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'The Set List' from David Broza is not just a greatest hits package, it's a great opportunity to get to know the music and the man.

For me, Saturday, March 18, was unofficially Garth Brooks Day at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The great country singer hadn't performed in the Texas capital in decades, so this SXSW felt special, And as a lifelong Brooks fan, I enjoyed every second of his set.

Garth Brooks was Friday's keynote speaker at SXSW Music Festival 2017, which included performances by Snail Mail, Maggie Rogers, and Spoon.

The New Pornographers and Kate Nash were among the hundreds of artists and bands performing Thursday at SXSW Music Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas.

'True Sadness,' by the Avett Brothers, was nominated for a Grammy in the Americana category. What was the journey of its creation?

Her new album matches the blues-rock-soul singer's honeyed voice with a varied batch of songs by top talents ranging from Mississippi John Hurt to The Weepies' Deb Talan to Black Sabbath.

'Freedom Highway' from Rhiannon Giddens is one of those amazing rarities, a politically charged and artistically refined album. The music is spectacular, the lyrics are beautiful and inspiring, and the singing is as glorious as you'll hear anywhere.

While Ian Anderson has put out several albums of new material in recent years, he seems happy to rework old successes too. Reviving classic Jethro Tull material for string quartet is a striking new twist. The result is a serious lark: lighthearted but with plenty of creative depth.

‘When The Earth Was Still Flat’ seems to have been written for a time when we believed in things that long have been disproved.

Falling in love is euphoria and terror. There is no other way to achieve its beauty and hope.