Video Premiere: Sam Bush, Kathy Mattea, & Dirk Powell - Live from the Americana Music Convention

The Americana Music Association takes over the music mecca of Nashville, Tenn. each year for a festival to celebrate the accomplishment and further the creative spirit of the genre. Vanguard Records and Sugar Hill Records had several of their artists sit for a series of intimate performances at Minutia Studios while they were in town for the event. You can watch the final three clips from the series exclusively in the players below: the first with bluegrass innovator Sam Bush, the second with country music mainstay Kathy Mattea and the third with immensely talented recording artist and producer Dirk Powell....  read more

Live at Paste: Kathy Mattea - "Coal Tattoo"

Click above to watch Kathy Mattea's live performance at the Paste Studio."Coal Tattoo," like every other song on Kathy Mattea's Coal, is about the spirit of the people who live and work in the coal industry.  One cannot help but hear the empathy and respect in Kathy's voice as she sings these priceless songs that have been revived from a long and hard past. ...  read more

Kathy Mattea plays the Paste studio

On Wednesday, Kathy Mattea parked her massive tour bus at the Paste office for a four-song acoustic set and interview highlighting her new album Coal. She cut through the rainy day in Decatur with welcome cheeriness, repeatedly making fun of herself, pretending to care about hair, make-up and getting her “good-side” while filming. At 49, she looks chic and youthful....  read more