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Two Truths and a Lie with Paul Thorn

We asked him to tell us three tales—two true, and one not...  read more

Paul Thorn: Pimps and Preachers

The marriage of heaven and hell Angels and demons, dark and light, prosperity and poverty—rock music has revelled so long in these dichotomies that they’ve become cliché, but Tupelo, Miss.-raised singer/songwriter Paul Thorn has lived them all. He was influenced in his formative years by his father (a preacher) and his uncle (a pimp), who created a tug of war in his psyche, inadvertently priming him for his future as a musician—and that yin and yang is apparent in both Thorn’s lyrics and the way in which he mixes gospel themes with his rootsy rock ’n’ roll. The sacred...  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

Download Paul Thorn's "Pimps and Preachers"

Download Paul Thorn's "Pimps and Preachers."Thorn's Pimps and Preachers will be released June 22 on Perpetual Obscurity Records....  read more

Americana Music Festival announces initial showcase lineup

[Above: Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell perform at the 2007 Americana Honors & Awards Show]Strap on that acoustic guitar and tie up that bandana, y'all. It's time to start planning for the 9th Annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, which takes place Sept. 17-20 in Nashville, and will feature everyone who's anyone in the Americana genre. The Americana Music Association recently announced the initial list of performers, but promises that many more will be added before September. The vanguard includes Jim White, The Belleville Outfit, James McMurtry, Paul Thorn, The Snake The Cross and The Crown and The SteelDrivers....  read more

Paul Thorn - Are You With Me?

With the line “A full tank of gas and an R&B station” (from the opening track, “Lover’s Vacation”), Paul Thorn sets the tone for his fourth full-length studio disc...  read more