Rilo Kiley wrapped up their 2025 reunion tour Saturday at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, where the group welcomed Waxahatchee to the stage for “With Arms Outstretched.” The Katie Crutchfield-led project served as Rilo Kiley’s opening act on the latest West Coast leg of the reunion tour, with Jenny …
Read More »Watch Waxahatchee Perform 'Much Ado About Nothing' on 'Fallon'
Waxahatchee appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase her recent single “Much Ado About Nothing.” The musician, real name Katie Crutchfield, took the late-night show stage alongside her band, offering a moody take on the poignant track. “Much Ado About Nothing” was initially released in October and marked Waxahatchee’s follow-up …
Read More »Post Malone's Nirvana Covers, Taylor Swift 'Fortnight' Collab Lead Record Store Day 2025
The annual, massive list of Record Store Day releases has arrived. The event, which recently named Post Malone as the 2025 ambassador, takes place at indie record shops on April 12. The list, which includes over 300 titles, includes an official release of Post Malone’s Nirvana covers, which he performed …
Read More »Waxahatchee Drops Single 'Mud,' Joins Outlaw Fest Lineup
Waxahatchee is hitting the road with Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, and Bob Dylan — and she has a new song to celebrate that. On Tuesday, Katie Crutchfield, who’s behind the indie musical project, released the new single “Dirt” as it was announced that she’ll join the touring Outlaw Fest. “I’m …
Read More »Wilco and Waxahatchee Set U.S. Spring Tour
Wilco will return to the road this spring for a run through the U.S. South, with Waxahatchee joining them for most of the tour. The Sweet and Sour Spring 2025 Tour kicks off April 25 in Fairhope, AL, making its way through Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and the Carolinas before wrapping …
Read More »Waxahatchee Returns to 'Tiny Desk' for First Time Since 2013
Waxahatchee returned to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series for the first time since 2013, this time performing songs from her Grammy-nominated sixth album, Tigers Blood. “I rolled out of the tour van … I sort of didn’t really know what I was doing at all. My amp broke in the …
Read More »Southern Rock Is Rising From the Ashes
The American South is a hot mess of cultural contradictions, and while those contradictions have stoked the dumpster fire of U.S. politics for a couple of centuries, they also happen to be fueling some of the best music being made right now. And to be sure, the story of rock …
Read More »Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman Get Right Back to It With Lucinda Williams Cover
Your favorite indie duo is back: Waxahatchee has enlisted MJ Lenderman for a cover of Lucinda Williams‘ “Abandoned.” Katie Crutchfield and Lenderman take Williams’ slow-burning rocker — from her 1988 self-titled album — and strip it down even further, trading verses and harmonizing on the chorus. The cover appears on …
Read More »Waxahatchee Earns Her First Grammy Nomination After More Than a Decade of Music
The 2025 Grammy nominations are here, yielding the usual amount of snubs, surprises, and a few WTF moments. Then there’s the genuinely awesome picks, like the fact that Katie Crutchfield, the indie musician who performs as Waxahatchee, has finally received a nomination. To be clear, being categorized as an “indie …
Read More »Watch Waxahatchee Revisit 'Tigers Blood' for 'Saturday Sessions'
Six months after Waxahatchee released her latest album Tigers Blood, the singer born Katie Crutchfield appeared on CBS Mornings’ “Saturday Sessions” to perform three tracks from the LP. For the mini-set, Waxahatchee played “Crowbar,” the title track “Tigers Blood,” and the single “Right Back to It” (sans MJ Lenderman, who …
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