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Breaking Down Merlefest: The What Podcast
Merlefest has grown to become one of the biggest, coolest family-friendly festivals on the circuits -- but how? Breaking Down Merlefest: The What Podcast Consequence Staff
How to Get Tickets to Billy Strings’ 2023 Tour
The new itinerary includes a fresh run of summer shows. Get details and pre-sale info here. How to Get Tickets to Billy Strings’ 2023 Tour Bryan Kress
How to Get Tickets to Nickel Creek’s 2023 Tour
The folk trio's first headlining tour since 2014 begins in April. Get details and pre-sale info here. How to Get Tickets to Nickel Creek’s 2023 Tour Bryan Kress
Rome and Duddy Announce Cactus Cool EP, Share New Single “Coast of Mexico”: Stream
Rome and Duddy, the new collaborative project of Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Dustin Bushnell, are kicking off the new year with the announcement of their debut collaborative EP, Cactus Cool, arriving on March 3rd. The news comes with their latest single, “Coast of Mexico,” in tow. Cactus Cool was produced by Vance Powell (Jack White, Phish) and Leroy Powell (Sturgill Simpson) and composed in a mountain cabin in Idyllwild, California. The frontmen duo, who also host The Rome and Duddy Show on the Consequence Podcast Network, previously teased the upcoming project in an Origins interview for the debut single, “Cannabis Tree.” “We aimed to merge our loves of Reggae, Americana, country, and folk into new original music,” they said. “Something familiar yet new and exciting...
Madison Cunningham on New Album Revealer, Being Mistaken for a Waiter at the Grammys
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Madison Cunningham catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Revealer, her Grammy nominated sophomore LP. Advertisement Related Video The singer-songwriter talks about being mistaken as wait staff during her last Grammy party, writing about the sad moments in her life from the past few years, and creating a piece of work that feels like it’s in motion. Cunningham also discusses her appreciation of Jeff Buckley’s music, her recent collaboration with Aoife O’Donovan, and working with drummer Matt Chamberlain. Listen to Madison Cunningham discuss Revealer and more or watch the chat via the YouTu...
Every Neko Case Album Ranked From Worst to Best
This article was originally published in 2015 and has been updated. Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. This time, we sort through the best and worst of the at-times New Pornographer. Of all the artists who began the new millennium straddling the alt-country world and indie-rock stardom, none have proved themselves more talented or hardworking than Neko Case. Born in Virginia, she grew up in Tacoma, Washington, where she began her musical career drumming in a handful of bands before moving to Vancouver in 1994. She furthered her musical career playing drums for Canadian twee pop group Cub and singing for the punk band Maow in the mid ‘9...
5 Things to Know About Molly Tuttle, Best New Artist Nominee at 2023 Grammys
While Molly Tuttle has technically been part of the bluegrass scene since 2006, the 29-year-old reached new heights in 2022, netting two nominations at the 2023 Grammys: Best New Artist and Best Bluegrass Album. This year saw the artist release her first project since 2020’s …but I’d Rather Be With You. Tuttle’s third studio album Crooked Tree, recorded with her band Golden Highway, arrived in April 2022, and landed her the Best Bluegrass Album nomination. As for the Best New Artist nod, Tuttle will be up against Anitta, Domi & JD Beck, Latto, Omar Apollo, Samara Joy, Muni Long, Tobe Nwigwe, Måneskin and Wet Leg in the category, come Music’s Biggest Night on February 5th, 2023. Advertisement Related Video Here are five things to know abut Molly Tuttle prior to the 2023 Grammy Awards, a...
Margo Price on Her Memoir, New Album, and Spending Thanksgiving with Willie Nelson in Hawaii
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS In a special episode, Kyle Meredith talks with Margo Price during a stop in Louisville, Kentucky at a WFPK performance at The Monarch in front of a live audience. Advertisement Related Video Margo talks about writing her memoir, Maybe We’ll Make It, while simultaneously working on her upcoming album Strays, and why she wanted to write a book so early in her career. The Americana singer-songwriter also discusses her complicated relationship with the Nashville establishment, much like her friends Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, and S.G. Goodman. Price also gives us some stories about spending Thanks...
How to Get Tickets to Billy Strings’ 2023 Tour
Billy Strings will keep the licks coming with tickets going on sale for a whole new set of 2023 tour dates. The expanded North American run will begin in February following a late 2022 run in support of his recent collaborative album, ME/AND/DAD, featuring Strings’ father, Terry Barber. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Billy Strings’ Next Tour? Billy Strings will be on the road for the remainder of 2022 with North American and European dates still left on the calendar. The Grammy-winning bluegrass artist’s European leg continues with a U.K. run that hits London on December 7th, Manchester on December 8th, and the tour closer in Glasgow on December 11th. Strings then pushes it all the way to the end of the year with back-to-back performances i...
The Lone Bellow on Love Songs for Losers, America’s Opioid Crisis, and Getting Beaten Up in NYC
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS The Lone Bellow sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Love Songs for Losers. Related Video The trio discuss the small-town American opioid crisis that plays into the single “Gold,” plus taking some inspiration from John Mellencamp’s “Jack & Diane” and Bruce Springsteen. Zach Williams, Kanene Donehey Pipkin, and Brian Elmquist also tell us about self-producing the record in Roy Orbison’s former house and the spirits that inhabit the space, writing about family, and how the song “Dreaming” has a backdrop of getting beaten up and lost in New York City. Advertisement Listen to The Lone Bellow ta...
Win Rome and Duddy Tickets, Good Times CBD Products, and a T-Shirt
“I gotta find this place/ Gotta get away,” sing Rome and Duddy on their new collaborative single, “Cannabis Tree.” Now, to celebrate the track’s official release, Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B are helping you find your place and get away to their upcoming concerts with this exclusive giveaway. The guys are giving away five (5) pairs of tickets to any of their upcoming “Winter Moon Tour” shows — winners’ choice! The trek starts November 25th in Nashville and runs through December 17th in Tempe, with stops in Atlanta, Orlando, Denver, Wichita, San Diego, Tucson, and more along the way. You can find the complete itinerary ahead and grab tickets to the tour here, or enter below to win yourself two free passes and a dope “Cannabis Tree” prize pack! In ...
Rome and Duddy Share Origins of New Single “Cannabis Tree”: Exclusive
Origins is our recurring feature series in which artists are given a space to dive into everything behind their latest song. Today, Rome and Duddy give fans an exclusive listen to their new collaborative track “Cannabis Tree.” For two guys who are so intrinsically connected, Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B haven’t released a lot of music together. Since Dirty Heads’ “Lay Me Down,” featuring Rome, first brought the two together, they’ve dropped a handful of singles and even toured together. Yet all this time, fans have been waiting for a full collaborative project from the duo. Thankfully, the time has almost arrived, as Rome and Duddy are teasing their upcoming joint EP, Cactus Cool, with a lead single called “Cannabis Tree.” Advertisement The song demon...
