About Me

Matt Wickstrom is a Kentucky-based freelance journalist covering music, the arts, food and culture with bylines in the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, Bluegrass Unlimited, No Depression, Holler Country, Parton & Pearl, The Chevy Chaser and The Lane Report, among others.

Career accomplishments (thus far) include a January 2021 cover story and interview for Bluegrass Unlimited magazine with artist Sturgill Simpson, a story for the Herald-Leader on Lexington rapper Devine Carama’s all-star collaboration with NBA All-Star Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers, a profile of Toronto-based musician Julian Taylor ahead of his nominations at the 2021 JUNO Awards and Canadian Folk Music Awards for Parton & Pearl, and a feature on fiddler Mike Barnett’s new album +1 and ongoing recovery from a brain aneurysm.

Wickstrom is a 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Media, working as features editor of the school’s student newspaper during his senior year. He also hosted Wick’s Picks on RadioLex, a radio talk show mixing live music performance with intimate conversation, from January 2018 to March 2020.