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Welcome to
the Weekly Dispatch! This week, we talk creative freedom with our
April Artist of the Month, Leyla McCalla, watch Chris
Stapleton (metaphorically) burn down the stage on Saturday Night
Live ... and much, much more.
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The
Creative Freedom Behind Leyla McCalla's 'Sun Without the Heat'
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Sun
Without the Heat is Leyla
McCalla’s fifth solo album, but it is different from past
efforts. BGS spoke with McCalla about researching,
writing, and recording a deeply personal project, with wide
reaching historical influence. [Learn more]
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Watch
Chris Stapleton Perform on 'Saturday Night Live'
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Chris
Stapleton returned to SNL for
his third appearance, where he masterfully performed two
tracks – "White Horse" and a solo rendition
of "Mountains of My Mind" – and also
showcased his acting chops. [Check out the performances]
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Jontavious
Willis Says Blues Music Is for The Kids
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Jontavious
Willis is a blues music phenom, and a great example of a new
spin on a genre that a lot of people think they know already. He is
so adamant that the blues is a contemporary genre, and always has
been. [Find out
why]
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Keeping
Music Sacred with Ed Jurdi of Band of Heathens
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"I
met Ed Jurdi at a taping of The Travis Book Happy Hour in
March of 2021. ... It was a couple years before I would get him to
Brevard to join me, but immediately during rehearsals I knew we’d
be friends." [Check out
the show]
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