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Matt Wickstrom

Matt Wickstrom is a Kentucky-based journalist with bylines at the BandCamp Daily, The Bluegrass Situation, Holler Country, The Boot and Cowboys & Indians, among others.

Julian Taylor press photo

Julian Taylor Documents the Humanity of His Adolescence on ‘Beyond The Reservoir’

By Matt Wickstrom | October 11, 2022
Caleb Caudle poses outdoors

Nature, Pandemic Isolation and a Return Home Fuel Caleb Caudle’s ‘Forsythia’

By Matt Wickstrom | October 5, 2022
Tyler Childers performs at Healing Appalachia

Healing Appalachia Brings Music To The Mountains For A Great Cause

By Matt Wickstrom | September 28, 2022
Jake Blount press photo

Jake Blount Rediscovers His Roots Inside the Dystopian Future of ‘The New Faith’

By Matt Wickstrom | September 23, 2022
Kendell Marvel

Kendell Marvel Lets A Little Light In On ‘Come On Sunshine’

By Matt Wickstrom | September 21, 2022
CelisCelisse wows crowd at downtown Park City venue O.P. Rockwell

Inaugural Park City Song Summit In Utah Shines a Light on Wellness and Mental Health in Music

By Matt Wickstrom | September 12, 2022
Brit Taylor poses outside cabin

Brit Taylor Sings About Her Own Slice Of Paradise On 'Cabin In The Woods' [Premiere]

By Matt Wickstrom | September 8, 2022
Zach Bryan performs during the Windy City Smokeout on August 5, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.

15 Zach Bryan Songs Illustrating the Artist’s Humility and Lo-Fi Sound

By Matt Wickstrom | August 29, 2022
Billy Strings performs during Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam at Ryman Auditorium on June 08, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/Getty Images)

10 Billy Strings Songs That Best Display the Virtuoso’s Trippy Twang & Storytelling

By Matt Wickstrom | August 22, 2022
Kelsey Waldon press photo

‘No Regular Dog’: Kelsey Waldon’s Song-By-Song Guide To Her Fourth Album

By Matt Wickstrom | August 12, 2022
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