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Matt Hendrickson

Matt Hendrickson has been a contributing editor for Garden & Gun since 2008. A former staff writer at Rolling Stone, he’s also written for Fast Company and the New York Times and currently moonlights as a content producer for Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service in Athens, Ohio.

Music

How the Grammy-nominated songwriter follows his own country beat

Music

Sixteen years and a world of tumult after his first release, a son of country royalty brings his own unique voice to an album steeped in redemption

Music

Never one to sit still, the Nashville original returns with an album as fearless as she is

Music

On his twentieth album, the revered songwriter turns his eye to coal country

Artists

A Hill Country scion and a Delta guitar prodigy keep traditional Mississippi music humming

Southern Heroes

This couple sprang into action constructing houses after Katrina—and haven’t stopped since

Southern Heroes

The Kentucky luthier helps addicts in recovery by teaching them how to make musical instruments

Southern Heroes

The retired Texan promotes the long unsung history of Black cowboys

Artists

After battling addiction, Waylon Payne returns with a stunner of an album fifteen-plus years in the making

Music

Devon Gilfillian brings a sound all his own on his inspiring debut

Music

Mavis Staples, Jason Isbell, Cedric Burnside, and more join brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson on an album steeped in the pair’s Hill Country roots

Artists

The young musician blends tradition, otherworldly guitar chops, and an exploratory spirit

Music

Preview a bonus track from a special reissue of Laid Back, Allman’s debut solo album

Music

The dynamic front woman of Alabama Shakes takes a fearless leap
on her solo debut

Music

With the kitschy fun of Cosmic Thing, the beloved band came back bigger than ever in the summer of 1989. But there’s a more serious story behind the Athens, Georgia-born classic

Music

Duane Betts and Devon Allman honor their fathers’ legacies—while forging their own paths—with new album Down to the River

Artists

The singer-songwriter and Texas native on her new album, her honky-tonk education, and why she won’t be constrained

Music

Where to stop for Cowtown music and mingling

Weekends

The home of soul sensation Leon Bridges, Fort Worth (don’t call it Dallas) has a vibe all its own. Take a rollicking ride through the city’s blossoming music scene

Artists

Three young and talented voices unite to form boygenius