John Prine News

In addition to previously announced shows at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater (October 8), The Basement East (October 9) and the historic Ryman Auditorium (October 10, Prine’s birthday), the four-day gathering will also include several special events such as official pop-ups, film screenings, song circles and more.

Singer/songwriter Wonky Tonk might never have written her inspiring new single “Wingz,” had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic and tragic death of the beloved John Prine. Since she started performing as a teenager, the Kentucky- and Texas-based Americana musician has drawn much of her inspiration from Prine, one of her all-time favorite artists.

As the Summer draws to a hot close, and school days loom on the near horizon, it’s good to know that some childish antics will survive well into the Fall.  The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia, has pulled out the stops with Shakespeare’s zany take on the battle of the sexes, Much Ado About Nothing. 

This special, 16-track expanded edition features the original album plus five previously unreleased bonus tracks: an alternate take of “Looking For Answers,” two new album outtakes, and two live versions of Just Won’t Burn album tracks recorded with Tedeschi Trucks Band at NYC’s Beacon Theatre.

The band performed at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field this past Friday with Luke Combs and made their Newport Folk Festival debut on Saturday, where they were joined on stage by surprise guest Tyler Childers to perform the band’s song, “The Bird Hunters,” and John Prine’s “Paradise.” Check out upcoming tour dates!

2x GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Patty Griffin and acclaimed singer-songwriter-raconteur Todd Snider have announced plans for a co-headline tour. “An Evening with Patty Griffin + Todd Snider” will see the two beloved American troubadours and longtime friends performing their own individual sets.

THERESE LEE will return to L.A. for an encore performance of  RIDING THE BUS TO THE RED CARPET which received the 2023 Bistro Award for Outstanding Autobiographical Show.

J2B2-JOHN JORGENSON BLUEGRASS BAND will be at the Spire Center for Performing Arts in downtown Plymouth, MA Friday, June 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM.

Before Liam Robinson took on his critical role as vocal arranger and music director of the Broadway sensation Hadestown, he was writing songs of his own and playing them with his partner Jean Rohe as the duo Robinson & Rohe. Now, with the release of Into the Night, the duo’s long-awaited sophomore album, on Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records, fans of Hadestown get to hear one of the instrumental members of its creative team take center stage.

The arrangements are harmonically sophisticated, drawing on the open tunings and intricate fingerpicking of English songwriters like Nick Drake or Richard Thompson. Ellis’s performances are similarly subtle and nuanced, tapping into the bittersweet longing of Chet Baker and the playful poignancy of Bill Evans and Jim Hall.

Robinson is also slated to perform at Denmark's Tønder Festival and The Long Road Festival in the UK. With a quarter million miles under her belt and counting, North Carolina native Robinson travels the dusty highways of America's wild country, capturing the stories of the people she meets and expertly crafting them into songs.

It's a brand new show for Carole J. Bufford and when we say brand new, we mean brand new.

“I want my work to be seen as subtle by definition,” says three-time Juno Award nominee Del Barber. “I want my statements to come across as questions rather than decrees or opinions.” Barber's way of seeing the world and his place within it takes center stage on his brand new album, Almanac. If Barber's previous release, Stray Dogs: Collected B-Sides Vol. 1 felt like the end of one of life's seasons, Almanac doggedly led him into the next. With his aforementioned mission statement of sorts, Barber wrote the twelve songs which make up Almanac from a new perspective. “Some of these songs are descriptions of my world through my own eyes; a way of songwriting I've never felt I've done well until now.” The final result, his eighth full-length album, is a thoughtful, gratitude-filled display of songcraft. “Writing Almanac felt like I had another chance,” says Barber. “It felt like spring.”

Ahead of the release of his anticipated new album Yesterday's News, Texas-based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis released a new single called 'On The Run.' An eerie, haunting track, 'On The Run' searches for meaning and escape in an empty horizon as Ellis channels a wayward, destitute outlaw.

Montreal’s Joe Grass has revealed details of his forthcoming solo album, Falcon’s Heart, including the stunning album artwork by xx and full album track-listing which features the new single “Touch the Void”.  Grass will play the Montreal International Jazz Festival on July 4th.

Jake Ybarra's latest music video, 'BloodFire,' premiered today. A companion piece to Jake's newest single, the clip is deceptively simple - and compelling.

The new album was recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee and produced by Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, John Prine, Elvis Presley). It follows the band’s critically acclaimed 2022 album The Alien Coast.

“City Federal Building” follows previously released singles, “Lonely Love Song”—named “a prayerful and powerful lullaby” by Garden & Gun—and “Sea Star,” which debuted to critical praise from NPR, Relix and Glide Magazine, alongside a video directed by Gus Black. Watch/share the video—an homage to the band’s home state of Alabama.

Consisting of 18 tracks—a combination of dynamic live recordings alongside intimate work tapes and voice notes—the deluxe edition demonstrates the depth of Waldon’s artistry and the growth she experienced while creating No Regular Dog, as she chronicles the recording and touring process.

Influenced by craftsmen like Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Ryan Bingham, Willie Nelson, Chris Knight, and more, his two already released LPs, Seneca and How the Mighty Fall, showcase an artist born at the cross section of blue-collar sensibilities, cinematic country-folk soundscapes, and sharp-minded songwriting.