Dacey Orr Sivewright

Dacey Orr Sivewright is a writer and editor based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. An Atlanta native, she was Garden & Gun’s digital editor from 2016 to 2021 and has spent the last decade and a half covering music, food, and culture for Billboard, The Village Voice, Stereogum, Apartment Therapy, and other outlets. When not writing, she’s probably making a mess in her kitchen or spending time outside with her husband and daughter.

Music

Hear “Coming Down,” a live show favorite from songwriter John R. Miller

VIDEO PREMIERE

On her debut solo album, Outside Child, the Our Native Daughters member shares a deeply painful past—and the healing power of music and community

Music

The Mississippi Hill Country bluesman shares “The World Can Be So Cold,” from his forthcoming album, I Be Trying

Music

The country star and fellow songwriter Jon Randall on Lone Star dance halls, homegrown tomatoes, and their stripped-down new album, The Marfa Tapes

Song Premiere

The 67-year-old Louisiana native makes up for lost time on his forthcoming Easy Eye Sound release

Music

Fresh on the heels of his
seventy-first album, the Red Headed Stranger will celebrate his eighty-eighth birthday on April 29. In tribute, five Southern artists share their favorite songs from the Texas legend

Music

A treasure trove of unreleased works from the late Louisiana songwriter will finally see the light of day on the Dan Auerbach–produced Smoke from the Chimney

Music

The Oklahoma-born songwriter reflects on the strangeness of being in transition on “In Between”

Music

A surprise new deluxe version of the Alabama native’s splendid Saint Cloud offers three new tracks you won’t want to miss

Music

A new double album of the late songwriter’s 2017 headlining performance features Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jim James, and more

Music

The Nashville singer-songwriter shares the video for the fearless “Til It Breaks” and opens up about her new album, Rosegold

Music

Get to know Eric Burton and Adrian Quesada, the musicians behind the red-hot Black Pumas

Music

See the video for “I Need to Go Somewhere,” a hopeful—and hilarious—ode to getting back out there

Food & Drink

With plans for a year-round culinary village and the backing of Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons, the 8,000-capacity venue is slated to open in spring 2022

Music

The Georgia songwriter shares “Muscadine,” a song inspired by a well-loved, steadfast canine

First Listen

Ahead of his new album, Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!, the eclectic Nashville showman shares “Not That Bad,” a glittering reflection on coping with self-doubt

Home & Garden

Hang a piece of Nashville history on your wall—or serve it up on a platter—with meaningful pieces from 1767 Designs

20 Slideshow

In spite of the raft of venue closures and tour cancellations, 2020 did manage to bring some great new releases. These twenty albums, from established artists and newcomers, provided some much-needed musical balm

First Listen

Hear “When You Found Me,” the title track from the Memphis band’s forthcoming album—and a favorite lullaby for lead singer Ben Nichols’s four-year-old daughter

Food & Drink

The James Beard Award–winning pastry chef says cooking should be fun above all else—and their new cookbook, The Good Book of Southern Baking, is ample proof