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David Ryan Harris. “Sounds like a law firm, tastes like analog tape,” says the soul singer/songwriter and guitarist. “I heard music, melodies and stories in my head as a child. It never went away and I hope it never does,” he says. Born in Chicago and raised in Atlanta, David was drawn to the blues […]

Memphis power-trio Dirty Streets are entrenched in the kind of deep soul, funk, blues, heavy boogie and psych-rock that was a domineering force of nature during the Seventies but is hard to come by these days, at least in a way that feels authentic. These guys are as real as it gets and they’re ready to […]

Breakdown Brass’s founding member Nadav Nirenberg is a multi-talented musician/composer who has shared the stage and recorded with everyone from Wyclef Jean and Seun Kuti to Ikebe Shakedown. The members of this large musical collective have also toured and recorded with groups such as  Antibalas, Lee Fields, Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Monophonics, and others. Now Nirenberg […]

When I first heard Boroughs I was caught off guard. This young quartet from Los Angeles was tapping into something reminiscent of Whiskeytown and Wilco in their more sentimental moments. There was the twang of JD Carrera’s seductive pedal steel and the honest, simple lyrics of Kyle Neal, whose smokey vocals with just a slight […]

The Nouveaux Honkies are originally from Florida, but these days they call the road their home. This Americana duo literally travel around in an RV, which is pretty convenient when you happen to also be touring on a regular basis. Their new album Blues For Country, which comes out November 5th, reflects the rambling life with its […]

When singer-songwiter Bobby Long left Wiltshire, the picturesque county of England where he grew up, for university studies in London, he fell in with a tight knit group of young artists who would become his lifelong friends. Together, they survived open auditions and open mic nights, successes and disappointments, forming a strong support system that bolstered […]

Roots-reggae artist Cas Haley will be releasing his new album More Music More Family on Mailboat Records on November 6th, 2015. The new album celebrates Cas’ return to music after an injury-induced hiatus and explores the importance of family and positivity. Co-produced by Tubby Love and recorded in Kauai, Hawaii, More Music More Family is […]

Illinois native Ike Reilly has worked as a gravedigger and a hotel doorman, but where he has always shined is as a singer-songwriter. On June 16th Reilly released his seventh studio album Born On Fire via Rock Ridge Music and Firebrand Records, the latter of which is the label owned by Ryan Harvey of Riot-Folk Collective and Rage Against […]

For Austin nine-piece Grupo Fantasma, the road to get their newest studio album released has been a long one. Five years have passed since these masters of Latin-funk put out their acclaimed album El Existential, which won them a Grammy in 2011 under the Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album category. In that time Grupo […]

Mississippi may not be a place you associate with psychedelic music, however, one listen to The JAG and you’ll quickly realize it’s never a good idea to judge a book by its cover. Hailing from Jackson, MS but currently based out of Nashville, this quintet pull influences from psychedelic rock and roll, disco, and artsier […]