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“Musically, the eerie beauty of the fiddle and pedal steel comes from Jackson Browne’s longtime companion, the late David Lindley, and the vocal harmonies have a Chris and Morgane Stapelton feel, like in “Starting Over,” says singer-songwriter Mike Montrey about the melodic warmth of his new single “Stained Glass Window Panes” that Glide is premiering […]

Willy Tea Taylor and his band, The Fellership, are on a West Coast tour, and on Wednesday, May 22nd, that tour brought them to Portland, Oregon’s Polaris Hall. The Turkey Buzzards opened the show, and the duo remained on stage to serve the Fellership with bass and acoustic guitar. Willy Tea also brought along his […]

“This was the first song I wrote for the record. I was jamming around on the drum kit, exploring rhythmic ideas born out of Louisiana rhythm and blues. After adding some melody from a Roland Juno synth and some harmony from a Hammond organ, I started to stumble into some kind of retro-future-arcade-groove trip,” says […]

Aaron Lee Tasjan is currently on tour supporting his latest release, 2024’s Stellar Evolution. On Friday, May 17th, Tasjan and his band treated fans at Portland, Oregon’s Polaris Hall to a set that included several songs from the new album, including “Pants,” “I Love America Better Than You,” and a song apparently written in Portland, […]

While the word “grunge” rarely comes up in conversation these days, Seattle’s Wild Powwers keeps that downtempo, melodic sound alive with colorful acclaim. With dirty whirl howling guitars and booming multi-pattern drums, the trio sounds larger and more than its parts. Composed of singer/ guitarist Lara Hilgemann, bassist Jordan Gomes, and drummer/ singer Lupe Flores […]

The latest installment of the Matt Butler-conducted Everyone Orchestra took place at Portland, Oregon’s The Get Down on Saturday, May 11th. For this round of spontaneous improvisational sonic explorations, Butler employed the talents of several members of opening act Scott Law Band, including Scott Law on guitar, Micah Kassal on drums, Jeff Baxter on keyboards, […]

While Americana has been embraced by a relentless stream of country-turned-folk lately, it’s now rare to see an artist turning the A word into rustic blues and folk that spares us of the honky-tonk. With a strummy vibe and welcoming vocals evoking earthy joy, singer-songwriter Rob Marshall sounds like a by-the-way artist on a dusty […]

As the core of Judas Priest continues to age (Rob Halford, Ian Hill, Scott Travis), relative newcomer Richie Faulkner has given the band a newfound relevancy as the iconic British metal band’s last two albums (Invisible Shield and Firepower) rank amongst their strongest. The band visited Minneapolis’ Armory on May 2nd and dropped a muscular […]

With a buzzsaw psychedelic urgency, the Portland, Oregon-based instrumental surf-garage-psych project Trabants never relents into cruise control. With soft passages crashing into abrasively hypnotic squawls, along with guitar pyrotechnics, Trabants recalls the work of Russian Circles, Explosions in the Sky, and Allah-Las’. Trabants is orchestrated by musical auteur Eric Penna and a rotating cast of […]

It is beyond anyone’s imagination how Hamish Anderson isn’t headlining 3k capacity theaters. With a thrilling guitar style that rivals Gary Clark Jr., Anderson remains the guitar hero most music fans have yet to hear. His new album, ELECTRIC, is his first in five years and is described as a “Love Letter to the Electric […]

The Northeastern New Mexico town of Tucumcari is best known in song for its destination calling in Little Feat’s “Willin.” And while many probably havent’ been from Tucson to Tucumcari, there is still something engaging about that name of the town itself. Under the radar but highly respected singer-songwriter Dana Cooper has been allowing images […]

“I grew up in a really tight-knit community. Bakersfield isn’t necessarily a small town; however, it definitely has that energy. A lot of folks never leave, and this song is really based around that feeling of being trapped by your hometown,” says up-and-coming artist Jake Neuman about his hometown. Yeah, good ol’ Bakersfield is renowned […]

With an eccentric mix of country and offshade country, it’s hard to believe Jeff Evans wasn’t a member of either The Meat Puppets or Butthole Surfers for at least even an album sometime back in the mid or late-80s. He certainly seems to follow in the path of artists like Jeff Pinkus, Paul Leary, and […]

“Sing them and let your soul, your cells, begin to recall the ways of your ancestors. How we lived in harmony with nature long before buildings, before technology, before we severed our ties to the earth in the name of progress. A friend of mine said, “We are the regeneration,” but before you can even […]

While the name Sampha might not be as familiar as those he has collaborated with (Drake, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar), the British singer-songwriter/musician certainly holds his own as a solo artist. However, his live shows promote “synergy” and “freedom” amongst his band. Sampha and his daring ensemble visited First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on April […]

You can expect an immediate pick me up with a new Grace Pettis song. The Nashville-based, Alabama-Austin-raised singer-songwriter flourishes with an exuberant array of luminescent harmonies that recall Grace Potter and Lake Street Dive.  Following her critically acclaimed Working Woman record, Grace Pettis’ much-anticipated sophomore MPress Records release, Down To The Letter is out this June and shows her songwriting […]

I’m very influenced by the big singer-songwriters from the ’60s onward–Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, Tom Petty, Warren Zevon,” says Nashville-based singer/songwriter Cole Gallagher. “They were trying to make sense of the times they lived in, but when I heard them, I felt like they were speaking to me at that moment.” As new musical generations […]

David Lerner and Anne Cunningham’s duo Trummors aren’t the first Americana duo to take on echoes of Gram Parsons, Guy Clark, and John Prine, yet you have to tip your Stetson (or trucker hat) to this enigmatic duo musical partnership. Yet the band decided to call their new album 5, which might serve as a […]

North Florida indie-folk songwriter Gileah Taylor’s new chamber-pop album Slow Parade (out Apr. 26 via Velvet Blue Music) is an autobiographical concept album about life’s journey from idealized childhoods to choosing happiness as an adult. Gileah is a songwriter at the top of her game as piano and guitars join lush orchestral strings in this album exploring […]

While Heather Little might not be a household name, her songwriting has certainly allowed her to become one of the most respected names amongst her peers. With songs covered by some of the biggest names in country music, Little’s songs have garnered her two BMI awards for songwriting and the songs she’s written or co-written […]