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Folk Music

Joan Baez’ Art Is Still Political, But Now She’s Making Paintings Instead of Music

The folk singer's latest artistic series consists of portraits she's posting on Instagram to encourage people to vote.
By Helen Holmes

From Lana to Lizzo to Vampire Weekend, The 14 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2019

Your spring 2019 soundtrack has arrived.
By Owen Myers
Roger Waters performs during his Us + Them Tour at Staples Center on June 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Impotent Political Grandstanding Is Forcing Rock and Roll into Irrelevancy

Roger, Bono, Bruce, and Billy Joe, sit down and shut up.
By Tim Sommer
Neil Young

Neil Young Was at His Best When He Dared to Be Vulnerable

By John Kruth
The Mountain Goats go "Goths"

The Mountain Goats on Going ‘Goth,’ Christianity and the Age of Trump

By Justin Joffe
Matthew Ryan

Song Premiere: Matthew Ryan, ‘Maybe I’ll Disappear’

By Mischa Pearlman
Pinegrove.

Meet Pinegrove, Your New Favorite New Jersey Indie Rock Band

By Ilana Kaplan
Willie Nile

Song Premiere: Willie Nile Pays Tribute to Bob Dylan

By Ron Hart
Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes.

Fleet Foxes Release First New Music in 6 Years

By Bryn Gelbart
Father John Misty.

Father John Misty’s New Song Is Begging for a Trump Retweet

By Bryn Gelbart
John Paul White.

Life After the Civil Wars: The Reconstruction of John Paul White

By Ari Rosenschein
Julia Jacklin.

20 Years of Polyvinyl: The Innovative Record Label’s 10 Best Albums

By Ron Hart
Steve Earle performs at the Bring 'Em Home Now! 3rd Iraq War Anniversary Concert at Hammerstein Ballroom March 20, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by )

Why Steve Earle’s Benefit for Children With Autism Is a Personal Tribute

By Katherine Turman
Michael Kiwanuka.

Beyond Soul: Michael Kiwanuka Grapples With Being a Black Man in a White World

By Jim Farber
Jalopy in Red Hook Brooklyn.

A Turning Point for Jalopy as the Roots Music Haunt Seeks Nonprofit Status

By Molly McQuade
Leonard Cohen.

Leonard Cohen Leaves Us, Tearing Through the Veil of Flesh

By Justin Joffe
Bob Dylan.

King of the Inauthentic, Did Bob Dylan Deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature?

By Tim Sommer
Shovels and Rope

The Burden of Being Human: Shovels and Rope Get Personal on ‘Little Seeds’

By Jim Farber
Oscar Brand.

RIP Oscar Brand, the Man Who Built the Foundation for Modern Folk Music

By Tim Sommer
David Bowie.

‘Who Can I Be Now?’ Rescuing David Bowie’s Lost Record

By Linda Laban
Mura Masa.

Four Acts on the Verge: Bishop, Mura Masa, Fais and Cereus Bright

By Rob LeDonne
Donovan.

Sunshine Superman Returns to Gotham: Donovan Plays Carnegie Hall

By John Kruth
Marlon Williams

New Zealand’s Marlon Williams Strikes the Heart of Classic Country Music

By Justin Joffe
Angel Olson.

Angel Olsen Isn’t My Woman (or Yours)

By Ryan Burleson
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