🎸 Singer-songwriter Chris Smither has been in the biz long enough to make his unique folk-blues approach sound effortless, and his most recent effort, 'All About The Bones', shows he's still getting sharper.

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🌹 Today marks the 27th anniversary of Jeff Buckley's passing.

Click here to read more about Jeff Buckley Music's 'Grace' as it nears its 30-year anniversary, and consider purchasing our Winter '19 journal for an excerpt of the graphic novel based on his life.
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🤍 A prolific collaborator, Will Kimbrough proves with his eighth solo effort, 'For the Life of Me', that he still has music of his own to 'get out of his system,' applying a range of sound to this work of love and catharsis.

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🏞️ 'We will reclaim what’s ours when you have gone.'

Rather than an escape into nature, Laurie Lewis' 'TREES' is a collection of songs artfully arranged to accompany an introspective journey, asking us to see the world from its own POV.

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⚡️ FRESH TRACK: Rory Block – 'Everything Is Broken'

The Official Rory Block Page takes us back to Greenwich Village in the 1960s with her new album 'Positively 4th Street: A Tribute to Bob Dylan'.

Click here for a listen and a read!
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📸 In this edition of Through the Lens, ND visits the BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, CA, and its combination of rising names in roots + big name headliners - from Margo Price, to Sting, to DEVO.

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🗞️ In this week's Bonus Tracks, learn about the US government's case against Live Nation and how it could affect the live music landscape, find out where Yola is making her Broadway debut, and remember 'Spider' John Koerner.

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#newmusicfriday 🥹

Featuring kim richey, Andrew Bird, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, La Luz, Alex Lacquement, + Jacob Jolliff!

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🎟️ The Avett Brothers' 'Swept Away,' a musical featuring songs from their discography, will be heading to Broadway this coming fall!

Click here for details on the process of The Avett Brothers' transition to the stage!
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📽️ In her Spotlight essay, Kaïa Kater admits that the lockdown offered a reprieve of sorts: 'I quietly felt grateful that I no longer had to prioritize my career over my traumatized mind.' Then film composing entered the scene.

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🔍 In this edition of Founder's Keepers, ND founding co-editor Peter Blackstock highlights new albums from T Bone Burnett, Mark Knopfler, Kimmie Rhodes, Calder Allen, Stephanie Lambring, and Louisa Stancioff.

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📡 In this month's Crowdfunding Radar, Joy Clark, Karen Jonas Music, and Anni Rossi are putting vinyl versions of their new albums front and center as they raise money to fund the projects.

Click here for more info + links to support their campaigns!
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🛣️ Inspired by his time on the road through his 5 decades in the music business, Joe Ely has rounded up a selection of his travel songs for the self-produced 'Driven to Drive,' tracking the eras of his career.

Click for more on the new album, out Aug. 2!
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🚘 On her latest release, 'Drive & Cry,' singer-songwriter Emily Nenni brings a new level of tact, style, and confidence to this collection of vintage-tinted tunes reflecting on her beginnings in Nashville.

Click here for more! Emily Nenni
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🎷📸 In this edition of Through the Lens, ND heads down to New Orleans for the 53rd New Orleans JazzFest, boasting a tremendous lineup including The Rolling Stones, jon batiste, Rhiannon Giddens, @NeilYoung... the list goes on and on (and on).

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👏 This past weekend marked the fourth annual FreshGrass Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas, featuring Aoife O'Donovan, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Molly Tuttle, Trampled by Turtles, + many more!

Click for some takeaways from the ND/FG folks on site!
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⚡️ FRESH TRACK: Emily Nenni – 'Get to Know Ya'

Click here to listen to this track from Emily Nenni's new album, 'Drive & Cry,' out now!
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🏊 ND managing editor Hilary Saunders hops in the deep end with Guster's Ryan Miller, chatting about their new album, 'Ooh La La' (released this past week), their 'We Also Have Eras' tour, and life on the musical fringes.

Click here for more! guster
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My friend Stacy Chandler really captured the spirit w which I hand deliver you this new album, “Jubilee.”
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This article made me cry for its beauty.
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Thx, No Depression – Roots Music Journalism!
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#jubilee #newmusic #release #weekend #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #May

📰 Scientists trace the roots of the human need to make music, learn more about NPR's Tiny Desk Contest winner, find out why it’s so hard to get information about who worked on songs from streaming services, + more - all in this week’s Bonus Tracks!
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