It’s hard to maintain a positive attitude in These Times, but Valerie June is determined to do so — and she hopes her music can be a beacon of joy for her listeners. “I've examined it over the years … ...

Renaissance goddess Valerie June is an enormously gifted songwriter and artist. Her craft is so powerful that it not only connects us to her songs, it connects us to one another. “Endless Tree” is no ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In the 2000 film “Songcatcher,” the title character is a turn-of-the-century musicologist who collects ...

Valerie June has always defied categories. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist with roots in gospel, blues, and Appalachian folk, she calls her sound "organic moonshine roots music." But these days, ...

This week’s collection of new music features a somber new track from Eric Church, who has set his upcoming album, Evangeline Vs. The Machine, for May. Jeannie Seely welcomes Hannah Dasher and Tiera ...

Dynamic vocalist andinstrumentalist Valerie June delivers 14 conceptually challenging, lyrically intriguing numbers on her newest release Owls, Omens, and Oracles. She's exploring the realm of ...

Valerie June's much-anticipated return to HI-FI on June 3, 2025, meant Indy was able to deliver a beautiful night outside at the Annex. Last year it rained, and the concert was moved inside, but ...

Originally from Tennessee, June has been making music for more than 20 years and has been praised for how she weaves together different musical genres. For this most recent album, June worked with ...

Valerie June was raised in Humboldt, Tennessee, just north of Jackson, and though she now spends a good deal of time in New York, she still has a place in Humboldt that’s been passed down through her ...

SANTA CRUZ — The month of June tends to bring a different climate to the Central Coast. While neighbors in the Bay Area and Central Valley are wearing shorts and sweating, Central Coasters often have ...