American Music

Snapshots Of A Disappearing Delta

Posted 03.28.2012

Few places other can claim as much in the way of the musical style as the Mississippi Delta; however, as much as the Delta is known as "the birthplace...

The Real Celebration at the NEA Jazz Masters Awards

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 03.16.2012

Barbara Ernst Prey

This is a memorable event, not only for the opportunity to hear, see and meet some of the living Jazz legends but, also to be part of the group as the Jazz Masters greet one another.

Global Beat Fusion: Buzzing Cicadas and Jewish Gangsters

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Derek Beres

While I doubt that Kosher Nostra: Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits will reveal much about the secret politics of the Jewish mob, this collection will hip you to a few generations of what past thugs were grooving to.

Does America Also Need Cultural Health Care?

Rob Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Rob Patterson

The majors were an almost ghostly presence at SXSW 2010. The indies have now seized the day within the leading-edge music market.

This Week in Magazines: An Electric-Fuel-Trade Acid Test and the South Rises Against the New Yorker

James Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

James Warren

Those old, wicked animosities between New York City and Conway, Ark., are heating up.