With John Hurlbut’s and Jorma Kaukonen’s incredibly well-received, Christmas 2020, acoustic release, The River Flows, it’s not surprising that people are asking, “Who’s this guy playing with Jorma?” Since first making a splash during Jorma and Vanessa Kaukonen’s Saturday night Fur Peace Ranch Quarantine Concert series, this curiosity, and subsequent respect, has only grown and is quite evident as the YouTube comments light up each time John takes the stage. What makes this relationship so special that people are already asking for more? One only need listen.

No Depression calls John John Brown’s debut album The Road, "A supple and suggestive blend of astute Americana accompanied by a quiet, reflective glow". He’s been selected as a Kerrville New Folk Winner Folk in 2020 and as a 2017 Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. In 2019, he played the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock at Bethel Woods. Brown's sophomore album Americana Comics, a collection of storytelling songs he had drawn up as comic books, is set to be released on January 10, 2021.

Trump has just begun the last phase of his destructive rush to open the sacred Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Chip in now and protect the Arctic Refuge from this existential threat.

$25 an acre. That was the starting bid price for over 10,000 years of pristine, incomparable wilderness.

On Saturday, January 9, 2021, Boulder Theater will mark 85 years since its opening night in 1936. Boulder Theater remains closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but refuses to let that hamper celebrations. In appreciation of the support their community has shown the venue over the years, and especially of the support shown throughout the pandemic, Boulder Theater is asking that patrons celebrate by donating to their month-long virtual food drive.

Today, Karen Jonas released a stunning rendition of “A Long December” (Counting Crows) with an accompanying music video.  The song and video premiered via American Songwriter, who writes: “reflecting on the past year of canceled tour dates and other plans coming to an end, Karen Jonas was stuck in a strange limbo of hope for a new beginning and what-ifs.”

Magnolia Boulevard has started the new year on a high note by releasing the official music video for “Sister,” the powerful slow-burning standout from last summer’s New Illusion EP.

The Lexington, KY quintet, composed of lead vocalist Maggie Noelle, guitarist Gregg Erwin, keyboardist Ryan Allen, drummer Todd Copeland and bassist John Roberts, has been packing clubs for the past three years, along with an extensive tour supporting Blues Traveler in 2019.