Matt Hendrickson

Listen to a track from Visitor, and read our interview with the Oklahoma singer-songwriter on unplugging from his phone and staying true to himself

The West Virginia native is Americana’s next big star

The band will play its 2001 magnum opus from start to finish on a new national tour. Read our exclusive interview with front man Patterson Hood

The North Florida blues rocker on his first album in nearly a decade, Olustee, his new tour, and why music is a lot like surfing

Locals drop the needle at a cozy hangout in Florence

The Georgia band embraces the magic of spontaneity on Be Right Here

Remembering the late juke joint owner Red Paden and a soul-shaking visit to his Clarksdale beacon for blues lovers

The multitalented Texas native shows her rock-and-roll side on the forthcoming Polaroid Lovers

The Tennessee native continues his fiery ascent on Reflector

Listen to the new Magic Music for Family Folk from the North Mississippi Allstar, featuring his favorite Southern songs and a host of standout guests

Catching up with lead singer Eric Burton as the powerhouse duo releases its dynamite sophomore album, Chronicles of a Diamond

Listen to the track from the South Carolina native’s new album, Carolyn’s Boy, dedicated to his mother

Listen to “I Wanna Be with You,” from Colter’s forthcoming Edge of Forever

Catching up with TJ Osborne on the standout country duo’s self-titled fourth album and newfound sense of freedom

The Nashville-by-way-of-Canada singer and multi-instrumentalist celebrates healing and female artistry on The Returner

It’s been a long road for the Arkansas songwriter, and with The Devil
I Know, she proves she’s just getting started

Listen to a sampler and see photos from Playing for the Man at the Door, a stunning collection of field recordings from a blues fanatic

The North Carolina-born singer conjures female heroes on her first solo album in six years

Listen to “I’m Free,” from the eighty-nine-year-old legend’s new album, All My Love for You

Get to know Bully, Wednesday, and more rising Southern bands making a joyful noise