Carolina Chocolate Drops

Dessa, Dan Deacon, Sharon Van Etten, Brokeback to play Chicago’s free downtown concert series

Chicago has announced the artists for its free summer concert series in Millennium Park, Downtown Sound and Loops and Variations.…

ALARM’s guide to Record Store Day 2012

Tomorrow is the third Saturday in April, which means that independent record stores across the world will face an influx…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Giving New Life to Old-Time Piedmont String Music

This trio from North Carolina is one of the few remaining African-American string bands in the world, and its music…

Invisible: Overlooked Albums and Unseen Artists — in stores now!

Pick up a copy from your local bookstore or order a copy here. And while you're at it, subscribe to…