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The songwriting of Dakota Theim comes out of dreary Portland, Oregon like a ray of endearment from a bygone age. Growing up, he fell in love with pop and rock music from the 60s and 70s, which has saturated itself into his songwriting. His songs deal with themes of love, longing and navigating life as […]

New York/Nashville songwriter Marc Scibilia’s much anticipated new album Seed of Joy, is out September 4th. Written over the course of a trying year in which Scibilia welcomed his first child into the world only to lose his father to brain cancer shortly thereafter, Seed Of Joy is a resilient collection of uplifting songs with […]

Dead Swells’ self titled debut album is due out August 7th via Artist Formula Record Group and is a testament to years of tireless work. Produced solely by Paul Nederostek (vocals, guitar, keys) and co-producer Wolfgang Zimmerman, whom Nederostek credits for being his “guru and life coach.” Speaking to the frontman’s endless pursuit of perfection, […]

Toronto singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tali shows a charismatic prowess and relentless creative flair akin to Tove Lo and Lorde that has garnered her a well-earned buzz about. Her debut EP ‘Shadows’ is set for release on September, 11th. Shadows tells of a particular evolution and growth for Tali and plays to the transition from adolescence […]

If talent alone summoned notoriety and financial success, Kenny Roby would be the Michael Stipe of his scene. The former lead singer of jangly alt-country outfit 6 String Drag, is due to release his new album The Reservoir on August 8th. The album is significant for many reasons, and the most interesting one is that […]

The bell keeps tolling. Amelia Baker, who performs as Cinder Well, lives near a Catholic church in a small town in Ireland’s County Clare. Baker traveled here from America to study Irish music, and yet the bell sounds every day, every hour. Growing up in a non-religious, Jewish family in California, the cloistered world of […]

“I had this memory of people having guitars no matter where we were,” songwriter Alicia Viani says of her childhood, much of which was spent overseas, “and how easy it is to share music with people, which speaks to the entire point of why we play songs—to connect and not feel alone.” This sentiment runs […]

Fredericksburg, VA country rocker Steven Bruce is set to release his debut LP Same Time, Same Place, Same Station on August 7th. Debut albums during times of uncertainty might very well be either a good or bad thing for a burgeoning artist, but make no mistake Bruce isn’t your typical twangy troubadour. With an indie-rock […]

TEOA (The End of America) is a band of friends, singers and travelers who blend three-part harmony with indie rock and folk. The Philadelphia/NYC outfit credits their name to a passage in Kerouac’s On The Road about exploration through travel. The trio drifts through styles that resonate with fans of The Avett Brothers, CSNY and […]

Nashville’s The Danberrys are somehow both charmingly old-world and very much of this moment. The married couple’s rich pastoral blues and muscly folk evoke the big-hearted storytelling of pioneering giants like the Carter Family but could only come now, as a mixed offshoot of roots music’s ever-growing family tree. In 2009, the two recorded singer/guitarist […]

Concord Jazz is set to release Chick Corea‘s new live album, Plays on August 28. On this spirited 2-CD/3-LP solo set, the acclaimed pianist engages with several of his favorite composers — from Mozart to Monk, Jobim to Stevie Wonder – as well as with enthusiastic audiences in concert halls across the Europe and U.S.. […]

Americana songwriter. Rock and roll guitarist. Dedicated cosmic country road warrior. Producer. After a slew of critically acclaimed independent albums and thousands of cross-country shows, Jerry Castle has carved out a career that’s just as diverse and immediate as his musical influences, earning everything from chart-topping radio hits to critical acclaim from publications like Rolling […]

Craig Greenberg, born and raised in New York and currently residing in Queens, has always been steeped in the East Coast songwriting scene. After honing his musical chops living abroad in Chile and Spain in the early 2000’s, his career kicked off in earnest in 2007 with the release of his debut EP The World […]

“Come on lightning, show us your stuff. The words of my young daughter, as she thrust a manzanita branch toward the night sky. Kids being kids, I figured…then I heard the thunderclap.” Grant-Lee Phillips’ latest album, Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff, due out September 4th on Yep Roc Records, is a turbulent and highly musical […]

The Lemon Twigs have done it again with another shot of adrenaline straight into the vein of the American pop scene. “Live In Favor Of Tomorrow” is a euphoric dance in the clouds which brings you close enough to God to slap him five. Time is an antiquated illusion when you play this puppy loud. […]

Scan the press coverage on soul-groove outfit Dirty Streets and you’ll see numerous references to rock, soul, and dirty-blooze touchstones like the Faces, Humble Pie, Otis Redding, CCR and more. Spin Dirty Streets’ records and you’ll hear all of those echoes, plus others—some jazz timing, some acoustic balladry. But by and large, what you’ll hear […]

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Mario Quadracci was set to begin recording Alpha Helix, the follow up to his Ceiling Spirits project’s lauded debut when Coronavirus forced the project, along with much of the world, into a state of pause. Unable to use other musicians to perform Alpha Helix’s compositions, Ceiling Spirits has become focused on analog […]

Light Bodies is a Phoenix-based musical project spearheaded by Jack Cavanaugh that includes collaborators from its surrounding urban art community. The collective’s music focuses on the interplay between organic sounds and digital instruments, while its openhearted lyrics touch on insightful personal, spiritual, and political subject matter surrounded by Cavanaugh’s graceful vocals. Shades of The Dirty […]

Brooke C. Vettese is DOCTOR IMPOSTER. The in-demand, indie producer and beatmaker; mix engineer; and sought-after, multi-instrumentalist session and live musician steps forward as an artist with an assured self-titled debut. The Brooklyn-based artist/producer’s 12-song album is a conceptual collection of exhilarating urban electro-pop that, through a dystopian video game metaphorical overlay and video game-vibing […]

From their first encounter around a roaring bonfire on the Washington coast to headlining sold-out shows at Seattle’s most prominent venues; March to May has quietly become a group to watch in today’s modern folk landscape. The guitar,  piano and Celtic harp led duo layers serene harmonies and intimate lyrics augmented by lush violin and […]