me respond to its music in a way I never had before. The pandemic, along with unprecedented political and… -
50 Years Later, 'Feliz Navidad' Still Delivers On Its Bilingual Message
It's been 50 years since José Feliciano came up with the seasonal earworm "Feliz Navidad." The song is just two phrases of holiday cheer, in Spanish and…
