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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.

How Western AF is Blazing a Trail for Independent Artists — From the Wyoming Plains to Nashville (and Beyond)

By Matt Wickstrom

Rachel Brooke Calls Out to Those Feeling Lonesome on ‘The Only One’ [Video Premiere]

By Matt Wickstrom

Texas Country Heroes (and 'Yellowstone' Favorites) Shane Smith & The Saints Weather Their Most Chaotic Years Yet on 'Norther'

By Matt Wickstrom

(L-R) Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter of The War and Treaty attend the opening of "American Currents: State of the Music" at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on February 27, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The War and Treaty, Billy Strings + More on Being Featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame's 'American Currents' Exhibit

By Matt Wickstrom

Brit Taylor Taps into Patty Loveless’ ‘Mountain Soul’ on ‘Kentucky Bluegrassed’

By Matt Wickstrom

Willi Carlisle’s ‘Critterland’ Highlights Life’s Worst Impulses So Listeners Can Lead With Love

By Matt Wickstrom

Rachel Baiman Launches 'A Side/B Side' Collaboration With Pony Bradshaw On 'Dominoes' [Premiere]

By Matt Wickstrom

Colby T. Helms' 'Tales of Misfortune' is a Coming-of-Age Album About Grief, First Love and Growing Up in Appalachia

By Matt Wickstrom

What is Burgoo? How a Southern Stew Became a Staple of the Bluegrass State (and the Kentucky Derby)

By Matt Wickstrom

Oliver Anthony performs at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge Annual Birthday Bash on September 17, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.

How RadioWV, the Platform That Helped Launch Oliver Anthony, is Providing an Outlet for Appalachian Songwriters

By Matt Wickstrom