May 2026

Magnet premieres Mike Richmond’s “Small Southern Towns”

Saliers recently announced medical conditions that affect her vocals Mike Richmond is the co-founder of Athens, Ga.’s Love Tractor, one of several great bands to come out of the South in 1980s that initially benefitted from—then ultimately shriveled beneath—R.E.M.’s looming college-rock shadow. Newbies should dive right in with the 2021 reissue of the group’s best […]

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Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers isn’t letting medical issues keep her from performing

Saliers recently announced medical conditions that affect her vocals Fortitude and passion. What else can you say is driving Emily Saliers of The Indigo Girls? In a recent video statement, Saliers and creative partner Amy Ray shared that the former is dealing with a pair of incurable conditions — cervical dystonia and an essential tremor —

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