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A portrait of Kaitlin Butts

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Musical theater chops plus tireless charisma equals country’s rising star

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The Grammy Award–winning bluegrass quintet performs three songs, including two from their new album, “The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers,” an all-instrumental project.
Recorded at Spoleto Festival USA at the College of Charleston’s Cistern Yard in Charleston, South Carolina.

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The acclaimed Americana duo kicks off a new performance series from the Country Music Hall of Fame. Plus, Welch recalls her beautiful first encounter with Parton at age ten.

A collage of Dolly Parton albums

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Cue up a playlist that takes a deep dive into the icon’s stunning catalog

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The powerhouse trio find their groove on their new record, “I Must Be Dreaming”

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Whether you’re on the boat, at the beach, or stuck at work (boo), channel that summer feeling with thirteen of our music editor’s favorite tracks of the season, from across the South and beyond

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The Grammy-winning quartet debuts “This Village” just in time for Juneteenth, with an album of the same name set for release next month

A portrait of Gregg Allman

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“There wasn’t a day that went by where Gregg wouldn’t talk about Duane,” says Michael Lehman, producer of “Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul”

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The son of the Allman Brothers’ Dickey Betts embraces his roots while revealing the full range of his musical chops

The Red Clay Strays

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On their new album, the Alabama rockers cement their hard-earned standing as one of music’s hottest—and most heartfelt—bands

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How did the college football town spawn the B-52s, R.E.M., and Widespread Panic, to name just a few? The maestros and misfits who led Athens’s rise to one of the world’s most influential and improbable music towns tell all

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From the Appalachian peaks and valleys where country found its wings, to the Deep South’s holy land of blues, these destinations for live tunes don’t just attract fans, they draw in legends

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From the wry to the wistful, outlaw country to a sublime vocal trio, listen to ten of our music editor’s favorite tracks of the season

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Seats are filling up for these standout arts events in Charleston, South Carolina

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Former teenage wonder Lindsey Jordan returns with her first new album in five years

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Hit the road for standout lineups in road-trip-worthy settings, from the Texas Hill Country to Virginia’s Blue Ridge

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The six-member band with roots in the South performs three songs, including “Where Have You Gone?” from its debut album, Sin & Squalor. Recorded at Riverfront Revival in North Charleston, South Carolina.

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The Nashville resident plays three songs from his latest album, Horizons. Recorded at Riverfront Revival in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Band members sit on rocks in Joshua Tree

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The six-piece band has launched well beyond its wild days at App State but still knows how to throw it down

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The Alabama native and Navy veteran performs three songs, including “After Me?” Recorded at Riverfront Revival in North Charleston, South Carolina.