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John Prine: Innocent Days

"[My wife] got a dumpster—and sent me to the garage," says John Prine "Boxes from my first marriage, boxes from my second marriage… boxes from before I moved to Tennessee. Boxes and boxes and boxes… and in one of them…" were several reel-to-reel tapes, long forgotten.  read more

Album Stream: John Prine - The Singing Mailman Delivers

John Prine’s had a consistent amount of recorded output over his four-decade long career. But he had to get a start somewhere, and his new album, The Singing Mailman celebrates that beginning. The album gets its title from Prine’s pre-music job as a mailman, where he would brainstorm ideas for songs.   read more

John Prine Photos - Woodinville, Wash.

Check out Kirk Stauffer’s photos of John Prine playing at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery on Sept. 9 in Woodinville, Wash.  read more

10 Unforgettable Moments From Cayamo 2011

A week aboard the Cayamo cruise may be the single coolest thing about my job. Seven days in the Caribbean with the likes of Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, John Prine, Buddy Miller, the Indigo Girls and Brandi Carlile is as much fun as you might imagine....  read more

Newport Folk Festival 2010 Photos Ft. Avett Brothers, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Bird, Swell Season, More

Photos by Brian Lima...  read more

Newport Folk Festival Announces 2010 Schedule

George Wein’s annual celebration of all things rootsy, the Newport Folk Festival, is back in 2010 with another solid lineup including the likes of Brandi Carlisle, The Swell Season, Punch Brothers and John Prine. Today, set times for these and all other Newport Folk Festival artists were announced via the event’s website....  read more

Various Artists: Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine

At last, the tribute he deserves The songs of dirt-road troubador John Prine are malleable—simple, elegiac tales of people living out simple lives. They’re easy tunes to cover, which means this smartly-assembled tribute album is long overdue. It draws from the legion of neo-folk acolytes Prine has helped shuffle into the spotlight, with the Avett Brothers, My Morning Jacket and the Drive-By Truckers, among others, scribbling the margins of his well-thumbed volumes in their own shorthand. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver welcomes “Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)” into his misty, distant world, and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band...  read more

Various Artists: Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein

A heartfelt homage to ageless songs On Twistable, Turnable Man, a hodgepodge of artists come forth to honor Shel Silverstein’s plaintive country songs and wacky children’s poetry with an affectionate, reverent tribute. The homage was co-produced by Bobby Bare Sr., one of Silverstein’s closest collaborators, along with his son, Bobby Bare Jr. The pair gives Twistable, Turnable Man an invaluable dichotomy of old and new, pairing artists like Dr. Dog alongside Ray Price to illustrate the enduring nature of Silverstein’s words. Silverstein’s language—sometimes whimsical, sometimes poignant, often both—is honored through the smoky drawls of Sarah Jarosz, the freewheeling lilt of...  read more

Ten June Albums Worth Checking Out

Ah, June. It's the month that kicks off summer, the month where music festivals start popping up like weeds...  read more

The 15 Best Music Performances on Late-Night TV in May

This has been Music-On-TV Appreciation Month at Paste. In addition to all the good prime-time music, there’s been a wealth of amazing musical guests on the late-night talk shows lately. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the state of late-night music, and liked what I saw. Here’s a countdown of my 15 favorite late-night performances from May:...  read more