Middle Brother

Plus Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, Courtney Marie Andrews, Fruit Bats, Hiss Golden Messenger, Nathaniel Rateliff, and more

Chaka Khan made a surprise guest appearance during Allison Russell's set, and the final day of Newport's first ”Folk On” session also included Nathaniel Rateliff (who paid tribute to John Prine with a bunch of special guests), Kevin Morby, Devon Gillfillian covering Marvin Gaye, and more

plus Princess Nokia, Drive-By Truckers, Fleet Foxes, Beck, Portugal. The Man, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

Jonny Fritz (fka Jonny Corndawg) recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for his hip surgery, and he passed his goal of $10,000 in two days!

Delta Spirit frontman (and Middle Brother member) Matthew Logan Vasquez is going the solo route this year, and self-releasing The Austin EP on Nove...

Day two (7/31) of Newport Folk Festival featured performances, Wanda Jackson, Justin Townes Earle, Middle Brother, Elvis Costello, M. Ward, Emmylou Harris and others...

photos by Ryan Barkan Jonny Corndawg is releasing his album Down on the Bikini Line on August 30. He'll celebrate the release of the album that same day (8/30) at Union Pool...

"An exciting mix of folk music's founding voices and modern favorites highlights the 52nd edition of the Newport Folk Festival® when it returns to Newport's Fort Adams State Park July 30-31, it was announced today by the Newport Festivals Foundation, the recently-formed 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization which produces the event...

DOWNLOAD: Middle Brother - Me Me Me (MP3) "There's a singer-songwriter intimacy in many of the songs on Middle Brother, as though band members John McCauley, Taylor Goldsmith and Matthew Vasquez were sharing secrets and anecdotes and decided to set them to music...

DOWNLOAD: J Mascis - Not Enough (MP3) The first BrooklynVegan Swan Dive/Barbarella Austin Day Party lineup announcement is here! (this is the first of three BV day parties happening at these connecting venues, but just one of nine total BV events...