The Golden Age of Latino Country: Ronstadt, Fender, and Rodriguez in the ’70s

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1100 E 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, United States

This lecture by Nadine Hubbs revisits the music and machinations of country’s 1970s Latino prime and considers this moment in the context of the hundred-year history of Mexican American involvements and contributions in country music.

Indie Rock After Riot Grrrl

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1100 E 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, United States

In this AMS/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lecture to be held 9 April at 7:00 p.m. ET, DiPiero contextualizes the approach to studying indie rock before outlining some core examples from Big Feelings: Queer and Feminist Indie Rock After Riot Grrrl.

Free

Country Rap in the Dirty South

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1100 E 9th Street, Cleveland, OH, United States

In this AMS/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lecture to be held 15 October 2026 at 7:00 p.m. ET, Alex Blue V and Kyle DeCoste reveal the inner and outer workings of the genre, making a case for country rap’s centrality in understanding the politics of race and place in the United States.