Nashville veteran Allen Thompson has re-made his large, longstanding namesake band into LadyCouch with co-founder, co-writer and relatively new roots singer Keshia Bailey. Their debut The Future Looks Fine emerged in September, and they launch a December residency at Dee's Country Lounge next week.

Nashville-based breakout solo artist Allison Russell finds herself in a good place going into the 2022 Grammy Awards with three nominations, including Americana Album of the Year. Outside Child was released in late May on Fantasy Records and received immediate acclaim for its insightful and healing reflections on horrible abuse she suffered in her youth. Its song “Nightflyer” has been tagged for two possible Grammys, as American Roots Song and American Roots Performance.

Ten years ago, Phoebe Hunt was a new touring artist, playing progressive western swing with the Belleville Outfit out of her hometown of Austin. Now she’s applying lessons from travel, yoga, study and youth collaboration to her band The Gatherers and her two recent, highly complimentary albums, Shanti’s Shadow (2017) and Neither One Of Us Is Wrong, out last Friday.

The country music community convened Sunday to recognize the Hall's class of 2020 after the pandemic canceled last year's ceremony.

Through her rich, emotive voice, Kiely Connell shares observations from around her hometown and a bit of her own story on Calumet Queen.

The ruling is the first in a series of cases brought against the Suu Kyi since the army seized power on Feb. 1, blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office.

"My client came forward at this time because she felt in sharing her story and related documentation, she could help protect other women," said attorney Debra Katz on Sunday.

After recovering from wounds suffered in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than 30 years.