Matt Hendrickson

Music
First Listen: Banditos’ “I Put A Spell On You”
The Birmingham band releases a must-hear take on Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ 1956 classic

Music
G&G Exclusive: New Music From Chris Robinson Brotherhood
A honky-tonk infused hymn from new album Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel

First Listen
First Listen: New Music From Sam Bush
Stream “Transcendental Meditation Blues” from new album Storyman

Music
Summer’s Must-Hear Music
With all due respect to the annual “song of summer,” the season needs more than just one song

Music
The Return of a Stax Powerhouse
A sizzling return from a pioneering Stax powerhouse

Interview
Catching Up With The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers return with a new album and a new outlook

Travel
Southern Road Trip: Memphis to Muscle Shoals
Southern music history comes alive on the path between Memphis and Muscle Shoals

Arts & Culture
Music Must-List: Summer Festivals
These seven Southern festivals will keep your summer rocking through Labor Day

Music
First Listen: New Music From Darrell Scott
Stream a song from his new album, The Couchville Sessions

Music
First Listen: Stop Light Observations
Stream a song from the band’s upcoming album Toogoodoo

Interview
Catching Up With Loretta Lynn
With a new album and more than five decades in music, the four-time Grammy winner looks back at her pioneering journey

Music
The Breakout Voice: Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton has become country music’s most surprising new star—and has sent a shock wave through Nashville

Music
The Legend and the Renegade
A conversation with an outlaw icon and a modern Nashville rebel

Music
The New Outlaws: Young Guns
A dozen rising acts shaking up the country scene

Music
First Listen: Star & Micey
Local boys make Memphis blues sound positively ebullient on debut album

Music
First Listen: Judah and The Lion
Sure, it’s still the middle of winter, but let us preemptively nominate the Song of the Summer

Music
First Listen: Luther Dickinson’s New Solo Album
Blues & Ballads contains 21 songs, and there’s no filler

Music
First Listen: The Cactus Blossoms’ ‘You’re Dreaming’
Minnesota might be several hundred miles from the Mason-Dixon line, but the Cactus Blossoms craft a vintage country sound akin to those other brother duos, Louvin and Everly

Music
Ten Must-See Southern Music Venues
Ten great venues to put on your must-visit bucket list

Artists
Nathaniel Rateliff: Soul Searcher
With a knack for authentic songwriting and a voice that will move you, the artist has exploded onto the national stage — and given an old sound a burst of new energy