In Conversation: Kelly McCartney with Rissi Palmer
When Holler asked me to interview Rissi Palmer about the beautifully non-stop career ascension she is currently enjoying, I told them it wouldn’t be a normal Q&A between a journalist … Read More
In Conversation: Valerie June
Singer, songwriter, Memphis native, meditator, dancer, dreamer… those are some of the many monikers attached to Valerie June, and yet they all, individually and collectively, fail to capture her truest … Read More
In Conversation: Elizabeth Cook
Back in the early 1970s, the original outlaw country movement started in reaction to Nashville’s lean into formulaic writing and slick production that artists like Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris … Read More
Cuts the Deepest: Brandy Clark
Since moving to Nashville, Brandy Clark has drawn in millions of listeners across the world with her honest and authentic songwriting. Whether it be when writing for rising star Hailey … Read More
Kris Delmhorst: “Horses in the Sky”
Grief is a beast. Whether it’s losing a life, a love, a dream, or anything else, the associated emotional trauma must be reckoned with on its own terms and timeline. … Read More
The Prison Music Project: Long Time Gone
Americans love to puff up and pound our chests about the U.S. being the greatest country in the world, never mind that our rankings on things like education, health care, … Read More
Jake Blount: “Beyond this Wall”
In a world in which the ruling class’s grasp on power is always tenuous, the erasure of marginalized identities and histories is very real. We can currently see it happening … Read More
Indigo Girls: Look Long
If the butterfly effect hadn’t already made it perfectly clear that everyone in the world is connected, the coronavirus pandemic certainly has. Geography and circumstances vary wildly, to be sure, … Read More