Nowadays, Grand Funk Railroad seem to be little more than a footnote in rock history, particularly on this side of the pond. You won't find many Brits declaring their love for the three-piece from ...

Composer Nicholas Britell recalls receiving an audio message from director and writer Barry Jenkins with no words or description to accompany it, just a drilling sound. “He didn’t even need to say to ...

Silkroad announces dates for the second tour of its multi-year American Railroad initiative, conceived by Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens. From November 7-23, Silkroad will visit 10 cities in the ...

Railroading - and its echoes - remain all around us, deeply embedded in language, culture, technology, and attitudes. It is less visible today than even 50 years ago, but it is there if you take a ...

The amplified bluegrass of Railroad Earth defies classification. Sometimes, the combination of strings, drums and amplifiers confuses even the band members themselves. "I always describe it as a ...

Confederate Railroad are getting ready to release a new album, their first in nine years. Lucky to Be Alive will make its debut on July 15. In addition to new songs such as "Fast Cars and Guitars" and ...

Several things make Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square Music Festival stand out. First of all, it’s free. Second, it features only local and regional acts, some of them getting their first major exposure.

New Jersey based sextet Railroad Earth sing of America’s changing landscape and social ills with a commitment reminiscent of Woody Guthrie, interpolated with instrumentals pulled from Celtic or Cajun ...

Formed in 1987, Confederate Railroad started out as a backup band for country outlaws David Allan Coe and Johnny Paycheck. They then rose to prominence in their own right in the early 1990s with their ...

Composer Nicholas Britell recalls receiving an audio message from director and writer Barry Jenkins with no words or description to accompany it, just a drilling sound. “He didn’t even need to say to ...