Dolly Parton

Prince's Purple Rain preserved by National Recording Registry

No matter how well (or poorly) you think Prince and the Revolution's Purple Rain has aged over the years, the Library Of Congress has just seen to it that the Purple One's seminal 1984 album will live on forever. Purple Rain, along with 24 other recordings, has just been selected for induction i ... More >>

Ten songs on "Cowboy" Jack Clement's birthday

Born in Whitehaven, Tennessee on this day in 1931, "Cowboy" Jack Clement's accolades as a prolific singer and songwriter, record and film producer, and television and radio host have been well-earned, with a career that spans over half a century and touches every nook and cranny of country music.

Critics' Picks: Charlie Parr, Friends Like These, Dom, and more

Born in Whitehaven, Tennessee on this day in 1931, "Cowboy" Jack Clement's accolades as a prolific singer and songwriter, record and film producer, and television and radio host have been well-earned, with a career that spans over half a century and touches every nook and cranny of country music.

April Verch Band

Born in Whitehaven, Tennessee on this day in 1931, "Cowboy" Jack Clement's accolades as a prolific singer and songwriter, record and film producer, and television and radio host have been well-earned, with a career that spans over half a century and touches every nook and cranny of country music.

Puscifer at the State Theatre, 11/14/11

Photos by Nikki Miller​Puscifer November 14, 2011 The State Theatre Puscifer, as far as I could tell prior to their Monday night show at the State Theatre, was a clothing line. I'd heard tell of two friends, who while traveling the great, dry, weird American Southwest had ambled upon the Pusc ... More >>

Dolly Parton at Mystic Lake Casino, 7/27/11

Photos by Steve Cohen​Dolly Parton July 27, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino "Is she lip synching?" "Is she really playing banjo in those nails?" "Oh my word, is she really, really playing that saxophone?" With a stage full of glitz and glitter, three costume (and two wig) changes, an unwavering dos ... More >>

Dolly Parton, Handsome Furs, Journey, and more

Photos by Steve Cohen​Dolly Parton July 27, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino "Is she lip synching?" "Is she really playing banjo in those nails?" "Oh my word, is she really, really playing that saxophone?" With a stage full of glitz and glitter, three costume (and two wig) changes, an unwavering dos ... More >>

Top 10 sibling acts in country music history

​On this day in country music history - July 14, 1973 - Phil Everly threw a dang old fit, smashing his guitar after performing the song, "('Till) I Kissed You" and walking off the stage, effectively breaking up the Everly Brothers while performing at Buena Park, California's Knott's Berry Farm ... More >>

Mighty Swell's Spring Sale

​On this day in country music history - July 14, 1973 - Phil Everly threw a dang old fit, smashing his guitar after performing the song, "('Till) I Kissed You" and walking off the stage, effectively breaking up the Everly Brothers while performing at Buena Park, California's Knott's Berry Farm ... More >>

The White Stripes release career bookend, starring Moorhead

​The White Stripes played their final show nearly four years ago, on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Mississippi, bidding adieu to a decade requited with rock and roll and giving every guitarist with furious intentions a little breathing room. Now, through his successful vinyl-centric label Third Man, ... More >>

Dolly Parton coming to Mystic Lake, tickets on sale tomorrow

​What do Dolly Parton and ABC's 1990 primetime lineup have in common?

Charlie Louvin, country legend, passes at 83

​Consider the Everly Brothers, consider the Delmores and of course, the Louvins; it seems near impossible to replicate the hauntingly close vocal harmonies of sibling singing duos. In this respect, and with consideration of their skin-prickling Baptist-influenced songs warning against the si ... More >>

10 country musicians to watch in 2011

​As I culled through lists of new and upcoming releases from new and up-and-coming country artists, I couldn't help but notice a pattern: many were by women, and most of those by women who seemed to be taking country in a slightly new direction (occasionally, the "new" direction one that count ... More >>

Ten Country Christmas songs to try not to hate

​So you haven't finished your holiday shopping. Perhaps, in fact, you haven't even started it. Don't you feel bad about yourself? Hey, there's still plenty of time to order gift cards, which you know your folks want anyway. Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, Mills Fleet Farm. Easy! So click click, th ... More >>

Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part VI)

​So: are you feeling the fear yet, as the days slip by with a greater rapidity and your gift-shopping list becomes longer? Got the shakes? Struggling to find some temporal real-estate this weekend to sneak out and do your fake-Santa duties dirt cheap? Gimme Noise is, too. Remember back when you we ... More >>

