![]() Not a knock whatsoever, just an observation on a performer you’re likely to see on the same festival lineups as many of your favorite independent country stars, but is not always considered directly adjacent to them like Jason Isbell, John Moreland, or Brandi Carlile often are, for example.īut make no mistake, Nathaniel Rateliff is a roots music hero, and a success story of independent music. Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have never really fit well into the country music perspective on Americana as a more rock and soul-oriented artist. There’s a weight behind it from the history of that stage. It’s like a country artist getting the opportunity to play the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. ![]() Since it only happens once a week and their season for new shows is limited, the rarity and honor of the opportunity is virtually unparalleled for television performances. With appointment TV just not being that much of a thing anymore, and the bifurcated nature of media in general, it’s just hard to draw a large audience, especial in light of many late night shows becoming just a slightly funnier extension of the news, and the COVID-19 pandemic putting a crimp in production quality.īut the one exception may still be Saturday Night Live. But the days of performing on The Tonight Show making your career are sort of over. Getting to perform on national television is always a big deal, and a bucket list item for most any performer. It’s really hard to know how to even quantify the opportunity of the late night TV berth these days, or what sort of impact it may have on an artist’s career.
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