Sitting in a Nashville hotel room one recent morning, Tim Heidecker is awaiting his Americanafest showcase. Itâll take place later that evening at 3rd & Lindsley. And Heideckerâs dreading the gig. Not because he doesnât enjoy the act of performance. Itâs simply the format in which the show will be set up: solo. âItâs not…
Much like the songs on his latest album Pathways, the sounds swirling around Canadian singer-songwriter Julian Taylor on our recent phone call for BGS were also filled with curiosity, emotion, and the subtle, intrinsic tones of a modern world unfolding. Walking the streets of his native Toronto, the introspective depths of Taylorâs voice and pure…
Willie Watson has been a solo act for well over a decade, since leaving Old Crow Medicine Show way back in 2011. And while heâs put out records since then, in many ways his self-titled third release marks a new beginning. A lot of that comes from the fact that itâs Watsonâs first solo work…
Growing up in rural Georgia, Jontavious Willis discovered blues through a YouTube video of Muddy Waters and immediately immersed himself in the genre. At 14, he began playing acoustic guitar, he started gigging as a college student, and released his first album, Blues Metamorphosis, in 2016. Two years later, he opened on the TajMo tour…
Seven years have elapsed between Ben Solleeâs last studio release, his 2017 album with Kentucky Native, and his new one, Long Haul (arriving August 16). Much has happened in Solleeâs life since â17. His family has grown by two children. He worked on a number of soundtracks, even winning an Emmy Award in 2018 for…