Whisky Park, Ugly Mug, and Be'wiched Deli: Downtown delights

Good food shows up in Minneapolis in surprising places

10 mood-enhancing music videos for post-Election Day

​If our Twitter stream is any indication, peeps are in a funk today and could use some cheering up. Not to worry, though -- Gimme Noise has got you covered. As you clamber up out of the post-Election Day haze, take a few minutes to watch some of our favorite over-the-top cute or otherwise serotoni ... More >>

Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys

​If our Twitter stream is any indication, peeps are in a funk today and could use some cheering up. Not to worry, though -- Gimme Noise has got you covered. As you clamber up out of the post-Election Day haze, take a few minutes to watch some of our favorite over-the-top cute or otherwise serotoni ... More >>

Regina Carter's Reverse Thread

​If our Twitter stream is any indication, peeps are in a funk today and could use some cheering up. Not to worry, though -- Gimme Noise has got you covered. As you clamber up out of the post-Election Day haze, take a few minutes to watch some of our favorite over-the-top cute or otherwise serotoni ... More >>

Faith Hill to judge Project Runway finale

Have you been following New York's fashion week? Following Season 7 of Lifetime's Project Runway? Boy, I haven't.

St. Vincent and Justin Vernon sing "Jolene"

The pair collaborated last weekend at a Haiti benefit in Brooklyn.

Dolly Parton Birthday Extravaganza honors the singer's 64th

Short on blonde wigs and stuffed bras (sadly), the performance of Dolly's hits was not short on enthusiasm.

Kenny and Dolly and Christmas reminiscences

I dedicate this to my mother, who has for nigh on a quarter of a century nursed my unhealthy fixation on a particular Christmas album.

Are You Ready for the Country: County fairs, cowboy boots and Sparks

Today I head back from my hometown's county fair; cheap Sparks and heckling Blake Shelton made for a rough three nights.

Sara Watkins

Today I head back from my hometown's county fair; cheap Sparks and heckling Blake Shelton made for a rough three nights.

Judy Collins

Today I head back from my hometown's county fair; cheap Sparks and heckling Blake Shelton made for a rough three nights.

Play it again: Top 10 Reissues of 2008

George Michael

Critics' Picks

Over the Weekend: April 25-27, 2008

Thunder in New York

Minneapolis acts rock CMJ (or at least shake one L.E.S. basement)

Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

Minneapolis acts rock CMJ (or at least shake one L.E.S. basement)

9/29 Morning Communiqué

Minneapolis acts rock CMJ (or at least shake one L.E.S. basement)

Trampled By Turtles: Live at Lucé

Minneapolis acts rock CMJ (or at least shake one L.E.S. basement)

Sweet Sixteen

Beautiful (mostly) and all yours, our sneek peek at the 6th Annual 'Sound Unseen'

Things Come Together

What new DVDs by the Roots and Dolly Parton tell us about hip hop and country music's parallel lines

Boys Will Be Young Male Humans

The Jungle finds men behaving predictably; Gaia's feminine comique

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

The very voluptuous world of comics artist Gilbert Hernandez

Morning Glory

Dancing till the break of dawn with Röyksopp's 'Melody A.M.'

Various Artists import; 2 Many DJs; KID606

Dancing till the break of dawn with Röyksopp's 'Melody A.M.'

All-Access Eats

Dancing till the break of dawn with Röyksopp's 'Melody A.M.'

Electric Cannes Opener

Dancing till the break of dawn with Röyksopp's 'Melody A.M.'

She's Leaving Home

With The Sugar Tree, New York scenester/ songwriter Amy Rigby looks to put down new roots in Nashville

Man! I Feel Like a Woman!

The Kinleys and Shelby Lynne offer womanly alternatives to Nashville's bombast of latter-day chastity

The Mekons' Folk Revival

The Kinleys and Shelby Lynne offer womanly alternatives to Nashville's bombast of latter-day chastity

Size Matters

Little big man: Jakob Dylan's cover of "Heroes" is the most abject mis-reading of a song this decade

National Stage

More Songs About Buildings and Food: Robert Altman's Nashville.

House Calls

More Songs About Buildings and Food: Robert Altman's Nashville.

THE FANCIEST CAT

You'll know them by the glittering pom-pom tipped wands that bulge from their pockets.

Gig Roundup

You'll know them by the glittering pom-pom tipped wands that bulge from their pockets.