Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, who hail from Brooklyn, feature Arleigh Kincheloe's bluesy and soulful vocals.

Mt. Joy, a new band from Los Angeles by way of Philly, is firmly based in rock but infuses their riffs with some seriously groovy soul.

The influence of Dylan on Ondara is readily apparent, what with his pointed acoustic stylings, harmonica rack and resplendent fedoras.

Before “social distancing” was trending on Twitter and the live music industry closed down, I ventured to Nashville to catch some music.

This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features Big Country, Big Thief, Lake Street Dive, the Jayhawks and a few others thrown in for kicks.

Terra Lightfoot, from Ontario, Canada, hits my ear as a cross between Melissa Etheridge and Heart.

This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features Patto, Deer Tick, Dave Matthews Band (with Warren Haynes), and Elise Davis.

Calling all Black Crowes fans! Run, don’t walk, to your phone, laptop, record store — however you roll — and check out The Magpie Salute.

The Suitcase Junket is a one-man band that's equal parts folk, blues, bluegrass, and when Matt Lorenz kicks up the distortion, punk.

A.A. Bondy’s music is spare, dark and penetrating. Much of it features just Bondy on acoustic guitar singing of sadness and loss.

Bonnie Bishop has evolved from a self-described country singer trying to sell beer at Texas dance halls to a bluesy soul singer.

T Bird and the Breaks blend all kinds of styles to create what the band calls “chunk” music: equal parts funk, hip-hop, and rock ‘n’ roll.

This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features David Crosby, the Seratones, Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey, and the Rolling Stones.

Hollis Brown is a new band with an old sound. Any band naming itself after a Dylan song and covering an entire VU album is worth hearing.

Slobberbone’s hard-driving rock sound softened with a whiff of country twang is just what I needed to re-acclimate to the U.S.

It's difficult to write about any aspect of Chilean culture without making reference to the Pinochet dictatorship. And so it is with music.

Prior to the REC festival, my knowledge of Latin American music could be summed up in three words: Miami Sound Machine. I've evolved mucho.

My latest musical obsession is Lucero, a band from Memphis that has been around since the early 2000s but that I discovered only recently.

I've always been a Neil Young fan, but this record gave me an entirely new appreciation of his artistry and place in the rock canon.

This Old, New, Borrowed and Blue set features Cory Branan, the Wood Brothers, Shovels & Rope and John Fullbright.