Issue #116: Robert Altman's 'Nashville' and Nashville, or 50 Years of Trying to Make Country Music a Political Metaphor
A look at the country side of 'Nashville'
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Put A Record On: Americana Awards Snubs Through The Years
Would it shock you to learn most of them are women?
Issue #115: How to Americana Fest for free
Good morning and welcome to one of the busiest, wildest weeks in Nashville: Americana Fest. Awards shows, showcases, panels, day parties - this year feels more packed than ever, with shows spread all across town and all the way through Sunday (get ready to eat a lot of midnight quesadillas standing
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Put a Record On: It's Giving Horny Honkytonk
Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox. Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. If you’re interested in paid content but not able to afford it, shoot us an email. The Good "Dixie Be Damned," Nick Shoulders:
Nanci Griffith
Issue #114: Nanci Griffith and the Holes In Our Canon
We've made changes, but there's still so far to go.
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Issue #113: Ketch Secor Answers the DRTI Proust-ish Questionnaire
When I think of Nashville gone by, I think of Old Crow Medicine Show, and when I think of Nashville now, I think of Old Crow Medicine Show. Perhaps no other band has been able to live so effortlessly in the present while still constantly conjuring up the past - string
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Put A Record On: Old Sounds, New Songs
Our picks for this week!
Hayes Carll
Issue #112: Hayes Carll — The DRTI Interview
Hayes Carll on his new album, We're Only Human, songwriting, working under the long shadows of the Texas troubadours who came before him — and much more.
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Put A Record On: Honky-Tonk Tunes That Work Beyond The Neon Lights
Some of our favorite new country tunes.
Issue #111: The underrated folk genius of Dan Bern
The first time I saw Dan Bern, or even had heard of Dan Bern, it was 1997 and my friend and I had gone to see Ani DiFranco at Central Park Summerstage in New York. I’d gotten us free tickets after working at the venue over the summer (I
Put a Record On: Mind Your Fresh Hot Biscuits & Life Will Be Asleep at the Wheel
Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox! Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. Subscribe to get access to all our new (and old) music picks and pans, and so much more — including new playlists weekly, which are always at